Day: April 11, 2024

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Megan Thee Stallion in January 2024.

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• Megan Thee Stallion revamped her diet for better mental and physical health.
• She cut back on sugary drinks and red meat, and started eating more nutrient-dense foods.
• Her protein-packed smoothie recipe contains strawberries and banana.

If you follow Megan Thee Stallion on social media, you’ll know the rapper takes her fitness seriously — and has the physique to prove it.

But challenging workouts are only part of Megan’s wellness regime. In recent years, she’s also overhauled her diet to help boost her mental and physical health, she told Women’s Health in an interview published on Wednesday.

Megan, 29, said that she got her fitness and workouts down first but wasn’t seeing the change in her body until she changed her diet, cutting back on sugary drinks and red meat, and drinking lots of water.

Megan started eating more nutrient-dense foods including avocados, sweet potatoes, fish, and vegetables, and noticed she felt less bloated and her skin got clearer. However, she still enjoys her favorite treats including pepper jack cheese and dark chocolate in moderation, she said.

Megan Thee Stallion’s protein smoothie

Before working out in the morning, Megan drinks green juice or a protein smoothie consisting of:

• Strawberries

• Banana

• Almond milk

• Protein powder

Carbs, found in the banana and strawberries, provide energy for exercising. Protein is important for helping muscles repair and regrow after workouts, but dietitians recommend consuming it spread out over the course of the day, not just after training.

To make a balanced smoothie, dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine previously told Business Insider that you should include fruit, milk, greens, healthy fats, fiber, and protein, she said.

“These combined help to slow down the release of the energy from the blended fruit,” Ludlam-Raine said.

Megan’s trainer previously told BI that her workouts focus on the core and glutes, but ample rest is also key to progress in the gym.

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• “The Millionaire Matchmaker” star Patti Stanger is back with a new show on The CW.
• On “The Matchmaker,” Stanger teams with “The Bachelor” star Nick Viall to help clients find love.
• Stanger tells BI what makes ultrawealthy daters tick and why she thinks old-school dating is best.

Money can’t buy you love. But Patti Stanger can help — provided you’re willing to follow her rules.

The 62-year-old businesswoman and reality TV personality first rose to prominence starring in her own Bravo show “The Millionaire Matchmaker” from 2008 to 2015. But the third-generation dating expert had worked in the matchmaking business for years before that, founding the Millionaire’s Club in 2000 to help the rich find their mates.

On TV, Stanger quickly became known for her no-nonsense, say-anything approach, which has led to some controversy over the years. But as much as the reality TV landscape and culture at large have changed, Stanger herself has not — though her focus has shifted slightly.

Now, over 15 years after “The Millionaire Matchmaker” first premiered, Stanger is back on reality TV with “Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker,” an unscripted CW series where she’s teamed up with former “Bachelor” star Nick Viall to help singles find love. But even though her new show focuses on “regular” people and not just the ultrawealthy, Stanger still knows what makes millionaires tick — and the surprising differences among daters in different income brackets.

“They’re so cerebral in their head with business, they think that they can date like ordering a pizza where people are not pizzas,” Stanger says.

Ahead of the premiere of “The Matchmaker,” Stanger spoke to Business Insider about the problem with dating shows like “Love Is Blind,” hangups she’s seen in her chronically single ultrawealthy clients, and why millionaires want women who look like Sydney Sweeney and Margot Robbie instead of Kim Kardashian.

Congrats on the new show. You have a cohost for this one — what did Nick Viall bring to the equation?

I felt he’s one of the good assets in the podcast industry. He’s giving girls dating advice and giving them the right advice.

I needed somebody who the girls respected — he’s engaged, he just had a baby — and somebody who was on my wavelength. And I liked him.

Stanger with Nick Viall on “The Matchmaker.”

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You’re known for “Millionaire Matchmaker.” How is this show different?

This show is about healing. It’s like a therapy show. I’m not a therapist, per se — I’m more of a date coach/matchmaker. I’ve been in that world for a hundred years, and my parents were, too. But it’s more about breaking your patterns, your attachments in love, your narcissism — which is a huge problem online in the community as well as in dating.

