Good morning. It's Monday, March 11, the first day of Ramadan. If you're observing the holiday, here are 12 recipes to sustain you before and after the fast. Now let's get to the news. | "Oppenheimer" dominated the 96th Academy Awards last night. | | | | Donald Trump was criticized for mocking President Biden's stutter. | | | | Congress prevented a partial government shutdown. | - How? The Senate approved legislation Friday, hours before a shutdown deadline, to fund roughly 30% of the government until Sept. 30. See how your senator voted here.
- What now? Funding for the rest of the federal government — including the Defense, State and Homeland Security departments — is set to run out March 22.
| | | Ramadan began without a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war. | | | | | | News agencies pulled a photo of the Princess of Wales with her children. | | | | New homes in the U.S. are getting smaller — and cheaper. | Median square footage of single-family homes under construction. (The Washington Post) | - How small? Median new home sizes shrank by 4% last year, census data shows. Major home builders are prioritizing narrower houses with fewer doors, windows and cabinets.
- Why? They're less expensive for builders and buyers, as high prices and mortgage rates have made housing unaffordable. But it would take years to build enough homes to meet demand.
| | | The Pentagon said the U.S. isn't hiding crashed alien spacecraft. | - What to know: There's no evidence that aliens have visited Earth, the Defense Department said in a report released Friday. It reviewed U.S. investigations into UFOs from 1945 to now.
- So why have there been so many sightings? People mistake "ordinary objects and phenomena" for alien craft, investigators found. You can read the full report here.
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