March 24

2023 - 3 - 24

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 24 – April 2 (SkyandTelescope.com)

FRIDAY, MARCH 24. □ Venus shines below the waxing crescent Moon in the west during and after twilight this evening, as shown here.

Look for it high in the southwest in early evening, lower in the west later. From there look higher upper right for Pollux and Castor (lined up nearly horizontal), lower right from Castor to dim Beta Aurigae and then bright Capella, lower left from there to Aldebaran, lower left to Rigel at the bottom of Orion, and back to Sirius. The next up, once you know your way around, are the even larger [Interstellarum](http://www.deep-sky-atlas.com/dsa.asp%3Fcontent=start.html) atlas (stars to magnitude 9.5) or [Uranometria 2000.0](https://shopatsky.com/products/uranometria-2000-0-atlas-all-sky-edition-pole-to-pole-coverage?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=image&utm_campaign=wbupdate) (stars to magnitude 9.75). Jupiter is magnitude –2.0 and Mercury is not far behind: magnitude –1.5 on Friday March 24th, fading to –1.1 over the next seven days. Mercury and Jupiter are very low in the glow of sunset. See the article and finder charts in the These are the two brightest stars in the sky at the time. The Moon is about 6° from each. Mercury is 1.3° to the right of brighter Jupiter. They do the reverse water dump in the fall. Look for it fairly low in the north-northwest. Follow this line past the bowl's lip far across the sky, and you cruise to Capella.

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5 things to know for March 24: TikTok, Flood watches, School strike ... (CNN)

Meanwhile, northeast Louisiana, southeast Arkansas and western Mississippi are also at moderate risk for severe thunderstorms that could bring strong tornadoes, ...

[updated assessment](https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-03-24-23/h_9e95dbd002c2a42608541fdb5df200be). [protests turning violent in some areas](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/intl_business/france-pension-national-strike-violence-intl-hnk/index.html) as demonstrators voiced their fury at proposed pension reforms. Thursday was the ninth day of strikes in the country and the first of coordinated action since French President Emmanuel Macron’s government pushed a bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament [without a vote last week](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/world/macron-france-pension-no-confidence-intl/index.html). [massive three-day strike](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/22/us/lausd-strike-school-workers-los-angeles-wednesday/index.html) over wages and better working conditions. [new glimpse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLtnNw0KT78) into the “Bridgerton” prequel series! [getting 500,000 applications a week](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/politics/blinken-state-department-passport-delays/index.html) for passports,” which is 30 to 40% more applicants this year than last year, Blinken told a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing. The storm already passed through the Oklahoma-Missouri border late Thursday, according to the Weather Prediction Center, drenching parts of the states with [several inches of rain](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/weather/what-causes-flash-flooding-xpn/index.html). Thousands of school workers began picketing Tuesday after nearly a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the school district, leaving more than 500,000 students [out of class this week](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/22/us/lausd-parents-staff-strike/index.html). Yet his company’s app is among the most popular in America, with more than [150 million active users](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/tech/tiktok-150-million-us-users/index.html). However, much of Chew’s attempts to stress that his company is not an arm of the [Chinese government](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/tech/china-opposes-tiktok-sale-approval-needed-intl-hnk/index.html) appeared to fall on deaf ears. [testified Thursday before Congress](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/tech/tiktok-ceo-hearing/index.html) as scrutiny mounts over the app’s ties to China and its potential risks to national security. Chew used his testimony to [stress TikTok’s independence from China](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/22/tech/tiktok-messaging-campaign/index.html) and play up its US ties.

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Malli Serial మార్చి 24 ఎపిసోడ్: నీ తండ్రి సత్య.. మల్లికి నిజం చెప్పిన ... (Samayam Telugu)

Malli Serial March 24 Episode: పట్నం బాబు శరత్.. పల్లెటూరి పడుచు మీరాని లోబరుకోవడంతో మీరా ...

మల్లి గురించి అరవింద్ గురించి మాట్లాడటం మానెయ్ అని పక్కకి తీసుకుని వెళ్లిపోతుంది. ఇప్పటికైనా మల్లి గురించి వెతకడం మానెయ్ అని వసుంధర అంటే.. అరవింద్ని సత్య ఎక్కడ చంపేస్తాడో అని కంగారు పడుతుంది మల్లి. కన్న తల్లిగా తట్టుకోలేకపోతున్నాను’ అని ఆవేదన పడుతుంది వసుంధర. నీకు న్యాయం చేసే తీరతాను’ అని ఆవేశంగా వెళ్లిపోతాడు సత్య. ఆ అరవింద్ని చంపేస్తాను అని అంటాడు. అది చూసి తట్టుకోలేక ఆ మల్లి తల పగలకొట్టానని కూడా చెప్తాను’ అని కౌంటర్ ఇస్తుంది వసుంధర. ఇక అరవింద్ ఇంటికి వెళ్లి రచ్చ రచ్చ చేస్తుంది వసుంధర. నాకు అన్యాయం చేయాలని అనుకోలేదు’ అని సర్దిచెప్తే ప్రయత్నం చేస్తుంది. ఇంతకంటే ఎక్కువ అడిగితే నా చావే నీ సమాధానం అవుతుంది ’ అని అంటుంది మీరా. అయితే సత్య మాత్రం నీకు ఏం చేస్తే న్యాయం జరగుతుందో నాకు తెలుసు.. సత్య అని చెప్పి పెద్ద ట్విస్టే ఇచ్చింది మీరా.

