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LSU's Angel Reese reacts in front of Iowa's Caitlin Clark during the second half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game April 2, 2023, in Dallas. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption

Basketball superstars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese meet again on Monday

March 31, 2024 • Monday's game won't end with a championship ring, but the stakes are still high. The matchup between two of college basketball's biggest stars will determine who will advance to the Final Four.

A steel frame from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore covers the top of the Dali ship. The container ship crashed into the bridge on Tuesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

'No timeline' to recover 4 bodies after Baltimore bridge collapse, as cleanup begins

March 31, 2024 • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the recovery operation "complex" after a ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Officials have not given estimates on when the river will reopen to traffic.

Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says cows in multiple states have tested positive for bird flu. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption

For the first time, U.S. dairy cows have tested positive for bird flu

March 31, 2024 • Livestock in Texas, Kansas and Michigan are confirmed to have the virus, and herds in New Mexico and Idaho have also tested positive. The threat to the public is low, federal officials say.

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'snl' sends up the npr tiny desk with an intern who pleads, 'keep the ruckus down'.

March 31, 2024 • Saturday Night Live poked fun at NPR's Tiny Desk this weekend, with Bowen Yang playing the part of an aggravated intern who just wants the band to keep it down so he can get back to work.

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A billionaire's land purchases in rural hawaii have locals worried.

March 31, 2024 • Hawaii is no stranger to extravagant homes owned by the super-rich. But when a tech billionaire started buying up land in Waimea, a small, rural town on the Big Island, the community got curious - and worried.

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A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights

March 31, 2024 • In founding Capital Tea, Janel Diaz sought to provide the kind of services that she had needed after her transition.

The Tropicana will close its doors on Tuesday after a 67-year run on the Las Vegas Strip. Its demolition is set for October; afterward, it will be the site of a new ballpark for the Major League Baseball team the A's. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

Las Vegas' famed Tropicana resort will close this week to make way for a new ballpark

March 31, 2024 • When the Tropicana opened in 1957, it was the "Tiffany of the Strip," complete with showgirl revues, mob deals and James Bond. It will be demolished in October to build a new home for the Oakland A's.

U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., faces reporters during a news conference in Quincy, Mass., on Feb. 22, 2010. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

Former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82

March 31, 2024 • Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart, has died following a long-term illness, his family announced.

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Powerball jackpot jumps to $975 million after another drawing without a big winner

March 31, 2024 • The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner.

David Walker, a sailor killed in the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor, is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Soon, a rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate that he has been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hide caption

8 decades later, remains of a Virginia sailor killed in Pearl Harbor are identified

March 30, 2024 • David Walker from Norfolk, Va., was 19 years old when Japanese torpedoes sunk his battleship, the USS California, during the surprise attack on the Hawaii naval base in 1941.

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Sikhs in California vote on independence from India

March 30, 2024 • Sikhs in California will vote in a referendum to push for their own independent state in India

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California fast-food workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting Monday

March 30, 2024 • Debate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours.

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Trans Day of Visibility began 15 years ago. The founder is still moved by its success

March 30, 2024 • Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the founder of International Transgender Day of Visibility, said organizing has taught her one invaluable lesson: "You do not have to be perfect to change the world."

Ship-to-shore cranes sit unused after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, blocking access to the Port of Baltimore. Timothy Wolfer for NPR hide caption

From longshoremen to charter boats, Baltimore's port closure means lost work

March 30, 2024 • The Port of Baltimore, normally one of the country's busiest, is in limbo due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. For those who work on the water, business is far from usual.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

Baltimore bridge collapse has put the spotlight on Maryland's young Black governor

March 30, 2024 • Since before the political newcomer was inaugurated, there has been speculation that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore wants to run for higher office. The bridge collapse could be his first major test.

Police recovery crews work near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the container ship Dali in Baltimore. Eight members of a construction crew repairing potholes were on the bridge when the structure fell into the Patapsco River at around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

'We got workers in the water': Audio reveals new details of Baltimore bridge rescue

March 29, 2024 • Radio calls exchanged between first responders when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed show a coordinated response. But distress calls are not optimized for alerting construction crews.

