Their mission was eight days. They ended up in space for nine months.

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  Good morning.

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  It's Wednesday, March 19th.

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  I'm Shemitah Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show,

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  why a pair of astronauts on an eight day mission ended up in space for nine months.

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  How Florida's rollback of DEI policies changed college campuses.

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  And some tips for filling out your NCAA tournament brackets.

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  But first, updates on two big international crises, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

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  Let's start with Ukraine.

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  Hours after a phone call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

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  in which Putin agreed to a halt in attacks on energy infrastructure,

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  that agreement appeared to crumble.

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  Russia launched fresh missile and drone attacks on Ukraine,

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  striking both civilian and energy infrastructure.

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  Ukrainian officials say two hospitals were hit, a violation of international law.

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  Ukraine also launched long range drones into Russia overnight.

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  Russian officials say one of those hit an oil depot.

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  Before Russia's most recent attacks,

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  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said

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