The top news stories trending on Friday, March 25, 2022.
PARTICIPATION TROPHY
·Quota Plan May Destroy Oscars
·Oscars In Covid Crisis; Virus Running Riot
·Oscars: ‘Woke madness, they're eating their own', No Putin jokes
GOING FOR WOKE
·Employees speak out about Disney's left-wing activism
·Is NBC Really Editing Photos Of Lia Thomas To Look More Like A Woman?
·As effects of climate change hit locally, leaders can use economic opportunity to rally action
·Resistance is rising to woke colleges' race and sex discrimination
RACE RELATIONS
·School District Claims White Students Can't Be Discriminated Against
·Black TESLA employees describe culture of racism: 'Breaking point'
·A Black student leader at SDSU says he was subjected to a racial slur at campus event
·3 Muslim Americans sue over religious questioning by border officers, including at LAX
ROCK N’ RONA
·Biden admin operated with missing data as CDC issued pandemic guidance, emails show
·Masks back up at UCSD Health as COVID-19 signals surge in San Diego wastewater
·Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreading rapidly in L.A. and across the nation
·Coronavirus rates at the border plunge as a decision on Title 42 looms
·Big population drops in L.A., San Francisco are transforming urban California
INSANE IN THE UKRAINE
·Biden arrives in Poland as Ukraine gains ground
·Ukraine says 300 died in theater attack, hunger grips cities
·Ukraine sailors who told Russian ship 'go f–k yourself' are now free men
·88-year-old ex-teacher may be the world's only hope of ending Ukraine war
·Kansas nuke plant hacking target
·Could a Russian cyberattack escalate into something more serious? NATO expert weighs in
BUMBLIN’
·White House clarifies Biden’s comments on chemical weapons and Russia
·MLB Star Manny Machado Photographed Wearing ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ T-Shirt
·Two-thirds of Americans say Hunter Biden laptop 'important' story: poll
·'Collapse of support': AOC says Biden is in real danger among Dem voters
OVER-INFLATED
·MSRPs Have Whole New Meaning in Upside-Down Car Market
·Is CA legislation aimed at heavily taxing house flippers and short-term owners a good idea?
GASSED
·Biden, EU announce new gas deal to cut reliance on Russian oil
·Californians find bargain gas prices in Tijuana
Democrats propose bills to send gas payments to Americans, some funded by taxing oil companies
·Renting a Tesla is cheaper for this Uber driver than fueling his Jeep
·This is how much Western oil and gas companies are paying Russia in taxes
·California set off a biofuel boom — but can it manage the fallout?
·Need gas cash? Jack Dorsey and Fat Joe team up to ease pain at the pump
BENCHED
·‘Disqualifying’ words from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
·Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discharged from hospital
INSURRECTIONISTS
·Man who took Pelosi lectern in Capitol riot hosting 'going to prison' party
·The Mo Brooks fiasco shows why Republicans need to move on from Trump
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
·Artificial sweeteners linked to cancer
·I laced my sis' wedding cake with pot and guests got high as kites
THEME PARK NIGHTMARE
POP ROCKS
·Kim K. dreams of starting a 'successful' law firm
·Olivia Rodrigo rocks bow-covered corset at 'Driving Home 2 U' premiere
·‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 isn’t as horny as the first. Its creator explains the ‘slow burn’