A crane is used to clear debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Friday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

A giant crane arrives in Baltimore, but leaders see a 'daunting' cleanup job ahead

March 29, 2024 • Federal money and resources are flowing to Maryland as authorities scramble to remove the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But they acknowledge the effort will not be easy, cheap or quick.

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How much of your tax dollars are going to israel and ukraine.

March 29, 2024 • There's been a lot of disagreement in Congress and in the country about whether the U.S. should continue to financially support the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

An aerial view of the cargo ship Dali after it ran into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

Clearing Baltimore's shipping channel won't be easy, will take at least weeks

March 29, 2024 • The likely first step will likely be securing the massive container ship that brought the bridge down on Tuesday. Then, clearing debris from the shipping channel.

Maynor Suazo Sandoval (right) and his mother visiting the Niagara Falls, in New York state. Martin Suazo Sandoval hide caption

'A generous man': Baltimore bridge worker helped family, community in Honduras

March 29, 2024 • Maynor Suazo Sandoval left Honduras when he was 20 and built a new life in the U.S. He is one of the missing workers from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The University of Idaho Marching Band, wearing Yale T-shirts, performs at the NCAA Tournament game between Yale and San Diego State in Spokane, Wash., on Sunday. The band has been honored in Connecticut for filling in as Bulldogs. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

Why the University of Idaho marching band members are heroes in Connecticut

March 29, 2024 • When Yale's marching band wasn't able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut's governor proclaimed a "University of Idaho Day."

The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on Tuesday. The Port of Baltimore, which has the highest volume of auto imports in the U.S., is now temporarily closed. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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March 29, 2024 • Cleaning up the Baltimore bridge collapse won't be quick, easy or inexpensive. Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 24 years for fraud.

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Georgia lawmakers pass new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

March 29, 2024 • Republicans in Georgia have repeatedly floated election changes in the wake of false claims by former President Donald Trump and other Republicans that he lost Georgia in 2020 because of fraud.

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LA Times updates controversial column after claims of blatant sexism by LSU's Kim Mulkey

After some scathing criticism from LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey , the Los Angeles Times has updated a column it published before Saturday's LSU-UCLA matchup in the NCAA Tournament because it "did not meet Times editorial standards."

Mulkey went on an extended rant over what she called "sexist" language in the column, which originally called the game vs. UCLA a battle of "good vs. evil." In particular, Mulkey objected to the description of her defending NCAA champion Lady Tigers as "dirty debutantes."

That phrase, along with references to LSU as "villains," and references to UCLA as "milk and cookies" and "America's sweethearts" were also removed from the column (though "America’s sweethearts vs. its basketball villains" remained in the headline and the online link ).

"How dare people attack kids like that?" Mulkey asked reporters at her postgame press conference on Saturday. "You don't have to like the way we play. You don't have to like the way we trash talk. You don't have to like any of that. We're good with that.

"But I can't sit up here as a mother and a grandmother and a leader of young people and allow somebody to say that."

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Then on Sunday morning, Mulkey said she was informed of the updates to the column "maybe an hour and a half ago," and she was not expecting an apology.

"Personally, no one has reached out to me. Nor do I require that," Mulkey said.

In addtion, UCLA coach Cori Close apologized Saturday for sharing a link to the controversial column earlier in the day.

“I made a huge mistake in reposting without reading it first, and I am very sorry for that,” Close wrote in a post on X . “I would never want to promote anything that tears down a group of people in our great game."

Close also apologized to Mulkey and the LSU players. “I do not condone racism, sexism or inflammatory comments aimed at individuals in our community,” she said. “I hope that I have proven over time with my behaviors and choices this was an isolated mistake and not the intention of my heart."

Hailey Van Lith: Comments are 'racist towards my teammates'

LSU guard Hailey Van Lith addressed the article after the Sweet 16 game, confirming that she and the team did read it before the matchup against the Bruins. She said she wished the team didn't read it and defended her teammates.

