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Flagging global sales and Elon Musk’s increasingly outspoken political activities are combining to rock the value of Tesla.Shares in the once-trillion-dollar company saw their worst day in five years this week. Year to date, Tesla’s stock has plunged 36% — though it is still up by some 54% over the past 12 months.

What's the matter with Tesla?

The nation’s Electrical Union, which regulates the power sector, reported that 42% of the national energy system would be off. Cuba suffered three disconnections of its national energy system at the end of last year in October, November and December, leaving the island nation in the dark during a serious economic crisis.

Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark

Belgrade, Serbia AP —Tens of thousands rallied on Saturday in downtown Belgrade against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government, the latest in a series of anti-corruption protests that have shaken his 13-year firm grip on power.A deafening sound of whistles and vuvuzelas echoed throughout the Serbian capital, on high alert since the rally was announced, as people headed toward several agreed-on protest venues.

Tens of thousands rally in massive anti-corruption protest against Serbian government

The biggest prize fund of the PGA Tour's season is up for grabs this week during its signature event at TPC SawgrassThe 2025 Players Championship is the biggest tournament on the PGA Tour own schedule, and as such, it doles out the biggest purse. With a total of $25 million up for grabs this weekend at TPC Sawgrass, players who made the cut will vie for a slice of the largest prize fund of the season with the biggest piece of the pie totaling $4.5 million for the second straight year.

2025 Players Championship purse, prize money: Payouts for golfers, winner's share out of $25 million pool

TORONTO (AP) — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked his defense minister to review the purchase of America’s F-35 fighter jet to see if there are other options “given the changing environment,” a spokesman for the minister said Saturday.Laurent de Casanove, Defense Minister Bill Blair’s press secretary, said the contract to purchase U.S. military contractor Lockheed Martin’s F-35 currently remains in place and Canada has made a legal commitment of funds for the first 16 aircraft.

Canada to review the purchase of F-35 fighter planes in light of Trump trade war

Dolly Parton and her late husband, Carl Dean, kept their life together as private as they possibly could, but a new report sheds some light on his final days — and a promise she made him on his deathbed.Carl Dean died on March 3, 2025, at the age of 82.

Dolly Parton Made Her Late Husband a Solemn Promise: She ‘Wanted Him to Be at Peace’

What we're covering hereWhat we know about the government funding bill that passed last nightCongress approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through September 30 and avert a shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline.Overall, the measure would boost defense spending by $6 billion compared to fiscal year 2024 and decrease nondefense spending by $13 billion.

The latest on Trump’s presidency

March 15 (UPI) -- Israel on Saturday carried out airstrikes in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya, killing at least nine people, including journalists, and wound several others, according to Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.The death toll is the highest number of casualties in a single day since the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas began in January.

Israeli airstrikes into Gaza kill at least 9, including journalists, Hamas says

Using cortisone cream as a spot treatment. Snail slime as a serum. A spray that cures eczema. Social media is full of beauty tips and product recommendations. And while some are totally bunk, others legitimately work. So, we were intrigued when we saw a new gel sheet mask making the rounds on TikTok and noticed that the same mask was trending on Amazon (sales were up 50%).

This sheet mask is trending on TikTok and Amazon

My husband said maybe they weren't raised with my valuesDear Eric: I was raised that, when a friend suffered a loss, we would go to the house with food, flowers or just to offer our support. If the person was too far away, we’d call and send a card or flowers.

Asking Eric: I want to cut my friends off forever. But first I want to know why they hurt me.

CNN —Brenda Song is a devoted partner willing to go the extra mile in teaching her man how to adult.The “Suite Life of Zack & Cody” star visited the “Jennifer Hudson Show” on Friday, where she talked about her life with Macaulay Culkin, who she identified as “a very unique human, being the most famous child actor in the world” who didn’t know how to do laundry.

Brenda Song jokes about her concerns teaching partner Macaulay Culkin some basic life skills

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, the first without Bashar Assad in power.The crowds waved Syrian flags and chanted in celebration of the rebel victory that ended the Assad family's five-decade rule in rallies in the capital, Damascus, the country’s largest city of Aleppo in the north, and Idlib, where the rebels launched their offensive in November.

Syrians mark anniversary of civil war by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

March 15 (UPI) -- Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar's GNX is the No. 1 album in the United States this week.Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake's $ome$exy$ongs4U, followed by Tate McRae's So Close to What at No.

Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' tops U.S. album chart

TODAY’S WORD — SCORNFULLY (SCORNFULLY: SKORN-fuh-lee: Contemptuously.)Average mark 39 wordsTime limit 50 minutesCan you find 47 or more words in SCORNFULLY? The list will be published Monday.YESTERDAY’S WORD — NOTORIOUS: nitrous noir nori onto onus orison ours oust tonus torn torsion torso tour trio turn riot riotous roost root rosin roti roust rout ruin runt rust inro into intro iron unit unto snit snoot snort snout soon soot sort sour stir stun suit suitor

Word Game: March 15, 2025

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay.CNN —People around the world this weekend will be seeking out their local Irish pubs to join in the revelry associated with Ireland’s national holiday, Saint Patrick’s Day, on March 17.

