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From left, the iPhone 6S Plus, 6S and SE lie next to each other in a comparison photograph, Thursday, March 24, 2016, in New York.(Photo: Julie Jacobson, AP)
iPhone SE makes small big again
If you're in the market for a new phone and you're not fond of phablets, the iPhone SE might be for you. The newest model ships Thursday, a week after Apple began taking orders. The SE bears a strong resemblance to the 5S, featuring a smaller, 4-inch touchscreen — and a smaller starting price:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The 16GB model is $399 and comes with the same A9 processing chip used in the 6S. Also coming Thursday, a smaller iPad Pro, which starts at $599.
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Apple just introduced the newest member of the iPhone family. The new 4-inch touchscreen is the iPhone SE. It boasts an A9 chip, which gives double the performance of the iPhone 5S and equal to the 6S and will cost $399.
Russia skips U.S.-hosted nuclear summit
President Obama will host leaders from more than 50 countries Thursday for an international nuclear summit despite two power players — Russia and Pakistan — missing from Washington. Pakistan’s prime minister canceled his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>trip after a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>deadly terror attack in Lahore this week, but Russia said they simply weren’t interested in coming. The summit will begin with a working dinner Thursday to discuss nuclear terrorism and promote disarmament. Obama will also take time to meet with Japan, South Korea and China later this week about threats posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and President Obama attend the opening session of the Nuclear Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Yves Herman, AP)
Tesla faces test with launch of mass-market Model 3
The automotive world will be tuned to Tesla on Thursday as the company unveils<span style="color: Red;">*</span>its mass-market Model 3 electric vehicle. The Model 3 —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>which Tesla founder Elon Musk has said will start at about $35,000 before tax rebates —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is seen as a key test of whether the firm can pull off a relatively affordable electric vehicle. Customers can reserve<span style="color: Red;">*</span>their Model 3 at Tesla stores Thursday morning<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and online after a live unveiling at 8:30 PT/11:30 ET. Buyers will need to be patient: Production won't begin until late 2017, Tesla says.
A Tesla sign is seen in Palo Alto, Calif., in 2013.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)
White House to host clemency briefing
The White House<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will host a briefing Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on "Life After Clemency,"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"advocates, academics, and Administration officials to discuss and share ideas on the President’s clemency initiative and ways to improve paths to reentry." Recipients of commutations will discuss their own experiences during the briefing, White House Counsel Neil Eggleston<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said in a blog post. The briefing comes a day after President Obama commuted the sentences of 61 prisoners, most of whom were "low-level drug offenders whose sentences would have been shorter if they were convicted under today’s laws," the president said.
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President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders. Obama met for lunch Wednesday with people whose sentences were previously commuted. AP
Hasselhoff is back, and he's maintained his 'Baywatch' body
David Hasselhoff is returning to American TV in the mockumentary comedy series Hoff the Record, which launches Thursday (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) on Mark Cuban’s AXS TV cable network. Yeah, the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Dancing with the Stars alums<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are bringing you this part-scripted, part-improv six-episode series.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Last week, Hasselhoff joined Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron on location in Georgia shooting scenes for the 2017 Baywatch movie reboot.
David Hasselhoff returns to U.S. television in the British series 'Hoff the Record.'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Hoff the Record)
Bonus: Nintendo's first mobile app hits U.S.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Nintendo launches its<span style="color: Red;">*</span>first mobile app<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the U.S.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— but don't expect a game. Miitomo<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is a "social experience"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that allows users to interact with each other using Mii avatars, which were introduced with the Nintendo Wii video game console.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The app, one of five that Nintendo plans to launch, was released earlier this month<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Japan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and topped 1 million<span style="color: Red;">*</span>downloads in its first three<span style="color: Red;">*</span>days. After users create their avatar, they<span style="color: Red;">*</span>can link the app to their Facebook or Twitter accounts to add friends.
A screenshot of the Nintendo app Miitomo.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Nintendo)
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Severe weather will blast portions of the South on Thursday while cold temperatures<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and some<span style="color: Red;">*</span>snow continues in the north-central states.
Stocks: U.S. stock futures were lower Thursday.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Life in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pieces<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Archer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>premiere.
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