"We do have a lot of Black women on this team. We do have a lot of people that are from different areas," Van Lith said. "Unfortunately, that bias does exist still today, and a lot of the people that are making those comments are being racist towards my teammates."

Van Lith, who is white, pointed out the difference in treatment for whenever she trash talks vs. when Angel Reese does the same. She added the words in the article were "very sad and upsetting."

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LSU won the game 78-69 to advance to an Elite Eight matchup Monday night against top-seeded Iowa.

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Ronna McDaniel is no doubt going to create a lot of sound and fury over at NBC News . Shakespeare could tell you what it’s all going to signify.

NBC News surprised the nation’s legions of news critics (in these days of social media, it seems, anyone can be one) Friday when it unveiled a new pact with McDaniel, most recently the chair of the Republican National Committee, and, during that time, a denier of the validity of the 2020 presidential election and a frequent fault-finder when it comes to U.S. media. One of the outlets McDaniel has frequently held up for opprobrium is left-leaning MSNBC, part of NBCUniversal’s news operations.

On Sunday, McDaniel acknowledged during an interview with “Meet The Press” moderator Kristen Welker that the 2020 election was, in fact, legitimate, though she nodded to “issues” that went largely unexplored. But Chuck Todd, the show’s former moderator, told Welker on air that “I think our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation.” He added: “There’s a reason why there’s a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this, because many of our professional dealings over the past six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination.” He suggested McDaniel’s contributor deal was made in exchange “for access.”

McDaniel’s hire would raise even more eyebrows if NBC News hadn’t become so practiced in recent years at luring talent in bids aimed at winning over conservatives.

Only one of the three maneuvers has resulted in long-term success. Wallace is almost as popular among MSNBC die-hards as Rachel Maddow.

There have been other maneuvers, too, like running a town hall with President Trump opposite one broadcast by ABC News featuring then-candidate Joe Biden. Trump had balked at the idea of doing one more joint debate during the 2020 presidential election. NBC News recently raised eyebrows when it elected to have Welker, early in her “Meet The Press” tenure, interview Trump. Critics have long maintained that the networks are relatively powerless to push back against a dissembling, rambling Trump as the cameras roll — even if an interview is taped.

Other TV-news outlets have tried to make similar inroads with conservative viewers. Such contributor pacts are typically characterized as a way for the news organization to get an insight and voice into the mix to which it often lacks access. In the cases of the recent hire of Republican advisor Marc Short as a contributor to both NBC News and CNBC , or the naming of former national security advisor H.R. McMaster as a contributor at CBS News, the news divisions did in fact get people with hard-won knowledge of how government works; how Trump’s campaign makes decisions; and what Republicans crave. The ones who generate controversy have typically been caught backing falsehoods or slamming the media to an unwarranted degree.

Make no mistake, though: Some of these hires are spurred in part by economic pressures. In the streaming era, venerable TV-news outlets face as much new-tech competition as their primetime counterparts. Getting the right and far-right to tune in might boost audience and advertising during coverage leading up to the next election, a cycle that typically brings broader crowds to NBC News, CNN, Fox News and their rivals.

The aforementioned reasons no doubt played some part in CBS News’ 2022 decision to hire Mick Mulvaney, a former Trump White House chief of staff, and CNN’s 2019 effort to bring aboard political operative Sarah Isgur, a former spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice under Jeff Sessions, in a managing editorial role.

Those two moves never really worked out. Within a year’s time, Mulvaney was no longer working as a CBS News contributor, and recently took a similar role at Nexstar’s NewsNation. Flores never really got the full-time job CNN executives had originally envisioned. She instead worked as a political analyst, and subsequently secured roles at both The Dispatch and ABC News.

So a day could come in the not-too-distant future when MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki, the former White House Press Secretary, and McDaniel find themselves sitting on the same dais during a major party convention or Election Night. Both are supposed to take part in NBC News political coverage.

It’s not clear that including hard-core partisans makes for great journalism, but it probably makes for good TV.

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Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial?

