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Phillies’ Johan Rojas to appeal possible 80-game PED ban; Waymo blocks ambulance in Austin shooting response; TX/NC primaries (Dallas voting extended, results tonight); Liverpool fall at Wolves; report names Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s next Supreme Leader; psychology revisits Onoda’s 30-year WWII holdout; NatGeo drops “Secrets of the Bees” trailer

Report: Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas plans to appeal a possible 80-game PED suspension

Report: Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas is expected to challenge a potential 80-game ban after an initial positive test for a performance-enhancing substance. Under MLB’s drug agreement with the players’ union, any appeal is handled before the league publicly announces discipline.

Waymo Self-Driving Car Briefly Blocked Ambulance Responding to Austin Mass Shooting

Video from downtown Austin shows a Waymo autonomous vehicle stopping sideways and intermittently moving as an ambulance with flashing lights headed toward a deadly mass shooting around 2 a.m., where three people were killed and 13 were wounded. Police arrived moments later, and an officer entered the Waymo vehicle and moved it into a nearby garage. Waymo said the car had been hailed for pickup, detected a road blockage, began a U-turn, briefly yielded as the ambulance approached, and was assisted by an officer. Austin-Travis County EMS said the delay likely did not affect patient outcomes, noting responders reached the scene in under a minute and are working with Waymo on improvements.

Primary elections underway in Texas and North Carolina; voting extended in Dallas County

Primary elections are taking place in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas, with several high-profile contests on the ballot. In Texas, attention is focused on the Republican Senate primary, where Sen. John Cornyn faces challenges from Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. Voting hours have been extended in Dallas County.

Slot calls Liverpool’s defeat at Wolves the ‘same old story’ as Wolves continue to fight

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said he no longer finds most Premier League matches enjoyable, and after a defeat at Wolves he described the result as the “same old story,” while praising Wolves for continuing to fight.

Report Says Mojtaba Khamenei Has Been Chosen as Iran’s Next Supreme Leader

Opposition-linked outlet Iran International reported that Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader, a claim amplified by Israeli media but not confirmed by Iranian state outlets. Mojtaba is widely seen as a hardliner with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and has been under U.S. sanctions since 2019. If verified, the move would be notable given Iran’s stated resistance to hereditary succession, while the country remains under a temporary leadership council amid rising instability and questions over whether any successor would hold the same concentrated power.

Primary Election Results Tonight

Tonight’s primary results will launch the 2026 primary season, offering an early read on candidate strength, turnout, and party-base enthusiasm. In North Carolina, polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET, and candidates need at least 30% to avoid a potential runoff requested by the second-place finisher, with any runoff set for May 12. In Texas, most polls close at 8:00 p.m. ET (with El Paso closing an hour later), and a runoff is scheduled for May 26 if no candidate wins a majority. In Arkansas, polls close at 8:30 p.m. ET, with a March 31 runoff if no candidate reaches a majority.

Psychology suggests no soldier would keep fighting for 30 years after World War II ended, yet Japanese lieutenant Hiroo Onoda surrendered in 1974

Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese lieutenant, remained in the Philippine jungle for roughly three decades after World War II ended, surviving on scavenged food and stolen rice while believing the war was still ongoing. His prolonged resistance has become a widely cited example of extreme military devotion and remains debated, including renewed attention after the 2021 documentary "Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle."

Trailer released for National Geographic’s “Secrets of the Bees,” executive produced by James Cameron

National Geographic has released a trailer for “Secrets of the Bees,” an exploration of bee life featuring previously unseen footage, executive produced by James Cameron.

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