SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Season 4, Episode 13 of “Will Trent,” titled “Did I Screw This Up?”
This week’s episode of “Will Trent” puts Amanda (Sonja Sohn) in unfamiliar territory. Normally the bedrock of the GBI, Amanda finds herself in hot water when it is revealed that she loaned her gun to Casey (Janina Gavankar), only for Casey to use it to shoot her violent ex-husband after he broke into her home.
Will (Ramon Rodriguez) and Faith (Iantha Richardson) are on the case, but they are confronted with the fact that the reality of the case may not line up with Amanda’s description.
In a pivotal scene, Faith and Amanda sit in Faith’s kitchen, with Faith forcing Amanda to confront the possibility that Casey might not be completely honest with her.
“I think when Faith is working with Amanda, she has a history that she sometimes covers up for the sake of professionalism, but oftentimes it bubbles out,” Richardson told Variety. Richardson went on to say that the episode felt like a “full circle moment,” given that Faith was herself involved with bank robber Malcolm earlier in the season.
“I love the fact that we could both, character-wise, connect on our imperfections,” she said. “I think oftentimes black women, especially in the cop space, there’s a lot of perfectionism that happens. For Faith to dial in on the fact that she and Amanda have this commonality, that we both fell in love and we let it get in the way of the one thing that we do best. I thought it was just such a beautifully written, smart scene that allowed us to connect in such a beautiful way.”
Richardson contrasted that interaction with Faith’s dealings with Will. She and Will don’t have that type of familial bond, but they have each other’s backs as partners every single day.
“Although they try to be there for each other in certain moments, there’s something that just won’t let the other fully crumble in the other’s presence,” she said. “But they’re always there for each other. It’s a really beautiful, complex dynamic with two complex characters.”
The end of the episode also sees Faith make a fateful decision regarding Malcolm. Faith has been hanging onto letters that Malcolm has written her from prison, but has yet to read them. Finally, she decides to throw them in the trash and shred them rather than read them. Richardson said the decision came down to removing the “rose colored glasses” Faith had for Malcolm.
“She is very smart and practical person,” Richardson said. “I think the choice to take the glasses off is very aligned with her core values and who she is and who she knows herself to be. She’s not going to be in a relationship with an ex-con when he gets out. That’s just not…who she is. I think she’s aware that, ‘Okay this happened. I made a mistake, and that’s okay. Let’s not let it linger.’”
A top U.S. central banker sounded a stark warning about the risks posed by stablecoins on Tuesday, saying that even after the passage of landmark stablecoin legislation, gaps in oversight could leave the financial system vulnerable to stress and instability.
Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr cautioned that although the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for United States Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) established a first‑of‑its‑kind regulatory framework for dollar‑linked stablecoins, much work remains to fully mitigate systemic risks.
Although it is a step forward, the new rules have yet to eliminate a lot of the risks. When stablecoins fail to take root, they can become unstable without proper discipline and oversight, he said.
Congress introduced the GENIUS Act to put order and predictability in the rapidly growing stablecoin industry. It sets the parameters for how such digital assets must be issued and backed, thereby providing the industry with far greater protection.
Barr conceded that the law could facilitate innovation and make stablecoins more common. But he said that history has shown what can happen when private cash is created without adequate safeguards.
“Stablecoins will be stable only if they can be reliably and promptly redeemed at par in a wide range of conditions, including during stress in the market that can put pressure on the value of otherwise liquid government debt and during episodes of strain on the individual issuer or its related entities,” Barr said.
Why stablecoins could still be risky
Stablecoins are guaranteed to maintain a stable value, usually pegged to the U.S. dollar. But for that to work, the companies behind them need enough good assets—cash and government bonds, etc.—to back every coin they are issuing.
Barr stressed that stability depends on one thing: customers can redeem their stablecoins for real dollars at any time during a financial crisis. And if that trust erodes, everyone can withdraw all their money at once in what is known as a “run.” And it gets even worse, because those issuing the coin try to boost financial profits by taking on the riskiest assets.