FILE - Britain’s Defense Minister Grant Shapps, right, Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, center, attend a joint press conference after a signing ceremony for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at the defense ministry on Dec. 14, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Britain’s Defense Minister Grant Shapps, right, Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, center, shake hands after a signing ceremony for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at the defense ministry, Dec. 14, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara speaks during a news conference at the parliament building in Tokyo on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, following the Cabinet’s decision to ease Japan’s strict defense equipment transfer rules. Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on Tuesday, its latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II.

The controversial decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure Japan’s role in a year-old project to develop a new fighter jet together with Italy and the U.K., but it’s also part of a move to build up Japan’s arms industry and bolster its role in global affairs.

For now, Tokyo says that it doesn’t plan to export co-developed lethal weapons other than the new fighters, which aren’t expected to enter service until 2035.

Here is a look at what the latest change is about and why Japan is rapidly easing weapons export rules.

WHAT’S CHANGING?

On Tuesday, the Cabinet approved a revision to its guidelines for selling defense equipment overseas, and authorized sales of the future jet. The government says that it has no plans to export other co-developed lethal weapons under the guidelines, and it would require Cabinet approval to do so.

Japan has long prohibited most arms exports under the country’s pacifist constitution, although it’s begun to take steps toward a change amid rising regional and global tensions. In 2014, it began to export some non-lethal military supplies, and last December, it approved a change that would allow sales of 80 lethal weapons and components that it manufactures under licenses from other countries back to the licensors. The change, which was made in December, cleared the way for Japan to sell U.S.-designed Patriot missiles to the United States, helping replace munitions that Washington is sending to Ukraine.

The decision on jets will allow Japan to export lethal weapons it co-produces to other countries for the first time.

WHAT IS THE NEW FIGHTER JET?

Japan is working with Italy and the U.K. to develop an advanced fighter jet to replace its aging fleet of American-designed F-2 fighters, and the Eurofighter Typhoons used by the U.K. and Italian militaries.

Japan, which was previously working on a homegrown design to be called the F-X, agreed in December 2022 to merge its effort with a British-Italian program called the Tempest. The joint project, known as the Global Combat Air Program, is based in the U.K., and hasn’t yet announced a new name for its design.

Japan hopes the new plane will offer better sensing and stealth capabilities amid growing tensions in the region, giving it a technological edge against regional rivals China and Russia.

WHY IS JAPAN CHANGING ITS STANCE ON ARMS EXPORTS?

In its decision, the Cabinet said that the ban on exporting finished products would hinder efforts to develop the new jet, and limit Japan to a supporting role in the project. Italy and the U.K. are eager to make sells of the jet in order to defray development and manufacturing costs.

U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps has repeatedly said Japan needs “updating” to not cause the project to stall.

Kishida sought Cabinet approval before signing the GCAP agreement in February, but it was delayed by resistance from his junior coalition partner, the Buddhist-backed Komeito party.

Exports would also help boost Japan’s defense industry, which historically has catered only to the country’s Self Defense Force, as Kishida seeks to build up the military. Japan began opening the door to some exports in 2014, but the industry has still struggled to win customers.

The change also comes as Kishida is planning an April state visit to Washington, where he is expected to stress Japan’s readiness to take a greater role in military and defense industry partnerships.

Japan sees China’s rapid military buildup and its increasing assertiveness as threats, especially growing tensions in the disputed East and South China Seas. Japan also sees increasing joint military exercises between China and Russia around Japan as a threat.

WHY ARE ARMS EXPORTS DIVISIVE?

Because of its wartime past as an aggressor and the devastation that followed its defeat in World War II, Japan adopted a constitution that limits its military to self-defense and long maintained a strict policy to limit transfers of military equipment and technology and ban all exports of lethal weapons.

Opposition lawmakers and pacifist activists have criticized Kishida’s government for committing to the fighter jet project without explaining to the public or seeking approval for the major policy change.

Recent polls show public opinion is divided on the plan.

To address such concerns, the government is limiting exports of co-developed lethal weapons to the jet for now, and has promised that no sales will be made for use in active wars. If a purchaser begins using the jets for war, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said, Japan will stop providing spare parts and other components.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Potential markets for the jet include the 15 countries with which Japan has defense partnership agreements, such as the United States, Germany, India and Vietnam. A defense official said Taiwan — a self-governed island that China claims as its own territory — is not being considered. He spoke on condition of anonymity due to briefing rules.