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 24 (NPR)

The Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK, Lana Del Rey, R&B singer Yaya Bey, the veteran rock group Depeche Mode and more are among the artists dropping our ...

Featured Songs: "Peppers (feat. NPR Music's Ann Powers joins Moody, [WBGO](http://www.wbgo.org)'s Nicole Sweeney and host Robin Hilton as they share their picks for the best new albums out on March 24. We hear several cuts from across the album to open this week's show and talk about the ways 6LACK uses intimacy and honesty to, as [Radio Milwaukee](https://radiomilwaukee.org/)'s Tarik Moody says, reveal the "complexities of Black men" in America.

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Star Codes: March 24-30 (Santa Fe New Mexican)

The world's agenda and our own concerns begin to change themes, shift emphasis, and start a new chapter as Saturn, Mars, and Pluto change signs this month ...

Share for self-promotion or a new friendship or flirtation and explore a new sense of aesthetics as Venus conjuncts restless Uranus, but be considerate of old friends and connections. SUNDAY, MARCH 26: On this nervy, multitasking day, our inner introvert and extrovert can tug us in opposite directions and leave us stranded in the middle. The smell of earth and the feeling of muscles moving shift us out of frustration and into motion. They can bring out a defensive streak and leave us full of great advice but uninterested in hearing anyone’s great suggestions for our improvement. released a report on climate change calling for us all to work together to deflect the coming crisis. In the first few weeks after a planet changes signs, we often see a course correction and an example of the work we’ll need to do during its journey there.

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The daily business briefing: March 24, 2023 (The Week Magazine)

House lawmakers grill TikTok's CEO over alleged security threat, House Republicans fail to override Biden's veto preserving ESG rule, and more.

Block said the Hindenburg report was "factually inaccurate and misleading." Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were down 1.0 percent and 0.8 percent at 6:45 a.m. Hindenburg said a two-year investigation revealed that the company reported data "filled with fake and duplicate accounts." Hindenburg also said Block imposes "predatory loans and fees" on lower-income people and minorities it claims to serve. Overriding the veto would take a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate. Supporters argue it gives fund managers the option of investing in companies that are taking stands on important issues that help society and can pay off down the road.

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Cyber Week in Review: March 24, 2023 (Council on Foreign Relations)

TikTok CEO testifies before the House; Google releases AI chatbot; U.S. authorities shut down cybercrime forum; U.S. unveils new semiconductor rules; ...

The suspension comes at a time when Pinduoduo’s parent company, PDD Holdings, is [attempting to establish](https://www.barrons.com/articles/google-alphabet-pinduoduo-stock-app-121eee46) a greater foothold in overseas markets. [arrested](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/18/23646476/feds-arrest-alleged-hacking-forum-owner-breachforums-pompompurin) the owner of one of the largest cybercrime forums, BreachForums. [new regulations](https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/03/commerce-department-outlines-proposed-national-security-guardrails) that would prevent the $52 billion in funding for semiconductor manufacturing and research allocated under the CHIPS and Science Act from being used by or invested in certain countries–including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Following the success of Pinduoduo—which boasts approximately 900 million users and competes with e-commerce giants JD and Alibaba in China—PDD launched its [U.S.-listed counterpart](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/nasdaq-listed-pdd-sister-company-temu-launches-global-online-marketplace-in-us-2022) Temu last year. [will be allowed to sign up for a waitlist to use the bot.](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65018107) The chatbot is still an [“early experiment"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-launches-bard-ai-chatbot-to-counter-chatgpt-2200c357?mod=tech_lead_pos1) and Google has said it plans to expand Bard’s availability to additional countries and non-English languages in the future. Hours before the hearing, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce [said](https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tiktok-security-technology-social-media-2245e433b5854010ebd99b7987fc78ca) the government would “resolutely oppose” the forced sale of TikTok. Fitzpatrick was also allegedly in charge of the BreachForums online hacking community, which [shut down](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/21/data-breach-breachforums-fbi) days after his arrest because authorities had access to the site’s source code and users’ information. Although Bard has been in development since 2015, Google has remained [relatively cautious](https://www.ft.com/content/f61d1e9d-caec-4a0e-a9bd-364c13dc2aa8) in the generative AI race, partially due to concern about how new technology could impact its search-advertising business. Last Thursday, Fitzpatrick was [released](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-breachforums-owner-pompompurin-arrested-on-cybercrime-charges/) on 300,000 dollar bond. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, known online as “Pompompurin,” was [charged](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23713839-pompompurin-criminal-complaint?responsive=1&title=1) with conspiracy to commit access device fraud for using an FBI system designed to share information with state and local officials to [send out spam emails](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/hoax-email-blast-abused-poor-coding-in-fbi-website/). [testified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E-4jtTFsO4) before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. The Biden administration has [threatened](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163782845/tiktok-bytedance-sell-biden-administration) to ban TikTok unless ByteDance, the app’s Chinese parent company, sells off it off to an American buyer.

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