Today is Friday, March 17, 2023. Let's get caught up.
Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history.
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MORNING LISTEN
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TOP STORIES
This morning's top headlines: Wednesday, March 15
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
Pallets burn as protesters demonstrate at Concorde square near the National Assembly in Paris, Thursday, March 16, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron has shunned parliament and opted to push through a highly unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by triggering a special constitutional power. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
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TODAY IN HISTORY
In 2010, Michael Jordan became the first ex-player to become a majority owner in the NBA as the league’s Board of Governors unanimously approv…
In 1897, Bob Fitzsimmons knocks out Jim Corbett to win the world heavyweight title. It's the first boxing match photographed by a motion pictu…
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Celebrity birthdays: March 17
Amelia Heinle
Actor Amelia Heinle is 51.
Billy Corgan
Rock singer Billy Corgan is 57.
Brittany Daniel
Actor Brittany Daniel is 48.
Danny Ainge
Former basketball and baseball player Danny Ainge is 65.
Gary Sinise
Actor Gary Sinise is 69.
Geoff Sprung
 Country musician Geoff Sprung (Old Dominion) is 46.
Hozier
Pop/rock singer-songwriter Hozier is 34.
John Boyega
Actor John Boyega is 32.
Katie Ledecky
Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky is 27.
Kurt Russell
Actor Kurt Russell is 73.
Mark Boone Jr.
Actor Mark Boone Jr. is 69.
Mia Hamm
Olympic gold medal soccer player Mia Hamm is 52.
Myrlie Evers-Williams
The former national chairwoman of the NAACP, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 91.
Natalie Zea
Actor Natalie Zea is 49.
Nicky Jam
Reggaeton singer Nicky Jam is 43.
Patrick Duffy
Actor Patrick Duffy is 75.
Paul Overstreet
Country singer Paul Overstreet is 69.
Rob Kardashian
TV personality Rob Kardashian (TV: “Keeping Up With the Kardashiansâ€) is 37.
Rob Lowe
Actor Rob Lowe is 60.
Tamar Braxton
Singer and TV personality Tamar Braxton is 47.
Tracy Wolfson
Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson is 49.
