March Madness, Celine Dion, Queen Latifah - 3/18/2024

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'
 
Today's Sponsor: Masting Your Money by J Cleveland Payne 
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Your-Money-Concise-Financial/dp/B0CJLR26XH
 
Today's Rundown:
Connecticut Huskies, Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars are your top seeds for men’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournament
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/17/sport/selection-sunday-how-to-watch-preview-spt-intl/index.html
 
Bill Maher Fires CAA After Being Snubbed For Bryan Lourd’s Oscar Party
https://deadline.com/2024/03/bill-maher-fires-caa-bryan-lourd-oscar-party-1235860164/
 
Pornhub blocks users in Texas after lawmakers pass controversial legislation
https://news.yahoo.com/pornhub-disables-access-texas-due-204730562.html
 
Snowpiercer Saved by Cable Network, Will Return for Final Season
https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/canceled-sci-fi-series-snowpiercer-saved-cable-network-amc-will-return-final-season-4/
 
Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas Panhandle 100% contained
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/16/texas-wildfire-containment-smokehouse-creek/
 
TJ Maxx confirms it will close every single US store for 24 hours after Aldi and Costco revealed shopping blackout
https://www.the-sun.com/money/10802457/tj-maxx-costco-macys-target-opening-times-closure-easter/
 
Universities consider firing staff and cutting courses as foreign student enrolments plummet
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/universities-foreign-students-financial-crisis-b2513637.html
 
Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-uber-lyft-ridehailing-minimum-wage-d60db6a2e2580dc1d93c438a8cffa5ee
 
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Deletes Social Media After Probation Officer Warns Her It Could Get Her Locked Up
https://radaronline.com/p/gypsy-rose-blanchard-deletes-social-media-parole-officer/
 
Celine Dion opens up about stiff person syndrome diagnosis following Grammys appearance
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/16/celine-dion-health-stiff-person-syndrome/72998674007/?tbref=hp
     
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ONE DAY OLDER ON MARCH 18:
Mike Rowe (61)
Queen Latifah (53)
Adam Levine (44)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1893: Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledged to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best ice hockey team in Canada. Originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.
1959: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21.
1970: The NFL adopted a rule that required all players’ names to appear on the back of their jerseys. The rule had been borrowed from the merging AFL.
  
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Sloppy Joe Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-sloppy-joe-day-march-18