A small corps of remote workers in Gaza has provided coding, graphic design and digital marketing services to international clients through more than two years of war. They have improvised coworking spaces and relied on solar generators to stay online as infrastructure across the enclave has been devastated. They face persistent challenges getting paid through banks and wire transfers. The work has become somewhat steadier seven months into a fragile ceasefire, even as broader recovery and reconstruction efforts are at a standstill.

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The NCAA plans to expand its Division I basketball tournaments from 68 to 76 teams next season. This change isn't expected to disrupt the familiar bracket for most fans. Eight teams will be added to each tournament, increasing the number of games. The NCAA last expanded the tournaments in 2011. The expansion is expected to generate $131 million in new revenue for tournament participants. The NCAA also anticipates $300 million in extra funding from new advertising opportunities, including liquor ads. The current $8.8 billion broadcast deal with partners like CBS and TNT expires in 2032, potentially leading to more changes.

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A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump have lost. The victories by Trump-backed challengers on Tuesday hand the president wins in a deep red state just four months after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan. The election was the latest to test the limits of Trump’s influence with voters ahead of the midterm. Trump targeted seven state senators who defied months of White House pressure by voting in December against mid-decade redistricting. Trump undertook the national campaign to redraw congressional maps to boost his party’s chances in the November midterm elections.