Week 11: March 12, 2023 -- March 18, 2023

The single best story:

• #16 FDU beats #1 Purdue in first round, March Madness.
  

Top story:

• Joe Biden is still president
• Former president says he will be "arrested" this next week
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Russian-Ukraine war continues
• Russia brings down US Global Hawk
  
• Saudi-Iran restore diplomatic ties; US cedes Middle East meddling to China.
• second-largest Swiss bank fails; rushed deal, UBS buys Credit Suisse.
• UBS now Switzerland's one and only global bank.
  

Top international energy story: 

• UAE becomes bigger player in oil movements with Russian oil flowing through UAE
  

Top national non-energy story:

• US economy still doing very well; GDPNow: 3.2%
  
• anxiety over risk of bank failures crash oil, stock market; some say SecTreasury is MIA
  

Top national energy story: 

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Javier Blas:

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Focus on fracking: most recent edition.

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

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Top North Dakota energy story:

• oil production back over one million bopd;
  

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Quick connects.
  

Bakken economy:

Commentary:

Entertainment:

• the Oscars: Jamie Lee Curtis wins her first Oscar;