Daily brief
Pfizer and BioNTech have halted a US trial of their COVID-19 vaccine due to low enrollment, marking a setback for the vaccine’s development. Meanwhile, Iran’s minister condemned US and Israeli attacks on cultural monuments as leaving a 'permanent scar'. A US veteran stated that the US launches wars because its goals are imperial, and Iran’s President Pezeshkian asked the American public which interests are being served by war.
A judge blocked Trump’s defunding of NPR and PBS, but the damage is already done, according to reports.
Penn was ordered to turn over information about Jewish employees in a US discrimination probe.
A 'Kanye West' prank in Korea sparked a racism backlash, and Trump joked about Macron’s relationship with his wife.
Passover begins Wednesday, and Japanese X is now America’s favorite corner of the internet, according to recent data.