More weapons and components could be added to the approved list under the new export guidelines.

When Kishida goes to Washington in April, he’s likely to talk to U.S. leaders about potential new defense and weapons industry cooperation. The new policy could also help Japan push for a bigger role in alliances and regional defense partnerships like Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.'s AUKUS.

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This controversial "Titanic" prop has spawned decades of debate — and it just sold for $700,000

By Caitlin O'Kane

Updated on: March 28, 2024 / 10:00 AM EDT / CBS News

The ending of "Titanic" has spawned debate for decades – could Jack have fit on that floating door with Rose , or was he doomed to die in the icy waters of the Atlantic? Now, the controversial prop has a new home: It sold last week at auction for $718,750.

The 1997 blockbuster directed by James Cameron follows a fictional man and woman who were on the Titanic when it hit an iceberg and sank in 1912. In the end, Rose DeWitt Bukater, played by Kate Winslet, finds a door from the ship floating in the icy water and uses it as a life raft. Her lover, Jack Dawson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, hangs onto the door but slips into the freezing ocean and dies. 

Viewers have long debated if Jack could've been saved had he gotten on the floating door. But according to Heritage Auctions , which sold the prop , it's not even a door.

The carved piece of wood is based on an actual piece of debris salvaged from the Titanic. The debris was part of the door frame found above the first-class lounge entrance in the ship built by Harland and Wolff. The ship famously split in two after hitting the iceberg, and the piece of wood is believed to have come from the area of division, rising to the surface as the ship sank, according to the auction house. 

Cameron regularly visited the Maritime Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia while preparing for the film and the prop door resembles an old Louis XV-style panel exhibited at the museum. 

The prop is 8 feet long and 41 inches wide and is broken, as it was in the film. Despite the fact that it was a broken piece of wood, many believe Jack could've fit on it – and even the Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" took on the quandary. They found that if they had tied Rose's lifejacket to the bottom of the door,  it could have  also supported Jack. 

"[Jack] needed to die," Cameron told Postmedia in 2022, according to  The Toronto Sun . "It's like Romeo and Juliet. It's a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality. The love is measured by the sacrifice…Maybe after 25 years, I won't have to deal with this anymore."

To try and put the debate to bed, Cameron even conducted a scientific study to test if both Jack and Rose could've survived on the door. "We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived," he said. "Only one could survive."

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," CBS News' streaming show that focuses on good news.

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• Donald Trump shared an image of President Joe Biden hog-tied in the bed of a passing pickup truck.
• The video was reportedly filmed in Long Island, New York.
• The Biden campaign accused the presumptive GOP  nominee of inciting violence against the president.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump faced criticism Friday for posting a video to his social-media account that appeared to show President Joe Biden hog-tied in the bed of a passing pickup truck.

The caption said the video was taken in Long Island, New York, where Trump had been attending the wake of the NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.

Posted to his Truth Social account, the video showed a passing truck adorned with "Trump 2024" stickers and "thin blue line" flags showing support for police, with the picture of Biden with his hands and feet bound painted on the vehicle's tailgate .

Trump just posted a video of a pickup truck on Truth Social that has a giant image of President Biden bound with rope and laying, apparently kidnapped. This is the MAGA violence he is promoting. https://t.co/WFiXIFWU7R pic.twitter.com/Cm4M0QeoKs — No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 29, 2024

Michael Tyler, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, criticized Trump for posting the video.

"This image from Donald Trump is the type of crap you post when you're calling for a bloodbath or when you tell the Proud Boys to 'stand back and stand by,'" Tyler said in a statement shared with NBC News .

"Trump is regularly inciting political violence and it's time people take him seriously — just ask the Capitol Police officers who were attacked protecting our democracy on January 6."

Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, told NBC News: "That picture was on the back of a pick up truck that was traveling down the highway."

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"Democrats and crazed lunatics have not only called for despicable violence against President Trump and his family, they are actually weaponizing the justice system against him."

