Keeping up with America

• North Carolina’s highest court, now controlled by Republicans following the November midterms, weighed reversing a three-month-old decision aimed at ensuring election maps are drawn fairly..

• The age of American Naval Dominance is over. The United States has ceded the oceans to its enemies. We can no longer take freedom of the seas for granted.

• U.S. prosecutors are investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to a source familiar with the matter, as scrutiny mounts over the firm's sudden collapse and regulators scramble to contain the fallout.

• Tyson Foods Inc will close two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 employees on May 12, the company announced.

• The state of Ohio sued Norfolk Southern over the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that released over a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants into the environment around the town of East Palestine.

Daily World News

• A Russian fighter jet has collided with a US drone, causing the unmanned US aircraft to crash into the Black Sea, the American military says. The incident highlights the increasing risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the US over the Ukraine war. The US says the drone was on a routine mission in international airspace when two Russian jets tried to intercept it.

• Supporters of Pakistan's main opposition leader Imran Khan have clashed with police outside his home as officers try to arrest him. Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the supporters, who threw stones and bricks. There is a tense situation outside the compound, in the city of Lahore, as police try to force their way in. He is facing allegations he sold state gifts while in office. He says the case is politically motivated.

• The Party Is Ending for French Retirees. All advanced economies face demographic strains, but France’s stand out; now President Macron wants to raise the legal retirement age to 64 (More)

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Business & Tech

• Artificial intelligence can realistically replicate voices, raising new tech concerns (More)

• Meta to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers (More)

• TikTok users shrug at China fears: 'It's hard to care' (More)

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• Stocks, Regional Banks Rally As After CPI Print | Dani Romero, Yahoo Finance. U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as crucial inflation data came in line with expectations. Regional bank stocks surged, clawing back some of their losses in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank fallout.

• Stocks making the biggest moves midday: BuzzFeed, First Republic, Meta and more (More)

Sports and Entertainment

• Jets, WR Allen Lazard agree to 4-year, $44M deal (More) | Cowboys trade for CB Gilmore, re-sign LB Vander Esch (More)

• Netflix's 'Chupa' turns bloodsucking lore into a family-friendly adventure (More) | Harvey Weinstein to be returned to New York after retrial on rape, sex assault charges canned (More)

• Marvel Working to Find ‘Quantumania’ Leaker (More) | Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film Is Coming as Filmmaker Readies ‘The Movie Critic’ (More)

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