We’re trying to break your trauma bonds, your patterns. Why do you keep redoing your childhood wounds? I brought Marisa Peer on, who’s one of my best friends. She’s like the leading hypnotherapist in the world.

I brought Vicki Gunvalson on to break people’s financial mindsets — girls who dated down. Vicki was dating down for a very long time, and then I fucking kicked her ass and said, “Make a list, and we’re fixing this shit,” because Steve destroyed her.

How has your business changed since the “Millionaire Matchmaker” days?

I’m really focused on producing other love shows. Not so much gimmick shows — I’m a big fan of “Love Is Blind,” I’m a big fan of “The Bachelor” and “Married at First Sight,” “90 Day Fiance” — but I’m looking at shows to heal, because I don’t think we’re getting to the healing problem.

You see what’s going on with “Love is Blind.” It’s a great experiment, but then there’s only one person every season who maybe finds love after all those people. And I don’t think that they’re getting to the core of the wound.

The world has changed. You can’t even go on a date and expect a guy to pay for dinner. It’s like they want you to pay for dinner. I can’t tell you how many girls call me up and go, “He expected to split the check.”

My assistant’s 29, and this guy picked this fancy restaurant and had a lot of money and then said, “Can you pay for half?” And then asked her out for ice cream afterwards! What happened to old school dating where women felt they could get into their feminine and men could stay in their masculine? I’m trying to get them to stay in who they are. Now, with fluid, it’s different — gay dating, obviously, it’s different.

Stanger with Reza Farahan on the first episode of “The Matchmaker.”

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Interesting. I feel like that’s a little bit controversial…

Then don’t date. Then go to Olive Garden, which is fantastic. I love Olive Garden.

The old-school mentality is definitely something that not necessarily everybody agrees with.

Well, I think the old school worked. I don’t think this is working right now. That’s why they just did a study — from ages 18 to 35, the kids are living at home, like 50% of the population.

You’ve got this very no-bullshit approach where you’re willing to call people out.

I am more of a straight shooter and get right to the point because I am a producer. The clock is running on money, and I don’t have time. I’m also from New York and New Jersey. You know us. We got to be on the train at 5. I want to be on the date at 7. I got to get in the shower. I don’t want to hear your nonsense.

Has that ever led to conflict with one of your clients?

No. 90% of my clients are like the character from “Billions,” the main guy, Paul Giamatti. By day, he is a badass, at night he likes to be beaten up. Most of my clients want to be like, “Tell me what’s wrong, beat me up.”

I don’t usually do that unless it’s called for — like there’s been many times on “Millionaire Matchmaker” where I was asked to yell at the client, and I said, “No, he’s not asking for it.” It has to be warranted. Male, female, gay, straight.

This new show focuses on regular people. Have you noticed differences in how extremely wealthy people date versus “normal” people?

Wealthier people will go straight to a dinner. They don’t want drinks. They have to eat, and they generally love to eat. They like a good, fine meal. I always say where there’s steak, there’s men, right? Where there’s meat, there’s men. So they will generally go straight to the meal.

And then you might be like, “No, I don’t want to go to the meal. I just want a quick drink to see if I even like you,” especially if it’s online dating or a blind date. They talk you out of it and want to go straight to the meal. They like the whole ambiance thing, especially if they drink — Champagne and the whole nine yards.

Do ultrawealthy people all look for the same thing in a partner when they’re dating with the intention to marry?

The better-looking the rich guy, the less he’ll go for a 10 or a 12. It’s interesting, they’ll go for an 8.

They’ll say, I want all natural. I don’t want to see Botox and objectified. And they’re not always looking for an Emily Ratajkowski — they’re not looking for the girl that’s tits down to their ankles and low plunge.

They want that look like that girl in “Anyone But You.” She has a natural look about her. You know what I mean? At the end of the day, my guys want natural-looking girls.

My boyfriend, when I was dating him, I’d come from work, all makeup done. He’d say, “Will you take that off? I love it when you don’t have makeup on.” Seriously.

