PRESS DIGEST- Wall Street Journal - March 27

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March 27 (Reuters) - Following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- The Pentagon is seeking to enlist Silicon Valley startups in its effort to fund and develop new weapons technology and more-nimble suppliers, as the U.S. races to keep pace with China's military advances.

- A powerful tornado killed at least 25 people as a storm ripped across Mississippi on Friday night, devastating rural communities in its path, injuring dozens and destroying buildings across the state.

- Rescue crews continued to comb through the debris caused by a chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania that killed five people and left two others unaccounted for, officials said Sunday.

- Former U.S. President Donald Trump, appearing before thousands of supporters at a rally, attacked the various legal investigations he is facing, including a potential New York indictment for his role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, declaring "they have nothing."

- The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on the data-sharing practices of telehealth companies, focusing on widespread uses of data that many companies in the industry have failed to disclose to users.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)