Today is Saturday, March 4, 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: Saturday, March 4
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroism during the Vietnam War, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 3, 2023, in Washington. Davis, then a captain and commander with the 5th Special Forces Group, engaged in nearly continuous combat during a pre-dawn raid on a North Vietnamese army camp in the village of Bong Son in Binh Dinh province. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1966, John Lennon of The Beatles was quoted in the London Evening Standard as saying, “We’re more popular than Jesus now,” a comment that c…
In 1990, Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during Loyola Marymount’s West Coast Conference tournament game against Portland. He was 23.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Celebrity birthdays: Mar. 4
Adrian Lyne
Movie director Adrian Lyne is 83.
Audrey Esparza
Actor Audrey Esparza is 38.
Chaz Bono
Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 55.
Emilio Estefan
Musician Emilio Estefan is 71.
Jason Marsalis
Jazz musician Jason Marsalis is 47.
Josh Bowman
Actor Josh Bowman is 36.
Mykelti Williamson
Actor Mykelti Williamson is 67.
Patricia Heaton
Actor Patricia Heaton is 66.
Rick Perry
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry is 74.
Ronn Moss
Actor/rock singer-musician Ronn Moss is 72.
Scott Michael Foster
Actor Scott Michael Foster is 39.
Sen. James Lankford
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is 56.
Sen. Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., is 66.
Steven Weber
Actor Steven Weber is 63.
Whitney Port
TV personality Whitney Port is 39.