Is it that thing where they don’t want you to have makeup on, but actually they want you to have the natural type of makeup on?

A little lip gloss and maybe a little mascara. But they’re not going for the Kim Kardashian look. They don’t ask me for Kim Kardashian. They don’t ask me for that anymore. It’s Margot Robbie and Kate Beckinsale. They ask me for young, with like, the angelic look.

Stanger with potential dates for her clients on “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”

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Are there any specific personality traits the ultrawealthy are asking for?

They want someone who cooks. I tell every one of my girls, get into cooking school. But I’ve cooked since I was 12, so that’s probably why I kept my boyfriends for as long as I do. I cook. The guys love a home-cooked meal. They take you to get a Birkin bag for that. Seriously.

And they want someone who rides a bicycle and walks by the beach and someone they could have an intellectual conversation with. And maybe if their business is boring, you will listen and not be rolling your eyes the whole time.

One of my clients is in the oil business, and it’s so boring to listen to him, but the girls perk up, “Oh wow, you’re doing so well.” I just say, “Smile and move on to the next subject.” I go, segue to sports. If you segue to sports, they’ll leave the business talk. They love to talk sports. They love travel. Well, they love to talk about travel.

What’s the breakdown in terms of gender for your clients?

Lately, it’s been more women. As more lawsuits are coming out, the men are staying away. It’s been a problem. Or they’re going on the apps and using the apps. But I hear the apps are really bad because there’s no filtration system. So they put their assistant on it and then they come back and they call me and they go, “I can’t get what I’m looking for because the apps don’t have it.” Or the girls, they’re not responding to them, because maybe they’re not as good-looking, because water seeks its own level. Or they can’t get on Raya or whatever the case may be.

But it’s more women lately coming in. We don’t take them all — we refer them out if they’re not right for us. I don’t take a client just because they come in. I have to see if I have the people that would be right for them. I’m very small. I’m not a big company. I’m very particular, but I work with a lot of matchmakers across the world.

Stanger on “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”

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What are some of the biggest mistakes you see ultrawealthy people make when they’re dating?

The list is to the floor. And because they’re so cerebral in their head with business, they think that they can date like ordering a pizza where people are not pizzas. They have trauma, they have damage, they got baggage. And after the five non-negotiables and the two physical quirks, you’ve got to stop the list because the list is never going to be perfect.

It’s quirkiness. They get to the point where they’re in their 60s and they’re still going, “What’s wrong with me? Why didn’t this happen?”

A lot of my friends who are in LA and big in business, they’re in their 40s and 50s and 60s, they either have been divorced or haven’t gotten married and they still haven’t found the right person. I heard Jennifer Aniston was saying recently that she was in seven years of dating hell, and I completely understand that. Her and Reese Witherspoon, the two people I’d love to meet, because I understand what they’re going through.

These women in LA are fine wine and men are intimidated by them. I had that in my last relationship. He literally wrote in a text, “I’m intimidated by your success,” but I didn’t know it the whole time we were dating.

How long was that relationship?

It lasted almost a year. We met on Tinder, believe it or not. But he’s in another relationship now with a girl that doesn’t make money. So it’s better for him in his mind. But I didn’t know that at the time.

A lot of times you’re dating someone and they’re not speaking up — whether you’re male, female, gay, straight — and telling you what’s bothering them because they’re embarrassed. A lot of it’s communication.

It’s interesting that you met your ex on a dating app.

Well, I have a very small company and I’m not really attracted to my clients. And I would never date them anyway. That is the first way to get into a lawsuit.

I’ve had one guy ask me out and I said, “You can’t join my club if you ask me out.” And he told me to fix my teeth. I said, “If you’re that specific, then we are not meant to be because God only knows what you’re going to ask me to fix next.”

I referred him to somebody else.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

“Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker” airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

Stability exercises like knee raise holds can help you train your body to stay strong and injury-free as you age.

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• A trainer who works with people in their 60s to 90s said stability is key to a long, healthy life. 
• She said balance exercises go a long way to help you age gracefully. 
• Every bit of exercise adds up, and you can start working out now for a long, healthy life. 

