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These countries stayed out of the war — but they’re suffering from it

These countries stayed out of the war — but they’re suffering from it

Apple News Today
Mar 24, 2026 16 min
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<p>President Trump reversed course on attacking Iran&rsquo;s power plants Monday, saying they are in talks to end the war and fully open the Strait of Hormuz. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsWdd33zAT9i6mGFIYOLYnQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Tom Fairless joins to discuss how countries are working to save energy as the back-and-forth over the strait continues.</p> <p>Investigators are working to determine how an Air Canada jet crashed into a fire truck at New York&rsquo;s LaGuardia Airport. The <a href="https://apple.news/APu2aSVzeRPGjh_oCEqABqg">Washington Post</a> reports on how an air-traffic controller said afterward that he &ldquo;messed up.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Supreme Court <a href="https://apple.news/ArD0XUav8RWCH0FS-dE9lcw">might</a> strike down a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after election day. Taylor Vance of <a href="https://apple.news/A8DJtkSPlScy-KiNq0rE6DA">Mississippi Today</a> explains how that could affect voters.</p> <p>Plus, a jury <a href="https://apple.news/AfFCVRgtxRveqkaannNwQHQ">awarded</a> an accuser of Bill Cosby $59 million in punitive damages, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was <a href="https://apple.news/AsuzrmbzjRJuWBoucKmin0w">confirmed</a> as the new secretary of Homeland Security, and the 1970&rsquo;s disco hit that is said to be generating <a href="https://apple.news/ARCUe-yydTAWHRmauOUuy5g">wealth</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>

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