The man on a mission to visit every Irish pub in the world

Canada is reexamining its purchase of U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighter jets amid growing rancor over the Trump administration's tariffs on its northern neighbor and threats by the U.S. president that it will become the 51st state.Ottawa is looking at potential alternatives to a $CAN 19 billion ($13.2 billion) purchase of the Lockheed Martin fifth generation jets, defense minister Bill Blair said, according to CBC, hours after being reappointed to the role by new prime minister Mark Carney.

Canada Could Scrap $13 Billion F-35 Fighter Jet Deal With US

He’s gone from lawbreaker to lawmaker.John Alite, a former Gambino crime family enforcer-turned-mob turncoat, was sworn in Wednesday as a councilman representing the sleepy New Jersey borough of Englishtown.“You know what? I can really do some good. I already had a bad past, and I’m here to redeem my whole life, and I would like to go out doing everything in a positive way,” Alite, 62, told The Post.

Ex-Gambino mobster John Alite — who served time for murders and beatdowns — now a NJ councilman: ‘Here to redeem my whole life’

‘More fine GM engineering.’Most people don’t think much about their car’s emissions system—until something goes wrong.An auto repair specialist in upstate New York is shedding light on a design choice in the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban that, in his view, is setting drivers up for expensive repairs.

‘They make them to break’: 2021 Chevy Suburban rolls into the shop. Then the mechanic discovers where the filter is located

It fits in with a "politics of cruelty" that's been running rampant in the White House.If, culturally, you thought we left “the R-word” back in the late ’90s, you’d unfortunately be wrong.Elon Musk, President Donald Trump’s buddy-in-chief and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is among those who uses the slur regularly: In the past year, Musk, has used “retarded” as an insult at least a dozen times on X, the social media platform he owns and obsessively posts on.

Elon Musk Has Brought 'The R-Word' Back — And It's Part Of A Disturbing New Trend

Key PointsA Reddit user’s grandmother told him she planned to disinherit her children.The poster’s uncle is mad that the Redditor didn’t warn him.The Reddit user did the right thing, as he spared his grandmother unnecessary conflict during the end of her life.

My uncle was caught off guard when he found out I knew he wouldn’t be inheriting anything – should I have told him?

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CNN —Democrats have long found the flip phone Chuck Schumer still insists on using as an endearing quirk that illustrates how committed he is to his way of talking to all sorts of allies, all the time.After how he handled the spending fight, many inside and outside the Capitol are starting to see that phone as a metaphor for a leader who’s out of date and refusing to change as politics changes radically around him.

Inside and outside the Senate, Democrats begin to lose faith in Schumer

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, in one of the first instances of the Central American country taking migrants from the United States.

US prepares to deport about 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador

WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Reuters) - The United States has expelled South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates America and President Donald Trump.Ties between the United States and South Africa have deteriorated since Trump cut U.S. financial aid to the country, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington's ally Israel.

US expels South Africa's ambassador, Rubio calls him 'race-baiting' America hater

President Donald Trump rehashed a litany of long-held grievances before an unusual crowd on Friday, telling officials at the Department of Justice that he had been persecuted, abused and attacked by his perceived political opponents in a meandering speech that went on for more than an hour.Speaking to an audience that included FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump painted himself as a victim, as he called prosecutors who worked on his criminal cases “scum,” “evil” and “corrupt,” and railed against negative media coverage of him as “illegal.”

In Justice Department speech, Trump plays the victim again

After three straight seasons of missing the NCAA Tournament, Villanova has fired head men’s basketball coach Kyle Neptune.Neptune was put in a difficult position from the beginning, having to replace the Naismith Hall of Famer Jay Wright who won two NCAA championships at the school before retiring in 2022.

NCAA Coaching Carousel: Villanova Fires Kyle Neptune. Who’s Next?

March 15 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched another batch of Starlik satellites into orbit Saturday morning, a little more than 12 hours after the private company teamed up with NASA to send four astronauts to the International Space Station -- also from Florida.In addition, SpaceX sent 74 satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a rideshare mission called Transporter 13 late Friday from California.

SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites 12 hours after Crew-10 sent to ISS

UNC was down 24 points at one pointFox News Flash top sports headlines for March 15Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.North Carolina was on the heels (no pun intended) of completing a 24-point comeback against top-ranked Duke in the ACC semifinal, but a costly mistake ruined their chances.

Social media reacts as UNC's game-tying free throw against Duke negated by costly late whistle

CNN —President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops have not been encircled by Russian forces in Kursk region, accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin of “lying” about the situation on the ground.Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.

Zelensky says ‘no encirclement’ of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, accusing Putin of lying

The former co-stars, who played Will and Ashley respectively on the '90s sitcom, reunited to perform the viral social media dance to Grammy award-winning rapper Doechii's song "Anxiety" with the "Denial is a River" hitmaker herself. Smith posted the viral video on his Instagram page Thursday.