Tornado Kills at least 25 in Southeast US on Friday; NCAA Final Four is set | Hot Off The Wire Mar. 27, 2023

On this version of Hot off the Wire:

» A massive storm ripped through the southeast Friday; tornado killed at least 25 people in Mississippi, Alabama.

»North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month. 

» Some parts of Twitter’s source code – the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs -were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing that was first reported by The New York Times.

» Tens of thousands of Israelis have poured into the streets across the country in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader’s judicial overhaul plan.

» Gwyneth Paltrow has testified about a 2016 ski collision at a Utah ski resort where a man is suing her, saying he’s since suffered from broken ribs and brain damage. 

» “John Wick: Chapter 4,” the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. 

» Germany trains, planes and public transportation halted by strike in Germany

» The NCAA Final Four is set.

—Compiled from Associated Press reports