That may result in higher stock losses and a worse system if they are unstable and are hard to sell. Barr said reserve assets should be secure and liquid. Well, stablecoins can still go bad, and their value quickly disappears in the process, harming not only our wallets but the rest of society if you lose them.
At the same time, he also admitted, in a very different way, that the value of stablecoins could be misused, be harmful to businesses and legal businesses, and that there is a need to ensure people have a clear understanding and to protect U.S. currency.
Why regulation doesn’t always match reality
Barr’s warning highlights a bigger point: passing laws is only part of the solution. For stablecoins to be truly secure, regulators, banks, and state agencies must collaborate to implement and enforce them efficiently.
The CLARITY Act is based on the existing stablecoin laws. In July 2025, the GENIUS Act, signed into law by President Trump, included a regulation for dollar-backed payment stablecoins.
The GENIUS Act requires issuers to maintain fully backed liquid pools. The required reserve assets are physical currency and short-term government bills. To maintain investors’ trust in issuers, they are required to disclose all balances with their reserves every month.
Barr said, though, that there are still gaps that need to be filled. For instance, as stablecoin issuers are evaluated, there will need to be coordination among the various financial bodies to monitor and maintain compliance with government regulations; for that matter, all of these actors must coordinate with each other, and such coordination is critical. So without that, risks could slip through the cracks and get lost.
The same concerns also apply to those trying to regulate digital assets. Lawmakers are still struggling to come together to craft new proposals, such as the Clarity Act, which more broadly guides industry regulation of cryptocurrencies. Stablecoin risks could be one of the main reasons things are cooling down.
Previously, Barr had predicted that the GENIUS Act could reduce the risk of sudden market panic to the point of strict regulation. Still, he believes strong oversight is needed to achieve that.
Since its initial explosive debut, Midnight is about to undergo its first significant technical test. The context is crucial because the asset is now in stabilization rather than price discovery. The price has since cooled off considerably and retraced into the $0.04-$0.05 zone, following a strong launch-driven rally that propelled $NIGHT toward the $0.10-$0.11 range.
We are currently witnessing a shift from expansion driven by hype to a more structured market phase. Candles have tightened, volatility has decreased and the asset is starting to respect horizontal levels and moving averages.
$NIGHT/$USDT Chart by TradingView
$NIGHT is currently pushing into its first significant resistance cluster, which is located between $0.053 and $0.055. This zone is a technically significant barrier because it coincides with previous rejection levels and short-term moving averages.
Buyers are still there, as evidenced by the recent bounce, but it is unclear if they have enough strength to take back control, or whether this is just another lower high in an impending downtrend. Volume conveys conflicting information. As is common following a launch spike, the initial spike in participation has significantly decreased.
Midnight not suffocating Cardano
As of right now, its influence on the Cardano ecosystem is minimal. Although the narrative presents Midnight as a privacy-focused extension or complementary layer within the Cardano network, there is not any concrete proof that it is currently significantly altering Cardano’s larger market dynamics — at least not based on price or on-chain activity.
Early-stage tokens seldom have an instantaneous impact on the entire ecosystem, unless they are consistently adopted and useful. Instead of acting as a catalyst for Cardano, Midnight is currently acting more like a stand-alone speculative asset. Investors can easily understand this stage.
A recovery toward higher levels is possible if $NIGHT breaks and holds above the $0.055-$0.06 resistance — with increasing volume. A return to consolidation, or even a lower range, is likely if it fails here as the structure is still weak.
Shiba Inu’s volatility moving forward
Shiba Inu is subtly preparing for an increase in volatility, which could result in a short-term squeeze of about 16%. However, the context of the move is more important than the actual number.
