Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: Suni Williams (above) and Butch Wilmore have safely returned to Earth after an unexpected extended stay on the International Space Station. • The Advocate: The Trump administration is considering a plan to eliminate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s division focused on HIV prevention. HIV prevention advocates say the drastic change could cost U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars if the virus resurges.
The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate all federal funding for domestic HIV prevention programs, a move that health experts say will undo decades of progress in combating the epidemic.
[image or embed] — The Advocate (@advocate.com) March 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
• Transistor: A new survey found Gen Z listeners prefer audio podcasts over video, with 76% choosing audio and only 6% primarily watching videos. Spotify remains their top choice for listening to shows. Did I mention I have a podcast…? • Queerty: What happens in Vegas… Magic Mike Live dancer Davis Taylor Rahal asked his boyfriend, Thunder From Down Under dancer Shay H., to marry him in front of the Magic Mike crowd. Click to watch the proposal. https://www.instagram.com/davisrahal/reel/DHSn193ufFR/ — NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM • Washington Post: Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Putin today to discuss a ceasefire agreement regarding the war in Ukraine. Putin reportedly demanded a complete end of US military aid to Kyiv as a key condition but he appeared resistant to the fuller ceasefire requested by Trump and endorsed by Kyiv. • Star Tribune: Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a 16-year-old girl for sex, who turned out to be an undercover police officer.
Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn allegedly arranged to meet someone in Bloomington he thought was a teenage girl for sex and instead was arrested by police, officials announced Tuesday.
[image or embed] — Minnesota Star Tribune (@startribune.com) March 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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