Morning Edition Tuesday, the 31st of March

Good morning,

At the top of the news, After a harrowing travel ordeal, Iraq faces Bolivia for a 2026 World Cup spot.

Also in the digest... Barbie, Gentrification, and Howie Mandel.

Happy reading.

- The inkl team

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Lead Stories
 
World
Tennessee library director fired after refusing to move LGBTQ+-themed kids’ books to adult section
World
Chatter and fear about US military draft emerge as Trump’s Iran war drags on
World
What is conversion therapy? US Supreme Court strikes down Colorado law banning it for LGBTQ+ minors
Cocaine
‘Hit by a flying bag of cocaine’: Florida man literally threw his drugs back at the dealer moments before police moved in. It didn’t help either of them
World
Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days
World
Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man
World
Bucha’s dead demand justice as Europe stands with Ukraine four years on
World
Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East
Sport
Bam Adebayo Confronted Joel Embiid About His Fouling Practices During Latest Sixers Loss
Sport
Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI after saying phone distraction led to rollover crash
World
US megachurch pastor released from jail after pleading guilty to child sex abuse
World
Attack on US radar plane at Saudi base raises concern over Iran’s capabilities
National
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
World
Sick passenger dies mid-flight after cabin crew forgets to attach mask to oxygen tank, suit says
World
Italy denies use of Sicily airbase to US planes carrying weapons for Iran war
World
ICE agents will screen attenders of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies
Politics
ATF Ballistics Result in Tyler Robinson Case Was 'Inconclusive' — Not 'No Match,' Report Clarifies
Mariesa Weber
Florida woman comes home, greets her mom, and then mysteriously disappears for weeks …until her sister sees her foot behind a bookshelf
National
Mayor calls for removal of ‘divisive’ mural of slain Ukraine refugee backed by Musk and Tate
Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but warns the trajectory ‘will not end well’