10 things you need to know today: April 3, 2016

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1. Brussels resumes passenger flights
2. Trump campaign reportedly scaling back Corey Lewandowski's role
3. Sanders, Clinton squabble over New York debate date
4. Donald Trump dodges Maureen Dowd question on abortion
5. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin successfully lands rocket for third time
6. Syrian forces enter central ISIS-held town
7. Azerbaijan announces unilateral cease-fire against Nagorno-Karabakh
8. Villanova, North Carolina to face off in NCAA final
9. Caitlyn Jenner to join cast of Transparent
10. Baseball's opening day to feature World Series rematch

published 3 April 2016

1. Brussels resumes passenger flights

Nearly two weeks after deadly terrorist attacks at the airport and subway, Brussels resumed limited passenger flights Sunday. Three Brussels Airlines flights were scheduled to depart. Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist said he hopes full service will be restored by June or July. The suicide bombings purportedly carried out by the Islamic State killed 32 people and injured 270 others.

Donald Trump is reportedly scaling back the role of campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, Politico reports. Lewandowski was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor battery after allegedly grabbing former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. "I'm not saying Corey's going to be fired or anything because I don't think he's going to be, at least not at this juncture," an unnamed person involved with the campaign told Politico. "But Mr. Trump's listening to other people now."

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Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign said Saturday that Bernie Sanders' team has rejected her three proposed New York debate dates ahead of the April 19 primary. "The Sanders campaign needs to stop with the games," Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon said in a statement. Clinton proposed April 4, the night of the NCAA finals; April 14; and April 15 on Good Morning America. "The dates and venues she has proposed don't make a whole lot of sense," Sanders communications director Michael Briggs said in a statement.

Donald Trump has changed his stance on abortion many times recently, leading New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd to try and get to the bottom of it by directly asking the Republican presidential frontrunner if any women he's been involved with have had the procedure. "Such an interesting question," Trump said. "So what's your next question?" Dowd had more luck elsewhere in the interview, getting Trump to admit that retweeting an unflattering picture of Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, was a "mistake."

Blue Origin, the private spaceflight company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully landed a rocket for the third time Saturday. "Flawless BE-3 restart and perfect booster landing," Bezos tweeted. "Touchdown confirmed." The company's feat is unique in that they've used the same rocket three times. Most rockets are not reusable. Blue Origin is in commercial spaceflight competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX, which has been attempting to land a rocket on a barge.

Following a weekend in which at least 30 troops were killed on both sides, Azerbaijan's defense ministry announced a unilateral cease-fire against the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh, a region occupied by Armenia. The violence Saturday was the worst since 1994, when a full-scale war ended. Nagorno-Karabakh officials immediately rejected the cease-fire. The region in Azerbaijan has been under Armenia's control since the war's end.

Villanova and North Carolina punched their tickets to Monday's NCAA final with blowout wins over Oklahoma and Syracuse, respectively. Villanova took down Oklahoma 95-51, setting a tournament record for the largest Final Four margin of victory. North Carolina trounced Syracuse 83-66 despite a weak 3-point performance. Both teams have notched dominant wins throughout the tournament, setting up what should be an exciting championship game Monday at 9:19 p.m. ET on TBS.

Reality show star and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner will appear on the upcoming third season of Amazon's critically acclaimed Transparent, show creator Jill Soloway said Saturday at the GLAAD Media Awards. "We are all part of the same community. A lot of the trans women who work on our show are also in her show, I am Cait," Soloway said. "Lots of crossover. Lots of friends." Soloway did not divulge any details about Jenner's role.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.