NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 18)

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case where it’s alleged that Biden administration officials engaged in government-led censorship-by-proxy by pressuring social media companies to take down posts or suspend accounts over content officials deemed false or misleading. Specifically, these allegedly censored posts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 lab-leak theory, the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the 2020 election, Hunter Biden’s laptop, and other topics that were marked as disinformation or misinformation, according to the plaintiffs.

A charter flight carrying dozens of U.S. citizens fleeing spiraling gang violence in Haiti landed in Miami on Sunday, U.S. State Department officials have said. The flight arrived at Miami International Airport after the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince earlier this month urged U.S. citizens to leave “as soon as possible” as chaos gripped the impoverished Caribbean nation.

In Russia, President Vladimir Putin has extended his reign by securing another six-year term in a landslide election, the outcome of which was never in doubt. With all the precincts counted on Monday, election officials said Mr. Putin had secured a record number of votes, underlining the Russian leader’s total control over the country’s political system. Some Western leaders have denounced the election as a sham.

Topics in this episode include:

1. Trump Steps Up Campaign in Ohio
2. SCOTUS Hearing Government Social Media Censorship Case
3. US Flies Citizens Out of Haiti as Violence Continues
4. Judge Warns of Gag Order in Trump’s Georgia Case
5. Idaho Mulls Ban on Funding Transgender Surgeries
6. NYC Transit Crime Underreported: NYPD Source
7. NJ: Triple Murder Suspect Now in Custody
8. 1 Dead, 2 Injured After Shooting in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
9. All Eyes on Nvidia’s Big AI Conference
10. Uber to Pay $178 Million to Australian Taxi Drivers
11. Putin Wins Election in Landslide, Protesters Slam Results
12. EU Foreign Ministers Meet in Brussels to Discuss Gaza
13. Sweden Marks Accession to NATO With Flag-Raising Ceremony
14. Polish Farmers Block Border to Protest EU Green Deal
15. Helicopter Crew Rescues Mountaineers in Italian Alps
16. NATO Chief Visits Azerbaijan Amid Conflict With Armenia
17. Iceland Volcano Erupts for 4th Time Since December
18. Why England Is No Longer Prescribing Puberty Blockers
19. Limited Data on Puberty Blockers
20. Chicago River Dyed Green for St. Patrick’s Day
21. St. Patrick’s Day Parade Turns New York City Green
22. Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade With Bagpipes
23. Kansas City St. Patrick’s Parade Defies Violence
24. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in Dublin
25. Researchers Test Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Depression
26. Daylight Saving Can Affect Every Cell: Neurologist
27. Sleep Deprivation Leads to Emotional Judgment
28. How to Make the Most of Daylight Saving Time
29. ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Wins the Weekend
30. NYC to Stop Providing Adult Illegal Immigrants Housing
31. Arizona Border Faces ‘Homelessness on Steroids’
32. Report: Health Care for Illegal Immigrants Costs US Millions
33. Trump Unable to Get Bond for Civil Fraud Case: Lawyers
34. States Allege Biden Admin. Is Censoring Speech
35. Justices Focus on Government Coercion Claims
36. Apple, Google in Talks Over iPhone AI: Bloomberg
37. United Airlines CEO Vows Review of Recent Mishaps
38. Attorney: Boeing and Airlines Share Fault
39. Putin ‘Confident’ in Deepening China–Russia Ties
40. Blinken Warns of Disinformation Worldwide
41. Belgium: Shop Sells Unopened Amazon Packages by the Kilo
42. NCAA Tournament Revealed: UConn, Purdue, UNC Favored
43. March Madness Begins
44. Dodgers, Ohtani Kick Off Baseball Season This Week
45. The Importance of Vitamins A and D
46. DC Cherry Blossoms Peak Second-Earliest Ever
47. After 735 Days, Senior Dog Adopted by Senior Citizen