Kate Middleton, Dartmouth Basketball, Martin Kove & More - 3/6/2024

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Today's Rundown:
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads platforms are down in a widespread outage
https://apnews.com/article/meta-outage-login-issues-974886228759761c2c3c28f2e984a2d6

Princess of Wales to appear in June for royal ceremony, first confirmed official duty since surgery
https://apnews.com/article/kate-princess-of-wales-trooping-color-britain-d55d1e8bbf1a9357b116e8b38a16e92d

CNN Shuts Down Its Atlanta Headquarters Called CNN Center After 35 Years As It Cuts Costs
https://cordcuttersnews.com/cnn-shuts-down-its-atlanta-headquarters-called-cnn-center-after-35-years-as-it-cuts-costs/ Hcordcuttersnews.com/cnn-shuts-down-its-atlanta-headquarters-called-cnn-center-after-35-years-as-it-cuts-costs/?amp=1

Bitcoin hits record high on increased investor appetite
https://www.reuters.com/technology/bitcoin-surges-past-68000-sight-record-high-2024-03-05/

More than 10,000 players, but not Texas QB Arch Manning, have opted in to EA Sports College Football 25
https://sports.yahoo.com/more-than-10000-players-but-not-texas-qb-arch-manning-have-opted-in-to-ea-sports-college-football-25-033743217.html

Labor victory for Dartmouth basketball players only start of path to a union deal
https://apnews.com/article/dartmouth-union-nlrb-4de7c20f6698e4148ae03810862414cb

Woman with unfortunate initials goes viral after HR refuses to use her name in emails
https://www.unilad.com/news/tiktok/viral-tiktok-worker-awkward-initials-samantha-hart-566715-20240302

Jeff Bezos dethrones Elon Musk to become the richest person on earth again
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jeff-bezos-dethrones-elon-musk-013052841.html

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ONE DAY OLDER ON MARCH 6:
Martin Kove (78)
D.L. Hughley (61)
Shaquille O’Neal (52)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1899: Bayer registered aspirin as a trademark.
2018: The world’s oldest message in a bottle was found in Western Australia, thrown from the German ship Paula 132 years before.
2018: Forbes names Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the world’s richest person for the first time.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Oreo Cookie Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-oreo-day/#:~:text=We%20celebrate%20America's%20number%20one,a%20timeless%20classic%3A%20the%20Oreo.