No matter your age, the best time to start exercising to age gracefully is right now, and you don’t need a gym to do it, according to a trainer who specializes in fitness for a long, healthy life.

Andi Kwapien has spent more than two decades as an instructor for SilverSneakers, an exercise program for adults aged 65 and older (available at no cost with eligible Medicare plans).

Kwapien told Business Insider that she sees firsthand the benefits of exercise for people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, even if they’ve just started a fitness routine.

“It is never too late,” she said. “Even people in their much later years see improvements in muscular endurance, muscular strength, even some muscle mass building back up to help with frailty.”

One of the most important exercises for longevity is one you can start doing right now without going to a gym or class.

Kwapien said stability exercise can help anyone move and feel better in everyday activities, and fortifies your body against the natural wear and tear of aging.

Try movements like quick-step knee raises, single-leg balance drills, and core exercises to help you stay fit for years to come.

Stability training can help you stay strong and prevent injury as you age

Research shows that having good balance is linked to a longer life, based on a simple one-leg balance test.

But Kwapien goes even further and teaches people how to apply balance in everyday activities to feel and move better.

“We speak in real-life terms so that our members know why we’re doing what we’re doing,” Kwapien said. “You’re not standing on one leg in your kitchen, you’re moving around and putting stuff on high shelves and tripping over your cat. Those kinds of things.”

One of Kwapien’s go-to exercise routines trains balance, reaction time, and stability all at once with a series of quick steps into a knee raise hold. To do it, take a few quick shuffle steps forward and lift one knee, holding your balance in that position. You can also move side to side or add a quarter turn to make it more challenging.

Kwaipen said she’s seen clients experience major health benefits from the exercise — one woman said doing the drill helped her avoid serious injury when her dog pulled her off balance to chase after a rabbit.

“One of my members emailed me and she says, ‘Andi, I just have to let you know I hate that step, quick hold. But let me tell you saved me. I didn’t fall over because I had that ability,’” Kwapien said. “Not that I hope that you ever have that situation, but my hope is that the training is real life to what you need.”

Stability training is also great for building muscle and protecting your joints with functional movements like step-ups and other single-leg exercises.

Other trainers also recommend the Pallof press and plank variations for a strong core.

Stability can give you a challenging work out, too. More intense versions of stability exercises include movements like single-leg squats that can work your hip and mobility as well as strengthen your legs.

Even a few minutes of exercise a day can help you live longer and be healthier

Whether you’re new to fitness or an experienced athlete, consistency is key to exercise, so the best strategy is to find something you can do long-term, according to Kwapien.

“Start now and have fun with it. If exercise isn’t fun, you’re not going to do it,” she said. “If you have the best program in the world and you do it one time, it does not give you the benefits. Just keep going regularly every week.”

Research suggests that every minute of exercise (even walking) adds up to help stave off chronic illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

Aim to fit all kinds of movement into your life, and incorporate stability and other longevity exercises such as mobility work into a routine you enjoy.

“If you like yoga, that’s great, and if you like dance, that’s wonderful. And if tai chi’s your thing, fantastic. And if you like to run great, if you like to lift hefty heavy things, great, want to go a little lighter, fine. It’s all good and it’s all going to provide a benefit,” Kwapien said.

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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news

DAMASCUS CONSULATE STRIKE

The senior U.S. military commander in charge of the Middle East is expected to travel to Israel today to coordinate around a possible attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies, two Israeli officials said. Iranian officials have publicly threatened to retaliate against Israel for its attack on an Iranian consulate building in Syria, and Israeli officials say they are preparing for a possible unprecedented direct attack from Iranian soil. A senior Israeli official said Israel asked the United States if it could help limit Iran’s response by sending private and public warnings and projecting its force in the region. Barak Ravid reports for Axios.

The German airline Lufthansa today extended the suspension of flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for a reprisal by Iran following the Damascus consulate strike. An Iranian news agency had published an Arabic report on X saying all airspace over Tehran had been closed for military drills, but later removed the report and denied publishing such news. Reuters reports. 