Business Insider did not immediately receive a response from the Trump campaign's press office, sent outside standard working hours.

Similar trucks were also spotted when Trump's supporters showed up to protest the comedian Kathy Griffin's "My Life on the PTSD-List" event in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Griffin has faced regular criticism from Trump supporters since 2017 when she posed with a fake severed head resembling the former president .

Trump supporters showed up to protest Kathy Griffin’s “My Life On PTSD-List” in Huntington Long Island “Kathy Griffin you suck” BTW concert was HILARIOUS pic.twitter.com/8GAkHGQuai — RealSandiBachom 📹 (@realsandibachom) March 25, 2024

Inciting violence

The video has prompted concerns that Trump is promoting violent behavior or appearing to threaten the president.

Joyce Alene White Vance, a former US attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, wrote that the Secret Service should take the incident seriously and that Trump's post was "totally out of bounds."

"I know from experience how the Secret Service interacts with people who make threats against POTUS, even ones they can't carry out," she wrote on X.

"This, from a former president, is totally out of bounds. It's time to stop letting Trump break the rules. Long past time."

Frank Figliuzzi , a former assistant director with the FBI , wrote : "If you or I did this, we'd have a knock on the door."

The video comes a few weeks after Trump told supporters at an Ohio rally that, if he weren't reelected, there would be a "bloodbath" while speaking about the automobile industry.

Last year, Trump warned about "potential death and destruction" if he were to be charged in the Manhattan district attorney's hush-money case against him.

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LSU's Kim Mulkey's controversial coaching style detailed in Washington Post story

I n a lengthy feature story published by the Washington Post , details of LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey's coaching style were revealed.

The Washington Post story details how Mulkey's controversial ways caused some issues for players; "shame was a frequent tool in Mulkey’s coaching arsenal, whether during practice drills or in addresses to the team," the report says.

Players were called out over their weight, with the team's strength and conditioning coach ordered to conduct player weigh-ins in front of the rest of the team.

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The report also details the suspension of Kelli Griffin, a member of the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team between 2007 and 2010. Griffin was issued an indefinite suspension from Mulkey following an altercation with ex-girlfriend and teammate Morghan Medlock; Mulkey did not give Griffin a reason for her suspension, while Medlock was not suspended.

Medlock says that Griffin was suspended for marijuana use, which Griffin denied. Griffin would later quit the team.

The report also extensively details Mulkey's rise to prominence in the college basketball world, from her playing days to her relationship with the late Pat Summitt. Details of Mulkey's personal life, including the estrangement with her family and divorce with her husband are also included.

The release of the story caught Mulkey by surprise prior to LSU's matchup with UCLA on Saturday, March 30.

“You’re telling me something I didn’t know,” Mulkey told ESPN when informed that the story had published. “So you’re the bearer of good news or bad news, or however you want to look at it. But are you really surprised? Are you really surprised by the timing of it? But I can tell ya I haven’t read it, don’t know that I will read it – I’ll leave that up to my attorneys.

On March 23 Mulkey took to the podium before LSU's matchup vs. Middle Tennessee State to discredit the impending report and issue a warning to the Washington Post, saying that she had hired the "best defamation law firm in the country." Mulkey also threatened to sue if the newspaper published a "false story" about her.

Mulkey continued to throw barbs at Post reporter Kent Babb and the newspaper Sunday, including labeling him a "sleazy reporter."

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"No. Listen, we’re not going to let one sleazy reporter distract us from what we’re trying to do. Absolutely not," Mulkey said following LSU's 83-56 win over Middle Tennessee State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

On March 22, rumors swirled that Mulkey was the focus of a Washington Post investigative report, leading to the head coach's remarks at her press availability the following day. Mulkey said she was given a "deadline" of Thursday, March 21, to respond to the report.

LSU is in the midst of another March Madness run, a year after the Lady Tigers won the national championship over Iowa and Caitlin Clark. LSU is set for an Elite Eight matchup vs. Iowa on Monday, April 1, in a rematch of the 2023 national championship game.

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