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Hitler

March 26, 1933​​​​

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  • Adolf Hitler meets with Joseph Goebbel and Otto Dietrich in Haus Wachenfeld. HitlerArchive

 

Air minister Hermann Göring denies that Germany's Jews are in danger. WIKI

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Announcement of the Catholic bishops' conference, noting the bishops' previous "oppositional attitude" toward the Nazis and the new government's declaration of respect for the church's teachings and rights. 

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Vice Chancellor von Papen sent a telegram to Board of Trade for German-American Commerce, 230 Fifth Avenue, New York, denying that the German government has harmed American interests or persecuted political prisoners and Jews, asserting that only a few "excesses" have occurred. HLSNurembergTrialsProject

Trump

March 16, 2025​

On his 56th day in office Donald Trump...

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  • Went GOLFING. 

  • Says he will talk to Putin on Tuesday as he pushes for end to Ukraine war. APNews Reuters

  • Says no exemptions on US steel and aluminum tariffs. Reuters

Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump​​

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Additional News​​​

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  • TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities. APNews

  • After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland. APNews

  • What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there. APNews

  • Doctor at Brown University deported to Lebanon despite US judge's order. Reuters

  • Cockroaches and working in a closet: Inside Trump's return-to-office order. Reuters

  • Trump large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, at least 31 killed. Reuters

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Trump Administration/Cabinet

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  • Trump administration and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after US airstrikes target rebels in Yemen. APNews

  • Trump administration vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop. Reuters

  • Trump Administration weighing in on Lebanon's next central bank chief, sources say. Reuters

  • Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped. APNews Reuters

  • Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacks. APNews

  • Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, Trump envoy says. APNews

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Judges/Courts

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  • Judge temporarily blocks Trump's use of wartime powers to target Venezuelan gang members. Reuters

  • Rights group files lawsuit to block Trump deportations of pro-Palestinian protesters. Reuters

  • Closing arguments set to begin in Dakota Access pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace. APNews

  • Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residency. APNews

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Congress

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  • Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies. APNews​

 

US States

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  • Wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states. APNewsPhotos

  • Accused Texas megachurch pastor to surrender in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges. APNews

  • Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls — one in Trump country, the other in a swing state. APNews

  • Democrats running for New Jersey governor navigate the delicate politics of immigration. APNews

  • St. Patrick’s Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city. APNews

  • Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day may be known for a boozy good time, but more are opting to forgo the buzz. APNews

  • St. Patrick’s Day brings boisterous parades and celebrations to New York and other cities. APNews

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Business/Finance

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  • Oil prices jump; optimism over China's consumption stimulus boosts Asia shares. Reuters

  • Oil prices rise as US vows to keep attacking Houthis. Reuters

 

Health/Science/Technology/Weather

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  • Replacements for NASA’s two stranded astronauts enter the ISS. APNewsVideo

  • NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station. APNews

  • Severe weather moves east after tornadoes, winds and wildfires killed at least 39 people. APNews Reuters

  • Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires. APNews

  • Father and son watch from the car as a tornado passes by. APNewsVideo

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World News/EU/EN/NATO

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  • Syria's new rulers seek aid boost at EU conference. Reuters

  • EU tariff on American bourbon was probably a mistake, French PM says. Reuters

  • Airbus and others call for sovereign infrastructure fund, buy European. Reuters

  • Europe, China shine as US exceptionalism fades. Reuters

  • Lithuania backs plan to double EU military aid for Ukraine. Reuters

  • China's Xi declines EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports. Reuters

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Canada

 

  • ​New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks alliances in Europe as he deals with Trump. APNews

 

Mexico

 

 

China

 

  • Asian shares advance after Wall St rallies to its best day in months, and China reports strong data. APNews

  • China looks to boost consumption amid consumer squeeze. Reuters

  • China retail sales pick up as Beijing looks to consumers to ease US trade pressure. Reuters

  • Chinese jet fighter crashes during training mission. APNews

  • A Chinese shipyard completes a second submarine for ally Pakistan. APNews

  • Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd is stuck as a geopolitical pawn. Reuters​​

 

Europe

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  • Britain's growth risks put bond investors on high alert. Reuters

  • UK finance minister Reeves to unveil action plan to cut over-regulation. Reuters

  • Macron says French-British blueprint doesn’t foresee deploying a ‘mass’ of soldiers in Ukraine. APNews

  • French PM opposes calls to go back to 62 as retirement age. Reuters

  • Not for Russia to decide on peacekeepers in Ukraine, Macron says. Reuters

  • Italy prepares plan to bridge automotive and defence sectors, minister says. Reuters

  • Budget committee approves Germany's massive borrowing plans. Reuters

  • An assailant sets a woman on fire on a tram in eastern Germany and flees. APNews

  • Deadly nightclub blaze leaves North Macedonia in grief and desperate for accountability. APNews

  • Albania’s Orthodox church elects new leader, Archbishop Joan. APNews

  • Kosovo’s election committee details results of legislative election as Kurti toils to form Cabinet. APNews

