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1. Iran rejects U.S. peace plan. And, jury finds Meta, Google to blame in addiction trial

   Iran rejects a U.S. proposal to end the war and counters with a different peace plan. And, a jury finds Meta and Google negligent in a trial over social media's harms.

2. Israel and Iran ramp up attacks as Trump insists Tehran wants a deal

   The war in the Middle East ramped up on Thursday as Israel launched a wave of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure, and Iran fired rounds of missiles at central Israel.

3. Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy

   President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind's future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy.

4. It's Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row

   The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.

5. A $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals could actually lead to closures and cuts

   States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund established by Congress to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.

6. Decades ago, a Maryland sailor burned his winter socks. Now it's a spring tradition

   In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by burning their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.

7. Hoping to unseat Collins, Maine Democrats battle it out in an expensive U.S. Senate primary

   As June's primary election nears, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.

8. Morning news brief

   Iran rejects U.S. peace proposal and lays out its own conditions, the Army's 82nd Airborne Division readies to deploy to Iran, jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial.

9. Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

   The robot accompanied the first lady to the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world through her Fostering the Future Together global initiative.

10. UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans

    The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations.