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• US accuses Russia of sharing intelligence with Iran

• Elephant ambulance

• Rembrandt discovery

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Today’s Big Story

Tariff Refunds Delayed

• US Customs and Border Protection told a federal judge Friday it cannot immediately comply with his order to refund approximately $166 billion in tariffs collected under President Trump's reciprocal tariff program, which the Supreme Court struck down 6-3 last month. CBP cited technology limitations, saying its existing systems are not equipped to handle the volume.

• More than 330,000 importers made over 53 million entries, paying tariffs imposed by Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act without congressional authorization. CBP said it could begin issuing refunds by late April after overhauling its automated tracking system, estimating the new process would save more than 4 million hours of manual work.

• Judge Richard Eaton, who ordered the refunds with interest on Wednesday, was skeptical. "Customs knows how to do this," he said. "They do it every day." The Trump administration could appeal his order to a federal appeals court, which would further delay payments to importers

Saturday’s Quick Hits

• People who stop taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy regain about 60% of lost weight within a year, and potentially 75% after longer periods, according to a new review of 48 studies published in eClinicalMedicine. But doctors say some weight loss does stick—patients keep off about 4-5% of their starting weight long-term. (More)

• Stanford researchers cured type-1 diabetes in mice by transplanting both pancreatic islet cells and blood stem cells from a healthy donor, reprogramming the immune system to stop attacking insulin-producing cells. All 9 mice with long-term diabetes stayed insulin-free for six months with no side effects. Human trials face hurdles; islet cells can only come from deceased donors, but researchers say the approach could also treat other autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. (More)

• US employers cut 92,000 jobs in February — far worse than the 60,000 gains economists expected — pushing unemployment to 4.4%. Healthcare alone lost 28,000 jobs during a Kaiser Permanente nurses' strike. Restaurants, factories, and construction also cut workers. The Iran war has spiked oil prices and made companies reluctant to hire. The Federal Reserve must now choose between cutting rates to boost jobs or holding firm against rising prices. (More)

• NASA's 2022 mission that crashed a spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos did more than nudge the rock off course. New research shows it also shifted the entire asteroid pair's orbit around the sun, a first in human history. The solar orbit slowed by about 370 meters per year. Scientists say the findings strengthen confidence that a similar approach could deflect an asteroid threatening Earth. (More)

• The US and Venezuela restored diplomatic relations Thursday, two months after a US military operation captured President Nicolás Maduro, who now faces drug charges in New York. The US is backing interim President Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's former vice president, and is pushing for American companies to get priority access to Venezuelan oil. Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, who documented Maduro's 2020 election fraud, remains sidelined. (More)

• Russia is sharing intelligence about US military positions with Iran during the ongoing US-Israel offensive, three sources, including a senior US official told CBS News. The White House hasn't responded. Meanwhile, President Trump appeared to rule out negotiations with Iran, calling for its "unconditional surrender" in a social media post. More)

Weekly Dose of Positive

• A 13-year-old in England has raised $20,000 for charity over three years by recycling 1.5 million aluminum cans, spending about 20 hours a week collecting them after school and on weekends. (More)

• A New Jersey candle company has employed adults with disabilities for over 20 years, partnering with a local nonprofit to give them flexible, paid work placing wicks in every candle it makes. (More)

• Croatia finished clearing all landmines left from its 1990s civil war, removing 107,000 mines over three decades and spending more than a billion euros to make the country safe again. (More)

• Wildlife SOS debuted its new elephant ambulance in India last month, rescuing an injured 27-year-old elephant named Veer and transporting him to a dedicated elephant hospital in Uttar Pradesh. (More)

Extra Credit

George Washington’s Revolutionary War letters go up for sale.

Dutch woman finds 33 Rembrandt drawings in her home.

Punch the monkey trades plush for real friends.

See microplastics move through mice.