President Biden presented an almost 7 trillion budget on Thursday with plans to tax the ultra rich to address a funding crisis with Medicare. Nearly 60 million senior citizens in the U.S. rely on Medicare for health insurance.

Plus, a make-or-break year for the Academy Awards.

And, spring flowers are popping up early all over America.

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