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Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, March 23, 2024

If youre looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, March 23, 2024, read onIll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, Ill explain the meanings of the trickier words and well learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for March 23, NYT Connections #286! Read on if...

China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Opens to $25.9M During Quiet Weekend

Even a Hollywood hit with Chinese characteristics cant seem to revive the U.S. studios diminished status at Chinas box office. Dreamworks Animations Kung Fu Panda 4 the latest installment in one of Chinas favorite long-running U.S. franchises, thanks to its Chinese culture-steeped story opened to $14.7 million from Friday to Sunday,according to data from regional consultancy Artisan Gateway. But that...

Jul 5, 2026

‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ Review: Joey King and Logan Lerman in Hulu’s Stirring Holocaust Survival Drama

Depending on the moment, the title of Hulus We Were the Lucky Ones might sound like a bitter lament or a prayer of thanks, a sigh of relief or an expression of anguish. In the end, it also simply sounds true. Based on the novel by Georgia Hunter which in turn was inspired by the actual history of her ancestors...

Jul 5, 2026

Scarlett Johansson in Talks to Lead New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, March 24, 2024

Rebel Wilson Says Sacha Baron Cohen Is the “A**hole” That Allegedly Tried to Stop Her Writing About Him in Memoir

Ron Harper, ‘Land of the Lost’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ Actor, Dies at 91

Steve From ‘Blue’s Clues’ Shows Up For Nickelodeon Fans on TikTok Amid ‘Quiet on Set’ Fallout

Anne Hathaway Says “Hathahate” Cost Her Roles, Then Came Christopher Nolan

‘Titanic’ Door That Saved Kate Winslet Sells for $718,750, Beating Indy’s Whip

‘Bachelor’ Meets ‘American Idol’ as Juan Pablo Galavis’ Daughter Auditions for the Judges

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[This story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of The Regime.] Across four episodes of HBOs The Regime, Kate Winslet has morphed into an evolving tyrant. Her Chancellor Elena Vernham, the populist leader of a fictional, unnamed country identified as being located in Middle Europe, was introduced to viewers as a vulnerable, paranoid and easily influenced ruler who was...

Jul 5, 2026

Apple’s ‘Last Thing He Told Me’ Renewed for Season 2

‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Filming Delayed, Cast Can “Pursue Other Opportunities”

‘Ghostbusters’ Star Ernie Hudson Talks Inequitable Treatment, Pay Disparity: “It’s Not Quite That Simple” to Blame Racism

Golden Globes to Air on CBS for Next Five Years

Neon Promotes Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Immaculate’ Using Reactions From Christians

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Greta Gerwig, Lily Gladstone Join Selection Committee for Cate Blanchett’s Fund for Women, Trans, Nonbinary Stories

U.K. Scripted Content Orders — Including From Streamers — Drop Sharply. BBC Holds Steady

Business

Journalists’ and Writers’ Unions Call on Congress to Consider Threats to Their Work in A.I. Legislation

Major unions representing U.S. journalists, writers and other creative professionals are calling on Congress to make these workers needs a core priority in any upcoming A.I. legislation. Presidents of the Writers Guild of America East and West, the NewsGuild and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians wrote to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday, urging that Congress recognize...

U.S. Ad Forecast for 2024 Raised on Improved Economic Outlook, Digital Media Momentum

The U.S. advertising market is looking healthier now than in December, media investment companyMagnasignaled on Thursday, raising its 2024 forecast. Magnas latest projection is for growth of 9.2 percent to $369 billion, or 6.7 percent excluding cyclical factors. In December, the company had predicted a 2024 gain of 8.4 percent, or 5.9 percent when excluding cyclical events, such as the...

Jul 5, 2026

Nelson Peltz Wins Backing of Another Shareholder Firm in Disney Proxy Fight

The advisory firm Egan-Jones is recommending Disney shareholders vote to add Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo to the studios board of directors. The firm also backed Peltz Trian Partners in recommending shareholders withhold their votes for current Disney board members Michael B.G. Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasino. That follows Institutional Shareholder Services coming out as the first advisory firm to...

Jul 5, 2026

Las Vegas Sphere Names Ned McNeilage Chief Creative Officer

The Leadership Vacuum That Led to the Ronna McDaniel Fail at NBC

UTA Hires Eric Iverson as Chief Technology Officer

Video Game Publisher Take-Two Interactive to Acquire ‘Borderlands’ Maker Gearbox for $460M

Universal Music Group Partners With Spotify to Offer Artists More Promotional Tools

‘Deadpool’ Actor Stefan Kapicic Signs With CESD Talent Agency

Bob Iger’s Invincible Era Is Over

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Bell Media CEO Sean Cohan, the veteran American TV exec newly-hired to lead Canadas top-rated broadcaster and local streamer Crave, says hes open to working with American streaming giants to produce TV shows. Asked whether Bell Media would consider taking the Canadian rights to an indie series that Netflix or other major American streamers may launch stateside and in other...

