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1. Trump's ballroom fight sheds new light on an underground White House bunker

   The status of a decades-old bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing is unclear, but the Trump administration has cited security concerns in its legal filings in favor of continuing construction.

2. Seville, Spain's Holy Week blends faith, tradition and spectacle

   Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music, tradition and powerful emotion.

3. A U.S. jet goes down over Iran, a U.S. official confirms

   A U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member.

4. The labor market springs back to life in March as employers add 178,000 jobs

   The U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined.

5. Trump budget seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending alongside domestic program cuts

   In his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades.

6. China's Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui

   Ma Xingrui is a member of the party's Central Committee and served as party secretary of the Xinjiang region in China's northwest from 2021-2025.

7. Pam Bondi is out at DOJ. And, NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit

   President Trump announced yesterday that Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General. And, NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit and is heading toward the moon.

8. 2 U.S. planes are down and Iran hits Gulf refineries as the war wraps its 5th week

   An F-15 went down in Iran and a second Air Force plane crashed near the Strait of Hormuz as the war capped a week of intensified fighting.

9. Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

   Advocates hope recent verdicts against social media platforms will build momentum for bigger changes in Silicon Valley.

10. After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

    Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ has made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.