For months, $SHIB has been in a distinct downtrend, characterized by steadily declining highs and ongoing pressure from declining moving averages. The price action has been structurally weak. The 50-day and 100-day averages, which continue to serve as dynamic resistance, are among the important trend indicators that the asset is still trading below. Despite recent stabilization, this maintains the overall bias: pessimism.
$SHIB/$USDT Chart by TradingView
But the compression has altered. In recent weeks, $SHIB has developed a tightening structure with rising local support, as evidenced by higher lows, while upside attempts are frequently capped. This results in a traditional squeeze setup: a market that is essentially coiling, decreasing volatility and a narrowing price range.
Technically speaking, a move toward the $0.0000068-$0.0000070 region — which roughly corresponds with that 16% upside projection — is made possible by a breakout above the immediate resistance zone surrounding recent highs. Additionally, this region aligns with the subsequent resistance cluster created by earlier moving averages and consolidation zones.
Indicators of momentum show this shift. Selling pressure appears to be waning, but it is still present, as the RSI is gradually returning from oversold territory and heading toward neutral. The idea that the current structure is preparatory rather than impulsive is reinforced by the comparatively low volume.
Participation is necessary for a squeeze. This arrangement can just as easily resolve to the downside, maintaining the dominant trend in the absence of a significant increase in inflows or wider market support. Because of the fragility of the ascending support line, a breakdown below it would invalidate the compression thesis and probably cause $SHIB to return to its lower range.
Ethereum faces negative signs
Although it might not have the same significance as a full 50/200-day crossover, Ethereum is getting close to what could be called a mini-death cross, and the implications are still negative, given the state of the market.
The shorter-term averages (probably the 20 and 50 EMA) are rolling over and converging downward on the chart, while $ETH is still stuck below its important moving averages. Short-term momentum is being weakened by this compression and downward alignment.
The location of the crossover is just as problematic as the crossover itself. Ethereum continues to trade significantly below its declining 100 and 200-day moving averages. This increases the significance of any bearish crossover in the short-term structure since it takes place within a larger downtrend.
$ETH recently made an attempt at a comeback but was unable to maintain momentum above local resistance, creating a lower high. Though it is comparatively shallow and vulnerable, the current structure exhibits a rising support trendline from recent lows. The mini-death cross might serve as confirmation rather than merely a warning if that support breaks, paving the way for a retest of the $1,800-$1,900 range.
Strong accumulation is not indicated by volume either. The lack of conviction in the recovery effort suggests that buyers are still cautious and primarily reactive rather than proactive.
However, this is not a scenario where a breakdown is certain. The mini-death cross will turn into a failed signal if Ethereum is able to recover the short-term moving averages and turn them back into support. This setup has the potential to spur upside through short covering.
As someone who previously starred on HBO’s House of the Dragon, she has some experience with an intense fandom. And that’s only helped her prepare for the inevitable backlash she’ll face as a woman leading a superhero blockbuster.
“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” Alcock recently told Vanity Fair of what she learned from working on the Game of Thrones prequel series. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”
The Sirens actress previously told Nylon in 2022 that she tries not to engage with online discourse regarding her projects “because it doesn’t benefit me.”
“It just makes me incredibly anxious,” she added at the time. “Me seeing my face constantly is straining. No one should have to do that. It fuckin’ sucks, man. I don’t know how the socialites of the world can do that. It’s kind of driving me off the wall. It’s an incredibly difficult space to navigate.”
Elsewhere in her interview with VF, Alcock was also asked about legendary directors Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott’s criticism of the superhero genre. Scorsese previously said those types of films are “not cinema” and compared them to “theme parks,” while Scott has called them “boring as shit.”
“I get it,” she responded. “They’ve been around for fucking ever making phenomenal films. … Not every film is for everyone. The beauty of art is that you can be selective.”
Supergirl hits theaters on June 26. It follows Alcock’s Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, as she joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.
Tether’s USAT stablecoin is launching on the Celo blockchain, its first expansion beyond Ethereum.