Jul 5, 2026

Disney, Florida Settle Legal Claims As DeSantis-Iger Fight Over Special District Winds Down

Pro7 Board Rejects Berlusconi Family Plan to Split Up German Broadcaster

Animation Studio Titmouse Signs With WME

The AI Perils Buried in the Fine Print

Bertelsmann Posts Record Full-Year Profit Despite Flat Revenue

Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

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Crime & Law

Post-Incarceration, Women Often Face Difficulties Rebuilding Their Lives

The FBI labeled the Proud Boys as an antisemitic white supremacy organization and several current and former members of the Proud Boys have been charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in John Dillinger Exhumation Case

A nephew of 1930s gangster John Dillinger needs a cemetery’s permission to exhume the notorious criminal’s Indianapolis gravesite to prove whether he’s actually buried there, a judge ruled Wednesday in dismissing the nephew’s lawsuit against the cemetery.

Jul 5, 2026

Reports Shed New Light on Chicago Police Chief’s Firing

Top cop Eddie Johnson was having drinks with a woman for hours the mid-October night officers found him sleeping behind the wheel of his SUV, according to two newspapers citing unidentified sources.

Jul 5, 2026

City Attorneys Ask Federal Judge to Toss Jussie Smollett Countersuit

Brendt Christensen Moved to Kentucky Prison to Serve Out Life Sentence

Chicago Police Officer Shot 13-Year-Old Boy During Foot Pursuit

Chicago Police Board to Hear Public Comment in Search for New Top Cop

Private Trash Haulers Rarely Face Punishment for Illegal Pickups, City Data Shows

Lightfoot Fires Top Cop Eddie Johnson for ‘Intolerable Actions’

Lightfoot Clarifies Police Enforcement of Public Pot Smoking

Teen Charged with Murder in Slaying of Nurse in Little Village

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DOJ Sues to Revoke Citizenship of Chicago-Area Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse

R. Kelly Charged with Paying Bribe Before Marrying Aaliyah

Chicago Chief’s Firing Again Rattles Confidence in Force

Dorothy Brown Associate Convicted of Lying Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

Police Chief Firing Puts Spotlight on Cops Who Let Him Go

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Education

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Jul 5, 2026

Presidents Of Tanzania Since Independence

　　Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa. It was formed in April 1964 when Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form a united country. The country is a presidential constitution republic while its politics has been dominated by one party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi. The president of Tanzania, who is elected...

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Health

FDA Clears Updated COVID Boosters for Kids as Young as 5

The Food and Drug Administration has given a green light for elementary school-age kids to get the updated booster doses — one made by Pfizer for 5- to 11-year-olds, and a version from rival Moderna for those as young as 6.

The Battle over Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital

The battle lines have been drawn over Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital. Eddie Arruza reports on the fight between preservationists and the building's owner: Northwestern University.

Jul 5, 2026

Feeling Down Lately? Here’s How to Cope With Shorter Days, Less Sunlight During the Winter Months

It might be the “winter blues” for some. For others, it’s more severe and can be clinically diagnosed: seasonal affective disorder, which is a form of depression that often occurs in the fall and winter when there’s less sunlight.

Jul 5, 2026

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Politics

Bill Boosting Chicago Police Officers’ Pensions Clears General Assembly

State Sen. Rob Martwick, the measure's author, praised Mayor Brandon Johnson for confronting Chicago’s pension woes. The bill ensures that all retired Chicago police officers get a 3% annual cost-of-living increase, regardless of whether they were born before or after Jan. 1, 1966.

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate for president, brings his campaign to Chicago Monday evening. The senator and self-avowed socialist has attracted huge crowds and national attention, with polls that show he is gaining on Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. What is behind the buzz, and who in Chicago is behind him? Paris Schutz joins us with that story.

Jul 5, 2026

The Cost of Compromise

In an age of polarization and a divided Congress, many are calling for compromise. But in a new book, constitutional law professor Richard Weisberg details how flexibility and compromise have harmed the human race throughout history.

Jul 5, 2026

GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Field Questions from High Schoolers

Iranian General Acknowledges Over 300 Dead in Ongoing Unrest

2 Killed as Demonstrations Around Iran Enter 4th Week

Park on Northwest Side Now Named After Gertrud Kolmar, German-Jewish Poet Killed in Holocaust

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Jul 5, 2026

"Days of Fire"

Joe Biden Goes Into 2024 with the Economy Getting Stronger, but Voters Feel Horrible About It

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Science & Nature

Rare Plants Take Root, Bloom in Chicago This Summer

Lurking in the still waters of the Montrose Beach Dunes is a plant unlike its neighbors. The small, carnivorous plant found earlier this month is not easy to spot, but its discovery marks the first of its kind in the area.

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Jul 5, 2026

Ending the Gender Bias in Research

A team of cave-diving scientists recently announced the discovery of a near-complete skeleton of a teenage girl in an underwater cave on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Northwestern professor Patricia A. Beddows was a member of the team and joins us to discuss the find.

Jul 5, 2026

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