America
California Approves $2.5B Fire Relief • California approved a $2.5 billion relief package to help the Los Angeles area recover from deadly wildfires in January that killed 29 people and destroyed 18,000 homes and other buildings. Lawmakers also approved $4 million for local governments to streamline approvals for rebuilding homes, and $1 million to support school districts and help them rebuild facilities.
Rural Hospitals End Birthing Services • The recent elimination of birthing services at Winner Regional Health hospital is forcing dozens of expectant mothers in a wide swath of south- central South Dakota to drive one to two hours to give birth under the care of a doctor. When all factors were considered — especially the high cost of the service and a lack of qualified providers — the decision boiled down to patient risk and safety concerns, said hospital CEO Brian Williams. The state ranks second-
worst in the nation for counties without delivery services or obstetric care. North Dakota has the highest number nationally,
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with 74% of counties
without birthing services, and South Dakota has 56% of counties without the service, according to the March of Dimes.
New $7.4 Billion OxyContin Deal • Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller. The deal replaces a
previous settlement that was rejected last year by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the new one, the
Sacklers agreed to pay up to $6.5 billion and give up ownership of the company, which would pay nearly $900 million. The maximum contribution from family members is $500 million more than the previous deal.
The deal still needs
court approval, and some of the details are yet to be ironed out. But under President Donald Trump, the federal government is not expected to oppose the new deal.
Railroad Spike Bought for $201,600 • The golden spike that was used to complete the
AM Car Radios Get New Support
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etired police chiefs in New York state are urging the passage of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act because
of the importance in messaging during emergencies. “It’s the strongest frequency that’s out there,” former NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan told New York’s Daily News. “It’s the easiest way to get the message out in a major emergency. There has to be somewhere for people to turn to to get information.” “AM radio is consistently the most reliable form of
communication and is critical to keep millions of Texans safe,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is co-sponsoring the bipartisan legislation with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. Automakers like Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla want
to remove AM radios from new vehicles, claiming the frequency interferes with other electronic signals. Critics note automakers profit from data collecting from news and entertainment apps in vehicles but not from AM radio.
Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time. The Anchorage
Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won a Christie’s auction for the 14-karat spike in New York with a bid of $201,600 — more than four times the $50,000 top-line estimate for the
President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10924, establishing the Peace Corps. First U.S. case of Spanish flu that would sweep the world, killing 50 million people. Dictator Joseph Stalin, 74, dies after brutally ruling the Soviet Union for 29 years.
March 10, 1910 Silent movie In Old California is released, the first movie ever shot in Hollywood. March 14, 1942 Anne Miller, a nurse from Connecticut, becomes first person saved by penicillin. March 28, 1981 President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton by John Hinckley Jr. March 31, 1889 The Eiffel Tower opens in Paris, illuminated every night by gas lamps.
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historical artifact. Work on the nine-year
railroad construction project began in 1914, linking the Pacific Ocean port city of Seward on the south-central coast to Fairbanks, 470 miles away. It was a government infrastructure project intended to bring coal and other minerals easily out of interior Alaska. The project’s principal
engineer was U.S. Army Col. Frederick Mears, who was transferred to Seattle four months before completion. The city of Anchorage thanked him for his work by presenting him the golden spike.
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