Google Cloud provides infrastructure support for the stablecoin’s distribution system.
A privacy-preserving faucet allows verified users to access USAT tokens through proof-of-humanity verification.
Tether announced Tuesday that the USAT stablecoin is expanding to the Celo blockchain, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network, marking the regulated digital dollar’s first deployment beyond the Ethereum mainnet.
The launch will bring USAT—a stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital and targeted at the U.S. market—to Celo, with Google Cloud providing infrastructure support alongside plans for the stablecoin to serve as a gas currency on the layer-2 network.
“More than 566 million people globally use USDT as a reliable way to access and move dollars, particularly in markets where traditional financial infrastructure falls short. Expanding USAT to Celo builds on that foundation by bringing regulated digital dollar infrastructure into one of the most active on-chain economies today,” said Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, in a statement.
“This is how we continue to extend access to trusted, programmable money at a global scale,” he added. “What matters now is ensuring these systems are accessible in the environments where people are already transacting every day.”
Celo brings significant mobile reach through Opera MiniPay’s 14 million wallet users globally. Celo co-founder and CEO Rene Reinsberg called the launch “a powerful validation of the infrastructure we’ve spent years building,” highlighting Tether’s selection of Celo for its first layer-2 deployment for USAT following its initial January rollout on Ethereum.
The technical implementation includes a mainnet faucet system enabling verified users to access USAT through privacy-preserving proof-of-humanity verification developed with Self and Google Cloud. Following deployment, Celo governance will begin the process to enable USAT as a gas currency on the network.
“By bringing USAT to Opera MiniPay’s millions of mobile-first users, we are showing what the next generation of financial access looks like: trusted, compliant, and instantly available,” said Celo co-founder Rene Reinsberg, in a statement.
Deloitte performed the first USAT attestation report, released earlier this month, showing that the firm had $17.6 million in reserves—comprised of cash and U.S. Treasuries—backing about $17.5 million in tokens as of January 31.
Tether’s flagship USDT stablecoin, which leads the industry with an $184 million market cap, has never had a full independent audit from one of the “Big Four” accounting firms. However, last week, Tether said that it had signed one of the firms for an audit, but did not reveal which firm would do it. A subsequent Financial Times report said KPMG would conduct the audit.
Editor’s note: This article was updated after publication for clarity.
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Jessie Jones, a TV actress who became a succesful playwright with “Dearly Departed” and the Jones Hope Wooten Comedies, died March 20 in Washington, D.C. after a long illness.
Her friend and writing partner Jamie Wooten announced her death.
Throughout the ’80s, ’90s and beyond, Jones had guest appearances in shows including “Night Court,” “Newhart,” “Designing Women,” “Murphy Brown,” where she played Betty Hooley, “Who’s the Boss,” “Perfect Strangers,” “”Grace Under Fire” and “Melrose Place.” She also appeared in TV movies including “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom,” “Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Baby Jessica,” (where she starred alongside Patty Duke and Beau Bridges), and the oft-shown “Wife, Mother, Murderer.”
She also wrote episodes of the Warner Bros. sitcom “For Your Love” and installments of the children’s series “Teacher’s Pet,” starring Nathan Lane.
As Jones wound down her acting career, she became a successful playwright and co-created the Off-Broadway Southern funeral comedy “Dearly Departed,” which went on to be performed by theater companies across the country. She also co-wrote the screenplay for Fox Searchlight’s film adaptation “Kingdom Come” with Whoopi Goldberg and LL Cool J.
She formed a writing partnership with her friends Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, and they went on to create Southern-flavored comedies such as “The Sweet Delilah Swim Club,” “The Red Velvet Cake War,” “Christmas Belles,” “The Savannah Sipping Society and 26 other titles, published by Concord Theatricals. The Jones Hope Wooten Comedies have been widely produced and translated into many languages. Her partner Wooten said she was the most-produced female American playwright.