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

A senior Hamas official said yesterday that Hamas did not have 40 living hostages in Gaza who meet the criteria for an exchange under a proposed ceasefire agreement currently being negotiated with Israel. A senior Israeli official said Israel has been made aware of Hamas’s claim, and the senior Hamas official said the group had informed mediators facilitating the negotiations. The assertion raised fears that more hostages held in Gaza might be dead than previously believed. Israeli officials believe there are about 130 hostages remaining, and Israeli intelligence officers have concluded at least 30 of them have died in captivity. Adam Rasgon and Remy Tumin report for the New York Times.

Three sons of Hamas’s top political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed yesterday by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. They were among the highest-profile figures to be killed in the war so far. It was not immediately clear how their deaths might affect ongoing ceasefire negotiations, though Haniyeh said the killings would not pressure Hamas to change its stance. “Anyone who believes that targeting my sons will push Hamas to change its position is delusional,” Haniyeh said in an interview with Al Jazeera. Senior Israeli officials told Walla news agency that neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had been told in advance of the strike, which was coordinated by the Israeli military and the Shin Bet intelligence service.  NBC News reports. 

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — U.S. RESPONSE

President Biden yesterday promised Israel “ironclad” U.S. support amid fears of an Iranian reprisal for the Damascus consulate strike. “We’re going to do all we can to protect Israel’s security,” Biden said. “As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad — let me say it again, ironclad.” Biden’s comments come a day after he called for a ceasefire in Gaza and described Netanyahu’s approach to the war a “mistake.” Max Matza and Will Vernon report for BBC News.

Israeli authorities have improved aid delivery to Gaza but still “need to do more,” Biden said yesterday. “It’s not enough. They need to do more, and there’s one more opening that has to take place in the north. So we’ll see what he does in terms of meeting the commitments he [Netanyahu] made to me.” Biden has left vague what action he will take if Israel does not meet his demands, and at a news conference yesterday with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, did not respond to a question about whether he would condition future U.S. arms transfers on how Israel responds. Peter Baker reports for the New York Times.

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power told House and Senate lawmakers yesterday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is “a famine, fundamentally.” Power also told a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing that “one in three” children in northern Gaza are suffering from malnutrition, and there is a “massive catch-up to do” if the enclave is to “avoid the worst form of famine imaginable.” “Let me just say that the conditions are as dire as any I have seen in my career,” she said. Abigail Hauslohner reports for the Washington Post.

U.S. Central Command conducted an airdrop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza yesterday, dropping “over 50,680 U.S. meal equivalents.” CENTCOM said that “one of the bundles landed in the shallow water near shore,” adding it “does not assess civilian harm or damage to infrastructure at this time but continues to monitor the situation.”

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

Russia’s Foreign Ministry told its citizens they should refrain from traveling to the Middle East, especially to Israel, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories. The United States and its allies believe a major attack by Iran or its proxies against military and government targets in Israel is imminent, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Israeli security sources. The Times of Israel reports via Reuters.

Israel’s foreign ministry criticized new Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris for not mentioning the hostages held by Hamas during his inaugural speech. “Simon Harris, the new Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, chose to refer to the war in Gaza in his inaugural address but ‘forgot’ to mention the 133 Israeli hostages who have been rotting in Hamas tunnels for the past six months,” a ministry statement said. The Times of Israel reports. 

Israel and Indonesia have been holding talks over the past three months on normalizing bilateral relations, according to an unsourced Ynet news site. The report says that in exchange for establishing ties with Israel, Jerusalem will stop blocking Indonesia from joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the organization including the world’s 38 leading economies. An Israeli official confirmed the report to The Times of Israel.

MILITARY CONFLICT WITH THE HOUTHIS

CENTCOM said yesterday its “forces successfully engaged three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.” “Two UAVs were launched over the Gulf of Aden and one UAV was launched over the Red Sea,” it said, adding that no injuries or damage was reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE DEVELOPMENTS

Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law today that will govern how the country recruits new conscripts. Lawmakers have been slow to pass the law, which was spurred by a request from Ukraine’s military in December and is expected to be unpopular. The law affects changes to the current system by increasing the powers of Ukrainian authorities to issue draft notices using an electronic system. Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov report for AP News.

