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1. Planned Parenthood chapter settles with EEOC over treatment of white employees

   The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Planned Parenthood of Illinois will pay $500,000 to end an investigation that found the organization's DEI practices violated federal civil rights laws

2. FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support

   Health officials with the Trump administration have backed away from an effort to more heavily regulate indoor tanning — despite protests from medical groups that warn of the dangers of skin cancer.

3. Trump's mediators offer Hamas formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza

   NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.

4. Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial

   The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.

5. 'Movement never lies': 100 years of the Martha Graham Dance Company

   Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human emotions — a revolutionary idea in the late 1920s.

6. The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause

   Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote.

7. Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment

   In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the Persian new year, this week.

8. As Pakistan and Afghanistan declare truce, civilians in Kabul count the cost of war

   At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The U.N. says over a hundred people were killed.

9. Israel and Iran attack gas facilities. And, Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse, rape

   Attacks on gas facilities by Israel and Iran have escalated the war and impacted global markets. And, renowned union leader and labor rights advocate Cesar Chavez is accused of sexual abuse and rape.

10. Sen. Blumenthal discusses reforming DHS and his concerns about the war in Iran

    Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a panelist in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's Department of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, discusses the reforms he wants for the agency and shares his views on the Iran war with NPR's Steve Inskeep.