Bulletin Brief

Trump gives his stance on abortion rights (CNN) (NBC)

Morgan Wallen arrested (CBS) (AP)

Transgender female athletes banned from NAIA women’s college sports (CBS) (Reuters)

Majors avoids jail, on probation instead (NBC)

UConn goes Back2Back (NCAA)

Southwest flight returns after takeoff (AP)

Solar eclipse causes Google search spike for ‘eyes hurt’ (IGN)

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In Must Know News…

• Donald Trump gave his clearest stance yet on abortion rights, saying the decision should be left to the states. He has been met with backlash from leading anti-abortion groups and fellow Republicans on the issue. On the same day, his bid to delay next week’s criminal trial in New York was denied. The trial will focus on falsified business records relating to the former president’s hush money payments.
• Country singer Morgan Wallen was arrested after throwing a chair off of a sixth-story bar in Nashville. He now faces three felony charges and one misdemeanor after the chair landed just feet away from two police officers. Wallen is one of the biggest names in contemporary country music, with his album “One Thing at a Time” being the most listened to album in 2023.
• The NAIA, a small-college sports association, banned transgender female athletes from participating in women’s sports. The ban also extends to all transgender men and nonbinary students who are receiving masculinizing hormone therapy. In a similar decision, the Vatican reaffirmed its opposition to gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy, saying that these procedures threaten human dignity.

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In Other Notable News…

• Actor Jonathan Majors has avoided jail time for the assault of his ex-girlfriend and will instead serve a year on probation with a required 52-week in-person counseling program.
• UConn are your 2024 NCAA Mens Basketball National Champions! After defeating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60, the Huskies are officially the first back to back champs since the Florida Gators in 2006-07
• A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight to Houston from Denver returned to the Denver airport part-way through ascension when an engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff. ‍
• The solar eclipse that occurred yesterday gave many Americans the opportunity to witness 100% visibility, but according to Google Trends, searches for ‘eyes hurt’, ‘why do my eyes hurt’ and other similar phrases spiked majorly on the search engine.