The top news stories trending in San Diego on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
OIL SLICK
·Biden to release record oil reserves
·Biden Admin Appears To Quietly Discontinue Offshore Leasing For Nearly Two Years, Budget Shows
·Big Oil Thumbs Nose At Democrats' Price Gouging Hearing Invitation
INFLATED
·Putting food on the table is about to get a whole lot more expensive
·Key Fed inflation gauge jumps 5.4% in February, biggest gain since 1983
·Risk of a 1970s-Style Inflation Shock is Rising, Warns Brevan Howard
·After slight slowdown, San Diego home prices shoot up near record highs
WAR GAMES
·POLL: Putin popularity up since start of conflict
·'Heavy fighting' expected in suburbs of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, in the 'coming days,' intel says
·Ukraine: Evacuation buses held at Russian checkpoint
·Russian troops shooting down own aircraft in Ukraine: UK spy chief
·U.S. military veterans answer Zelensky’s call to fight, but not all are chosen
·North Korea making preparations for possible nuclear test: defense officials
MOUSE TRAP
·Disney Silent On Leaked Videos That Tout Injecting 'Queerness' Into Kids’ Shows
·Why I'm quitting Disney after seeing its execs boast about pushing 'gender theory'
·DAILY WIRE to make conservative kids' shows to rival 'woke' DISNEY
GOING FOR WOKE
·USA to issue gender-neutral 'X' passports
·Gavin Newsom roasted for picture of him reading 'banned books' he says states are 'afraid of'
·Biden administration endorses sex-change surgery, hormone therapy for children
·Medical Student Allegedly Missed Vein, Jabbed Man Twice Because He Mocked Her Pronoun Pin
·Woke media blame White supremacy for outrage over Will Smith Oscars slap
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
·Chris Rocks Gets Standing Ovation In Boston
·Latest academy statement on Will Smith’s slap stirs an internet uproar
·Will Smith embraced by Hollywood as Academy attempted to eject him
·New video shows Jada giggling after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars
·Stephen Colbert Suggests It's Okay To Assault Certain Kinds Of Reporters
SHELTER SHOCKED
·Democrat Rep. Waters tells homeless people to 'go home,' warns journalist during testy exchange
·City Wants to Turn Old Downtown Library Into Homeless Shelter
·Large tent to shelter homeless residents in Midway District
·Act soon for a chance to get $1,000 a month from L.A. County. Here’s how to apply
SCHOOL DAZE
·Nearly half of LAUSD students have been chronically absent this year, data show
·Public School To Host Known Liar Andrew McCabe For ‘Cybersecurity’ Event
COVID CRAZY
·Robot dog barks Covid safety instructions in China
·Pandemic Receding -- and So Are Men's Hairlines
·I’m eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot. Should I get it?
PULP NON-FICTION
·Bruce Willis is battling aphasia. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what that means
·Concerns about Bruce Willis’ declining cognitive state swirled around sets
·Willis misfired guns on movie sets as cognitive struggles worsened: report
Bruce's daughter posts adorable throwback pics after sad announcement