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EPA Weakens Air Pollution Rules

• The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it will stop calculating lives saved and health care costs avoided when writing air pollution rules for soot and smog. The agency will now focus only on costs to industry when regulating deadly pollutants, part of a broader Trump administration shift toward business-friendly policies.

• Under President Biden, the EPA estimated its soot pollution rule would prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths and 290,000 lost workdays by 2032, with every dollar spent on reducing pollution generating $77 in health benefits. The Trump EPA says these estimates are "misleading" and claims the agency isn't confident enough in its modeling.

• The EPA also issued a new rule Monday for emissions from gas-burning power plants. The rule allows higher levels of nitrogen oxide pollution than Biden's proposal, which forms smog and soot linked to asthma attacks and heart disease.

Clintons Challenge Subpoena

• Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday they will not comply with a House subpoena seeking their testimony in a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, the Clintons argued the subpoena is legally invalid and said the committee lacks authority to compel their appearance.

• House Oversight Chair James Comer said the panel may begin contempt of Congress proceedings after Bill Clinton did not appear for a scheduled deposition. Comer said the committee is not alleging wrongdoing by the Clintons but is seeking information related to Epstein’s activities and his relationships with public figures.

• While former presidents have testified before Congress voluntarily, none has been compelled to do so, and courts have rarely weighed in on the issue. Comer said the committee will not attempt to subpoena President Trump, citing limits on compelling testimony from a sitting president.

Beating Cancer

• New American Cancer Society data show more Americans are surviving cancer longer than ever. For the first time, 70% of people now live at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, driven by lower smoking rates, earlier detection, and more effective treatments. The gains are strongest for deadly cancers, including lung, liver, and multiple myeloma.

• But the report also flags growing challenges. While cancer death rates continue to fall, diagnoses of common cancers, including breast, prostate, pancreatic, and endometrial, are rising. The ACS estimates over 2 million new cancer cases and over 620,000 deaths in 2026.

• Persistent disparities remain a major concern. Native American and Black communities face higher rates of both diagnosis and death, often tied to gaps in access to screening and care, as well as biological differences.

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US News

• The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to uphold state bans on transgender girls in women's sports. (More)

• Three prosecutors from Minnesota's US attorney's office quit over concerns about the investigation into an ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good. (More)

• The Trump administration revoked protected status for thousands of Somali immigrants, requiring them to leave by March 17 or face deportation. (More)

World

• Prosecutors want a death sentence for South Korea's ousted president over his martial law attempt, but he'll likely get life since the country hasn't executed anyone since 1997. (More)

• An elephant has killed 22 people in India this month during nighttime village attacks, part of a rising deadly human-elephant conflict driven by deforestation and habitat loss. (More)

• Iran's protest death toll hit 2,000 Tuesday, activists said, the deadliest unrest in decades as authorities allowed some phone calls abroad after days of communications blackouts during the crackdown. (More)

Business & Economy

• US stock markets closed lower on Tuesday (S&P -0.19%, Nasdaq -0.10%, Dow -0.80%). Stocks initially had a boost from positive CPI and inflation data before fading into the afternoon. (More)

• Oil prices rose 3% after Trump canceled Iran meetings and backed protesters there, where security forces have killed hundreds and shut down the internet. (More)

• Boeing logged more orders than Airbus for the first time since 2018, though Airbus still delivered more planes, as Boeing recovers from deadly crashes that derailed production. (More)

Sports & Entertainment

• Mike Tomlin resigned as Pittsburgh Steelers coach after 19 seasons without a losing record. (More)

• Actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in on Tuesday on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico. He denied the allegations as "lies." (More)

• Scott Adams, creator of the "Dilbert" comic strip about office life frustrations, died at 68 after battling prostate cancer that spread to his bones. (More)

Science, Health, & Tech

• Scientists found why exercise helps aging muscles: it lowers DEAF1, a protein that rises with age and disrupts repair. (More)

• Dark-eyed juncos at UCLA evolved longer beaks during COVID campus closures when human food scraps disappeared, then reverted to shorter beaks when students returned, showing evolution can happen in just two years. (More)

• The world's once-largest iceberg, A23a, has turned into stripy "blue mush" after nearly 40 years. (More)

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