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1. ‘I wish I did what you did’: Former US presidential aides dispute Trump’s repeated claim he spoke to one of them on Iran

   Asked which of the four living ex-presidents had supposedly praised his chaotic war effort, Trump only said: ‘I can’t tell you that’

2. Some flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

   Hundreds of flights are canceled or delayed one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and disrupted thousands of others

3. Iran-US war latest: US embassy in Iraq attacked while Trump lashes out after Nato rejects Strait of Hormuz demand

   The US president said it is only appropriate that those who benefit from oil coming through the waterway help to free it

4. Scream your way to happiness? Maybe not, but scream clubs promise some relief

   Can you scream your way to happiness

5. A fleet of festive pubs on wheels bring a taste of Ireland to New England

   Two Massachusetts brothers have built a fleet of tiny Irish pubs on wheels

6. Florida man convicted of raping and killing a young mother is set for execution

   A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a young mother is set to be executed

7. More ‘Boner Bears’ products subject to nationwide recall as erotic honey found to contain undeclared Viagra ingredients

   A recall announcement warned consumers the undeclared ingredients ‘may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels’

8. Iran war pushes importers into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices

   The escalating Iran war is pushing parts of the world into energy triage

9. Kristi Noem referred to DOJ and accused of perjury in ‘brazen’ false statements about $220 million DHS ad campaign

   Noem was fired from her post as head of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month

10. Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars slap at Melania Trump sends White House into a meltdown

    White House communications director rages at ‘classless hack’ for joking about first lady’s costly Amazon film