March 2023 – Page 68 – The Portland Press Herald

Biden, Trudeau to hold talks on migration, Haiti, and more

by JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Biden and Trudeau were to meet for private talks before the U.S. president was to deliver a speech to the Canadian Parliament.

Sports

Tom Brady acquires ownership stake in WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

by Mick Akers Las Vegas Review-Journal March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

The interest in the league’s defending champions was sparked when Brady sat courtside at an Aces game in May.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump lawyer in court after being forced before grand jury

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

In addition to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation, the ex-president faces probes in New York over hush money and in Atlanta over efforts to reverse his election loss in Georgia.

Nation & World, News

U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after drone attack kills American contractor

by John Harney and Jenny Leonard Tribune News Service March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Meanwhile, diplomacy intensifies over the war, which has entered its 12th year and also has drawn in Russia, Iran, and Turkey.

Nation & World, News

Rwanda to free Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for ‘Hotel Rwanda’

by Katharine Houreld The Washington Post March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Rwanda says it will release the former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, after he was sentenced to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges in 2021.

Nation & World, News

Kentucky governor vetoes Republican bill banning transgender health care for youth

by BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

The bill banned access to gender-affirming health care, restricted the bathrooms students can use, banned discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity and allowed teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use.

Nation & World, News

Macron says ‘common sense’ required delaying visit from King Charles

by SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron says ‘common sense and friendship’ led to the cancellation of King Charles III’s upcoming visit due to the anti-government protests in France.