March Madness, Celine Dion, Queen Latifah - 3/18/2024
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A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational' Today's Sponsor: Masting Your Money by J Cleveland Payne https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Your-Money-Concise-Financial/dp/B0CJLR26XH Today's Rundown:Connecticut Huskies, Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars are your top seeds for men’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournamenthttps://www.cnn.com/2024/03/17/sport/selection-sunday-how-to-watch-preview-spt-intl/index.html Bill Maher Fires CAA After Being Snubbed For Bryan Lourd’s Oscar Partyhttps://deadline.com/2024/03/bill-maher-fires-caa-bryan-lourd-oscar-party-1235860164/ Pornhub blocks users in Texas after lawmakers pass controversial legislationhttps://news.yahoo.com/pornhub-disables-access-texas-due-204730562.html Snowpiercer Saved by Cable Network, Will Return for Final Seasonhttps://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/canceled-sci-fi-series-snowpiercer-saved-cable-network-amc-will-return-final-season-4/ Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas Panhandle 100% containedhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/16/texas-wildfire-containment-smokehouse-creek/ TJ Maxx confirms it will close every single US store for 24 hours after Aldi and Costco revealed shopping blackouthttps://www.the-sun.com/money/10802457/tj-maxx-costco-macys-target-opening-times-closure-easter/ Universities consider firing staff and cutting courses as foreign student enrolments plummethttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/universities-foreign-students-financial-crisis-b2513637.html Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers morehttps://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-uber-lyft-ridehailing-minimum-wage-d60db6a2e2580dc1d93c438a8cffa5ee Gypsy Rose Blanchard Deletes Social Media After Probation Officer Warns Her It Could Get Her Locked Uphttps://radaronline.com/p/gypsy-rose-blanchard-deletes-social-media-parole-officer/ Celine Dion opens up about stiff person syndrome diagnosis following Grammys appearancehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/16/celine-dion-health-stiff-person-syndrome/72998674007/?tbref=hp     Website: http://thisistheconversationproject.com  Facebook: http://facebook.com/thisistheconversationproject  Twitter: http://twitter.com/th_conversation  TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@theconversationproject  YouTube: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtube  Podcast: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/podcasts  #yournewssidepiece #coffeechat #morningnews  ONE DAY OLDER ON MARCH 18:Mike Rowe (61)Queen Latifah (53)Adam Levine (44) WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1893: Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledged to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best ice hockey team in Canada. Originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.1959: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21.1970: The NFL adopted a rule that required all players’ names to appear on the back of their jerseys. The rule had been borrowed from the merging AFL.  PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Sloppy Joe Dayhttps://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-sloppy-joe-day-march-18 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/things-you-might-not-have-heard--2318856/support).