1. The U.S. Department of Education has given Maine 10 days to comply with a federal proposal banning transgender women from women’s sports. If the state refuses, it could face a Justice Department referral. The move follows a Trump executive order recognizing only two sexes at birth. (WMTW)
2. A Saco man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing an ATM from a Westbrook business in the middle of a busy work day. Police recovered stolen cash and tools. They did not specify the business. (WMTW)
3. A judge has ruled in favor of Portland and the Portland Museum of Art, allowing the former Children’s Museum on Free Street to be demolished. A preservation group had sued to protect the building after the city removed its historic classification. The Museum plans to demolish the building to make way for a $100 million expansion. (WMTW)
4. Trump says a deal for ByteDance to sell TikTok will come before Saturday. An April 5th deadline was set in January for the video-sharing app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban. Trump said, “We have a lot of potential buyers. There’s tremendous interest in TikTok.” (Investing)
5. On Monday, Hooters officially filed for bankruptcy. With the bankruptcy, Hooters is selling its 100 company-owned restaurants to two franchisee groups. The group operates a third of Hooters’ US locations. The buying group includes the original Hooters founders. One of them said, “Our renowned Hooters restaurants are here to stay.” (CNN)
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