She is survived by her sisters, a brother-in-law, a niece and nephews, and by her friend and writing partner Wooten.
Lee Jung-hyo, whose credits include “Crash Landing on You,” “Doona!” and “The Price of Confession,” will direct Korean romance series “Long Vacation” for Netflix.
The series is written by Jung Hyun-jung, a romance writer with credits including “I Need Romance,” “Lovestruck in the City,” “Romance Is a Bonus Book,” and “Discovery of Love.”
“Long Vacation” will follow “Demon 3375, a powerful being who has lived for centuries without ever understanding love, and Deul-pan, a sharp, highly capable hotel room attendant whose everyday life is anything but easy. When the two keep crossing paths at a seaside hotel, an unexpected relationship begins to shake everything Demon 3375 thought he knew,” according to a synopsis provided by Netflix.
Choo Young-woo plays Demon 3375, opposite Lee Se-young as Deul-pan. Choo Young-woo is known for “Oasis,” “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” and “Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight.” Lee Se-young’s credits include “Man Who Sets the Table,” “Bring It On, Ghost” and “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.”
Netflix’s current Korean romance slate includes acclaimed filmmaker Lee Chang-dong’s return to directing after eight years with “Possible Love.” The film follows two married couples leading different lives whose worlds collide, starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong.
The romance category also includes “Can This Love Be Translated?,” starring Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung, “No Tail to Tell” featuring Kim Hye-yoon and Lomon, “Our Sticky Love” with Jung Hae-in and Ha Young, “Take Charge of My Heart” starring Kim Young-kwang and Chae Soo-bin, and “Sold Out On You” with Ahn Hyo-seop and Chae Won-bin.
“I know and I understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health,” the golf pro wrote in a statement shared to X on Tuesday. “This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.”
“I’m committed to taking the time needed to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally. I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time,” Woods’ statement concluded.
The golf star was arrested in Florida on Friday, March 27, following a crash near his home in Jupiter after he rolled over his SUV, per the local sheriff’s office. Sheriff Alex Villanueva with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office told press on Friday that before 2 p.m., a truck pulling a small trailer on South Beach Road in Jupiter Island was turning into a driveway when the driver looked in his rearview mirror and saw Woods’ Land Rover overtaking him at “high speeds.”
“He saw it coming, so he tried to edge off to the side of the road. But this is a small two-lane road, and there was no shoulder for this pressure-cleaner gentleman to get off the side of the road,” Sheriff Villanueva said. “He was trying to move to the side of the road. The Land Rover overtook him at the last minute, swerved to avoid a collision but clipped the back end of the trailer of the pressure-cleaner apparatus, then rolled on the driver’s door.”
Woods crawled out of the passenger side of the car, and when DUI investigators arrived to the scene, they administered a breathalyzer test, but he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, as the test registered 0.0, per police. Authorities at the scene still determined Woods was impaired at the time of the crash. He refused a urine test at the time.
This is the third crash Woods has been a part of. In 2021, he was involved in a rollover crash in Los Angeles, and police found an empty pharmaceutical bottle in the backseat of his vehicle. Earlier in 2017, the pro golfer was found asleep at the wheel in Florida and arrested for drunk driving. Ambien, Vicodin and THC were found in his system at the time, and he checked into a rehabilitation clinic that year.
Netflix has begun production on Long Vacation, a new Korean romance series from Lee Jung-hyo, the director behind the global mega-hit Crash Landing on You, and writer Jung Hyun-jung, one of Korea’s most prolific romance scribes. The streamer shared a few images on Wednesday from the show’s first day of table reads in Seoul (above and below).
The project unites two of Korea’s fastest-rising young stars. Choo Young-woo, who won the Baeksang Award for best new actor last year thanks to recent hits like The Tale of Lady Ok, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and Head Over Heels, stars in Long Vacation as Demon 3375, a powerful being who has lived for centuries without understanding love. Versatile actress Lee Se-young (The Red Sleeve, What Comes After Love), meanwhile, plays Deul-pan, a capable hotel room attendant whose everyday life is anything but easy. When the two keep crossing paths at a seaside hotel, an unlikely relationship begins to emerge, shaking up everything the demon thought he knew.
