Pacino's Oscar Moment Causes a Stir (Newser Morning 8)

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March 11, 2024     "A good laugh is sunshine in the house." —William Makepeace Thackeray   1 'Kill Notices' Issued for New Photo of Kate Middleton The British royals tried to quell the rampant speculation swirling around the Princess of Wales by releasing a photograph of Kate and her three children to celebrate Mother's Day in the UK on Sunday. Keep reading   2 Pacino's Oscar Moment Causes a Stir Oppenheimer was expected to dominate the Oscars on Sunday night—and it did just that, winning seven Oscars including best picture and best director for Christopher Nolan. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, speaks as members of the military prepare to raise the flag of Sweden during a ceremony to mark the accession of Sweden to NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) Keep reading   3 Bibi Defies Biden's 'Red Line,' Vows to Keep Fighting Late last month, President Biden predicted we'd see some sort of ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war within days. Keep reading   4 Pilot, Co-Pilot Fell Asleep for 28 Minutes Mid-Flight A Batik Air flight carrying 153 passengers and four flight attendants had two sleeping pilots at the controls for 28 of its 155 minutes in the air, investigators say. Keep reading   5 In Documentary, Stormy Daniels Says Trump Cornered Her The trailer for Stormy, the Stormy Daniels documentary, came out last week in advance of the film's premiere at South by Southwest on Friday. Keep reading   6 She Didn't Survive the 4-Minute Drive Home Not much information was released about the February death of Angela Chao, a shipping executive with ties to China (and Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law), beyond the fact that she died in a car accident. Keep reading     7 After 'Ruinous' NFL Deal Ends, Russell Wilson Finds New Home Days after the Denver Broncos released Russell Wilson, sources tell the AP the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback has found a new team. Keep reading   8 Robert Downey Jr. Wins His First Oscar Oppenheimer, the solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan's northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and severely damaging the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Cops Rescue Family From Irate 22-lb. Cat   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved