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Today's menu includes a crushing blow to Greenpeace, fresh turmoil in Turkey, and a head-spinning fight over education. If you thought yesterday's headlines were crazy, wait until you see what's cooking now.

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Final Exam

President Trump will sign an executive order to shut down the Department of Education—even though only Congress can legally abolish it. Based on USAID's playbook, the White House wants to gut the department by cutting staff, stalling budgets, and transferring state responsibilities.

Critics say it'll cripple low-income students, civil rights enforcement, and student loan management. Supporters hail it as a victory for local control; opponents say it's a recipe for school chaos. One thing's for sure: this could reshape American education forever.

Under Siege

Turkish police arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing him of corruption and links to terrorism—just days before he was to be nominated for president. In Turkey's largest city, protests are raging over the move that was seen as orchestrated by Erdoan's administration.

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İmamoğlu recorded a video from his closet moments before his detention, denouncing the charges as "tyranny." Erdoğan's term limits expire in 2028, so an early election could reset the clock, further tightening his 22-year grip on power. In a nation on edge, Istanbul's mayor must ​navigate these charges​—or whether Turkey's streets can sustain pressure for real change.

Costly Stand

It's a jaw-dropping $660+ million payout for Greenpeace, which a jury ruled orchestrated—and escalated—anti-pipeline protests nearly a decade ago. The oil giant claims it's a victory for law and order, but Greenpeace and its allies call it a disaster for free speech.

Greenpeace International @Greenpeace 🚨BREAKING🚨 The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit. #WeWillNotBeSilenced 5:32 PM • Mar 19, 2025 84 Retweets 125 Likes Read 54 replies

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The verdict could send shivers through protest movements worldwide. Critics call the suit a classic SLAPP. It's a new—and extremely expensive—flashpoint in the clash between activism and corporate power.

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🗓️ Flashback:

1602 - The ​United Dutch East Indian Company​ (VOC) was formed and granted a monopoly on all Dutch sea-borne trade with Asia.

1800 -Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London.

1815 - Napoléon Bonaparte enters Paris after his escape from Elba and begins 100-day rule.

1854 - The Republican Party was formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.

1900 - US Secretary of State John Hay announced that all the nations he sent notes to had essentially accepted his 'open door' policy in China.

1933 - Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, is completed.

2016 - With First Lady Michelle Obama, Barack Obama becomes the first US president to visit Cuba since 1928.

2024 - President Joe Biden announced a new rule limiting tailpipe pollution in an effort to expand electric vehicles in the US.

2024 - The first black leader of a national government in Europe, Vaughan Gething, has been confirmed as Welsh's new first minister.

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