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
Sport
‘Unlike Anything Before’—USMNT Makes Emergency Switch to New World Cup Jersey
National
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
Sport
Three Key Takeaways From the USMNT’s Disappointing Fall to Portugal
World
Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and social activist, dies aged 88
Sport
USMNT Player Ratings vs. Portugal: Another Defeat Intensifies World Cup Concerns
Sport
USMNT fall 2-0 to Portugal in final game before World Cup roster is named
National
Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help
National
Judge throws out US Justice Department lawsuit challenging sanctuary laws in Colorado, Denver
National
Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements
World
Want to boost the UK’s birthrate? Fix the housing crisis, research suggests
World
Trump signs order to restrict mail-in ballots in probably unconstitutional move
National
Thousands more US troops are heading to the Middle East
Sport
Mexico Learns Final Group Stage Opponent for 2026 World Cup
Sport
Canada Learns Final 2026 World Cup Group Stage Opponent
Sport
Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI charges after rollover crash
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
People
Donald Trump
Tiger Woods
Elon Musk
Joe Biden
Prince Harry
Cristiano Ronaldo
Vladimir Putin
Anthony Albanese
Barack Obama
Meghan Markle
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Gavin Newsom
Kim Kardashian
Ron DeSantis
George W Bush
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Liz Truss
JK Rowling
Emmanuel Macron
Kylie Jenner
Bill Gates
Piers Morgan
Sergei Lavrov
Justin Bieber
Samuel Alito
Joe Rogan
Jack Dorsey
Dave Chappelle
Bruce Willis
Rebel Wilson
Steve Bannon
Jill Biden
Tom Brady
Will Smith
Jeff Bezos
Rupert Murdoch
Kamala Harris
Novak Djokovic
Peter Malinauskas
Ghislaine Maxwell
Narendra Modi
Authors
Michelle Grattan
Marina Hyde
Arwa Mahdawi
Simon Tisdall
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Jonathan Freedland
George Monbiot
Robert Reich
Aditya Chakrabortty
Rebecca Nicholson
David Sims
John Naughton
Catherine Bennett
Michael Bradley
Richard Roeper
Ryan Lizza
David A. Graham
Marina Koren
Arthur C. Brooks
Conor Friedersdorf
Derek Thompson
Michael Hiltzik
Mary McNamara
Jonathan Zimmerman
Jean Guerrero
Steve Lopez
George Skelton
Erika D. Smith
Maggie Haberman
Simon Kuestenmacher
Michael Pascoe
Tim Ferguson
Alan Kohler
Paul Bongiorno
David Frum
Gillian Tett
Robinson Meyer
Max Chafkin
Patt Morrison