  • Azerbaijan says Armenia fired on it, Yerevan denies the claim. Reuters

  • Zelenskyy names new chief of general staff to enhance Ukraine’s combat effectiveness. APNews Reuters

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Asia/Asia Pacific

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  • Ukrainian attack on energy facilities sparks fire in Russia's Astrakhan, regional governor says. Reuters

  • One killed in explosion at Rosneft's oil refinery, news agencies report. Reuters

  • Russian troops battle last Ukrainian forces in Kursk region. Reuters

  • Russia’s economy would struggle to cope with peace. Reuters

  • Taiwan marathon organizers apologize after giving out prizes in the shape of a Chinese machine gun. APNews

  • North Korea says it will steadily upgrade nuclear armed forces, KCNA says. Reuters

  • South Korea's opposition says delay of Yoon impeachment ruling is irresponsible. Reuters

  • South Korea calls to avoid impact on US cooperation after 'sensitive' country designation. Reuters

  • Japan PM Ishiba's cabinet approval hits record low, Asahi reports. Reuters

  • India's Modi says Trump has 'clear roadmap' in second term. Reuters

  • India's Delhi airport operator sues government over flights from defence airbase. Reuters

  • Chagos Islanders seek to take UK government to court over deal with Mauritius. APNews

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Middle East

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  • Netanyahu seeks to dismiss Israel’s internal security chief as power struggle boils over. APNews Reuters

  • Israeli strikes kill 15 people in Gaza over past day, Palestinian medics say. Reuters

  • Suicide car bomber hits buses carrying security forces, killing 7 in southwestern Pakistan. APNews

  • Separatist suicide attack in southwestern Pakistan kills at least five. Reuters

  • Serbian officials deny illegal sonic weapon attack on peaceful protesters.  APNews

  • At least 16 people killed after ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city of Latakia. APNews

  • Families of Syrians who disappeared during its civil war say the search must go on. APNews

  • Erdogan, Trump discuss Ukraine, Syria, defence issues, Turkey says. Reuters

  • Iraq seizes more than one tonne of captagon pills shipped from Syria. Reuters

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Africa

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  • Congo says it will join peace talks with Rwanda-backed rebels on Tuesday. Reuters

  • Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching. APNews

  • Sudanese police accuse RSF paramilitaries after 11 bodies found at bottom of a well in Khartoum. APNews

  • Kenya and IMF agree to start formal talks on new lending programme. Reuters

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Australia

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  • Deadly disease detected in two major cities. Health officials have issued warnings after the same highly infectious disease was detected in two major cities, with exposure sites including hospitals, shopping centres and airports. NewsAU

  • US starts to build submarine presence on strategic Australian coast under AUKUS. Reuters

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Latin America/Caribbean​​

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  • Venezuela blasts 'illegal' US deportations under wartime law. Reuters

  • Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro protest on Copacabana Beach to defend him after coup charges. APNews Reuters

  • In Buenos Aires, thousands of faithful pray for Pope Francis. Reuters

  • Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark. APNews Reuters

  • Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in landmark climate case. Reuters

On this day in history, March 16th

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934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes the Later Shu as a new state independent of the Later Tang.

1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur.

1355 – Amidst the Red Turban Rebellions, Han Lin'er, a claimed descendant of Emperor Huizong of Song, is proclaimed emperor of the restored Song dynasty in Bozhou.

1621 – Samoset, an Abenaki, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen!

    My name is Samoset."

1660 – The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.

1696 – The Dutch bombard Givet during the Nine Years' War.

1792 – King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29

1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

1815 – Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch 

    in the Netherlands.

1898 – In Melbourne, the representatives of five colonies adopt a constitution, which would become the basis

    of the Commonwealth of Australia.

1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt

    for Pancho Villa.

1918 – Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites execute 70–100

    capitulated Reds.

1924 – In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.

1925 – An earthquake (measuring around 7.0 magnitude) occurs in Dali, China, killing an estimated 5,000 people.

1926 – History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

1935 – Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm itself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced

    to form the Wehrmacht.

1939 – From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.

1941 – Operation Appearance takes place to re-establish British Somaliland

1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.

1945 – Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting

    in at least 4,000 deaths.

1966 – Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking

    of two spacecraft in orbit.

1968 – Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops.

1977 – Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.

1978 – Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped; he is later murdered by his captors.

1979 – Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ending the war.

1984 – William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity.

1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he is not released until December 1991.

1988 – Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy 

    to defraud the United States.

1988 – The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam

    Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people.

1988 – Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades.

    Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded.

1995 – Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state

    to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.

2003 – American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while

    trying to obstruct the demolition of a home.

2005 – Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.

2014 – Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.

2020 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest

    percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal 

    Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%.

2022 – A 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killing 4 people and injuring 225.

2022 – Mariupol theatre airstrike during the siege of Mariupol.

2025 – Keith Rowley will resign as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago after nine years in office, ahead of the 2025 Trinidad

    and Tobago general election.

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