Russian missiles and drones struck Ukrainian power facilities across five regions in a major attack today, officials said, adding pressure to the embattled energy system as Kyiv’s air defenses run low. The strikes damaged facilities from the Lviv region on the Polish border to the northeastern Kharkiv region, causing 200,000 people to lose electricity. Tom Balmforth reports for Reuters.

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS

Biden said yesterday he is “considering” a request from Australia for the United States to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “We’re considering it,” Biden said to a reporter during a meeting with Kishida at the White House. Assange is currently on temporary reprieve from extradition to Washington following London’s High Court ruling last month. Tara Prindiville and Summer Concepcion report for NBC News.

Biden yesterday pledged closer relations with Japan and the Philippines to counter China’s rising influence in the Pacific. Biden and Kishida announced new military, economic, and other agreements ahead of a trilateral summit today with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “This is the most significant upgrade of our alliance since it was first established,” Biden said yesterday, adding, “For the first time, Japan and the United States and Australia will create a networked system of air, missile, and defense architecture.” Rebecca Falconer reports for Axios.

Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death today in Vietnam’s largest ever financial fraud case. Lan, 67, was accused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion. Aniruddha Ghosal reports for AP News.

The French navy is preparing for naval warfare against enemies who want “to destroy us,” the commander of France’s carrier battle group said yesterday. “Naval combat is becoming increasingly likely … We now train for other missions, in particular what we call high-intensity warfare,” Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard said. Mallard stressed that France does not view China as an immediate threat, but added that Western navies must adapt to a maritime environment with “increasingly uninhibited competitors.” Laura Kayali reports for POLITICO.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his government’s efforts to ensure election integrity at a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada. Trudeau claimed the last two elections in 2019 and 2021 had been “free and fair” and decided only by Canadians. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has said China “clandestinely and deceptively” interfered in the last two federal elections. Brandon Drenon and Nadine Yousif report for BBC News.

A landmark bill set to overhaul migration policy across the European Union cleared its final hurdle yesterday after it was approved by the European Parliament. The bill, which had taken about a decade to negotiate, aims to make it easier for member states to deport failed asylum seekers and limits the entry of migrants into the bloc. Matina Stevis-Gridneff reports for the New York Times.

South Korea’s liberal opposition party, the Democratic Party, won a landslide majority in the country’s general election to retain control of parliament. The vote is a crushing defeat for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who heads the People Power Party. His party leader and Prime Minister both offered resignations following the vote. Christy Cooney and Jean Mackenzie report for BBC News.

A representative of Reporters Without Borders was deported from Hong Kong upon arrival yesterday, the advocacy group said, in what it called a “new decline” in press freedom in the territory. It follows Hong Kong enacting a local national security law last month that builds on a broader national security law Beijing imposed in 2020 targeting foreign interference. Jennifer Jett reports for NBC News.

DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS

The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to last month’s concert hall massacre in Moscow, the bureau’s director plans to tell a House of Representatives panel today. “Looking back over my career in law enforcement, I’d be hard pressed to think of a time where so many threats to our public safety and national security were so elevated all at once,” Christopher Wray is set to tell lawmakers. Of increasing concern is the “potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland, akin to the ISIS-K attack we saw at the Russia Concert Hall a couple weeks ago,” Wray will say. Andrew Goudsward reports for Reuters.

TRUMP-LEGAL MATTERS

For the third day in a row, a New York appeals court yesterday denied a request from former President Trump’s lawyers to delay his upcoming hush money trial. The rejection adds to Trump’s legal losses and increases the likelihood that the trial will start as scheduled on April 15. Jacob Knutson reports for Axios. 

Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in jail yesterday for lying under oath during his testimony in Trump’s civil fraud trial and the investigation that preceded it. Weisselberg pled guilty last month to two felony counts of perjury, with prosecutors alleging he lied about his role in valuing Trump’s Fifth Avenue triplex apartment at three times its actual size. Aaron Katersky and Peter Charalambous report for ABC News.

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