Lee Se-young at the ‘Long Vacation’ table read.
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Netflix has high hopes for the series, given the pedigree of the talent behind the camera. Lee Jung-hyo has become one of the company’s go-to Korean hitmakers. Following Crash Landing on You — one of the most-watched K-dramas in the platform’s history — he helmed original series Doona! (2023) and the Jeon Do-yeon thriller The Price of Confession (2025). Jung Hyun-jung’s writing credits span more than a decade, including hits like I Need Romance, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Lovestruck in the City and Discovery of Love.
The series adds to what is shaping up to be another formidable year for Korean content on Netflix. The streamer unveiled a 33-title Korean slate in January that featured everything from a new season of Singles Inferno to rom-com Boyfriend on Demand —starring Blackpink’s Jisso — and Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love, the revered auteur’s first film in eight years and a likely contender at this fall’s major festivals. Korea continues to play an outsized role as one of Netflix’s most important content engines outside the United States, a reality underscored just last week by the BTS comeback concert broadcast live from Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, which drew 18.4 million viewers and hit No. 1 on Netflix in 24 countries.
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.
By Reuters and The Associated Press
Published On 31 Mar 202631 Mar 2026
A committee with ties to United States President Donald Trump has exempted oil and gas drillers in the Gulf of Mexico from protections under the Endangered Species Act meant to safeguard vulnerable species.
On Tuesday, the government’s Endangered Species Committee convened for a rare meeting to weigh whether the protections should be lifted.
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The panel, composed of six senior Trump officials, ultimately voted unanimously in favour of lifting the restrictions.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the meeting that environmental rules could hobble US energy production as the ongoing war on Iran snarls energy markets.
“Disruptions to Gulf oil production doesn’t hurt just us. It benefits our adversaries,” Hegseth said.
“We cannot allow our own rules to weaken our standing and strengthen those who wish to harm us. When development in the Gulf is chilled, we are prevented from producing the energy we need as a country and as a department.”
But environmental groups have objected to the decision, and a legal fight is expected in the coming months.
This is only the fourth time in US history that the Endangered Species Committee has convened, and Tuesday marks the third time it has granted an exemption to the Endangered Species Act.
Considered a landmark piece of legislation, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 prohibits actions that might kill or harm species close to extinction or their habitats.
The act has been invoked in the Gulf of Mexico to protect vulnerable species like Rice’s whale, which is found exclusively in the ecosystem. Scientists estimate that only about 50 of the rare whales remain.
Birds, sea turtles and Gulf sturgeon are also among the local species protected by the act.
Hegseth first requested a convening of the Endangered Species Committee on March 13, arguing that increasing oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico was necessary for “reasons of national security”.
But critics have dubbed the committee a “god squad”, a reference to the power it holds over a species’ continued existence.
Tuesday’s committee was staffed by Trump appointees, including Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.
Advocates have promised to challenge the exemptions, arguing that the Trump administration failed to abide by the protocols set out under the Endangered Species Act. They also question whether the rationale for Tuesday’s exemption is justified by facts.
“The Endangered Species Act has not slowed an iota of oil from being extracted from the Gulf,” said Andrew Bowman, the president of the advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife. “I cannot stress enough how unprecedented and unlawful this action is.”
Environmental protections have been a low priority for the Trump administration, which has rolled back existing rules and championed pro-fossil fuel policies, while dismissing climate change as a “hoax”.
“If Trump is successful here, he could be the first person in history to knowingly extirpate a species from the face of the earth,” Patrick Parenteau, emeritus professor of law at Vermont Law School, told The Associated Press. “That’s how precarious the condition of the Rice’s whale is.”
