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1. NYC considering bill to limit self-checkout to 15 items or less

   The new law could also require staff to be present to help customers who have problems using the machines

2. Argentina bid to join Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in hosting 2035 Rugby World Cup

   A preferred host will be identified in May 2027, with World Rugby’s council granting final approval the following November

3. Pittsburgh schools plan switch to remote learning when football fans flood the city for annual NFL draft

   City officials anticipate up to 700,000 visitors traveling to Pittsburgh for the multi-day event at the end of April

4. Banksy’s ‘unmasking’ changes absolutely nothing

   A new report has claimed to identify the famously secretive street artist. Louis Chilton asks whether some mysteries are better left unsolved

5. Barcelona v Newcastle LIVE: Team news as Gordon set for Champions League return after Shearer and Rooney criticism

   Newcastle need a result as they head to Barcelona for their biggest Champions League night in a generation

6. Tulsi Gabbard says risk of Iran leveraging Strait of Hormuz was ‘communicated’ to Trump: Live

   Director of National Counterterrorism Center asserted Tuesday that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the US

7. Unlike Trump, Iran’s regime has been plotting this war for decades

   Iran’s regime has spent years making plans to cope without its leadership and built a defence designed to survive and draw the US into an unwinnable ground war, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

8. Sean Penn honoured in Ukraine with Iron Oscar after missing awards ceremony

9. Brewery giant to sell 150 pubs and close another 20 under major plans

   The firm is also planning to convert another 150 into tenanted sites

10. Most popular dog breeds in US revealed as ‘amusing’ pooch breaks into top five

    The AKC has added more than 50 types of dog to its roster of ‘recognized’ breeds since 2000