By Christina Maxouris and Gene Norman, CNN At least three people are dead and dozens of others were hospitalized after a series of brutal tornadoes tore through multiple states in the South and Midwest Friday, ripping homes to shreds and reducing neighborhoods to scattered debris as meteorologists warned the danger would continue into the night.
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Seven US government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on Thursday. The investigators’ symptoms included sore throats, headaches, coughing and nausea — consistent with
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Andi Babineau, CNN The US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Thursday, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and seeking damages over the train derailment and subsequent environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in February. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company and parent company Norfolk Southern Corporation
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By Jack Forrest, CNN Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine freed last year after two years of imprisonment in Russia, said he’d like to see the Biden administration take “definite action” in freeing an American and Wall Street Journal reporter recently detained by the Kremlin. “I want to see some definite action,” Reed
Continue Reading By Jack Forrest, CNN Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine freed last year after two years of imprisonment in Russia, said he’d like to see the Biden administration take “definite action” in freeing an American and Wall Street Journal reporter recently detained by the Kremlin. “I want to see some definite action,” Reed
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By Danya Gainor, CNN No matter what the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope or our other tools of space exploration discover next, it’s likely to be located many light-years away. But how far away is a light-year — really? Our planet’s circumference is 24,873.6 miles (40,030.2 kilometers) and our planet is 93 million
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By Matias Grez, CNN Wimbledon will accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players for this year’s tournament if they agree to compete as neutral athletes and comply with “appropriate conditions,” organizers announced Friday in a statement. Tennis players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing in last year’s championships following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Lesya Belinska está orgullosa de su hijo. Se para al lado de Roman Belinsky en su casa y lo abraza con un brazo. Belinsky, avergonzado, le indica que se vaya. El rostro de Belinsky está desfigurado por una grave herida de combate. El hombre de 42 años fue dado de
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En 2014, el entonces presidente Barack Obama proclamó el 31 de marzo como el día de César Chávez, en honor al nacimiento del legendario activista mexicano-estadounidense que defendió los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas y fundó la Unión de Trabajadores Campesinos de Estados Unidos. Estos son los días festivos y
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN An Australian surf lifesaving club has found itself at the center of a controversy following its implementation of a no-nudity policy in showers and changing rooms. Ocean swimmer Nada Pantle, who regularly uses the changing rooms after a morning swim in Terrigal, New South Wales, said she was sent a letter
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By Delia Gallagher, Antonia Mortensen, Alessandro Gentile, Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis joked that he is “still alive” as he left the hospital in Rome where he spent the past few days being treated for a respiratory infection. He stopped to talk to well wishers and journalists after being discharged from Rome’s
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN It cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation about $23 billion to clean up the mess that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank left in the wake of their collapses earlier this month. Now, as the dust clears and the US banking system steadies, the FDIC needs to figure out where to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, The Boone County Muleskinners hosted another discussion on proposed marijuana sales taxes ahead of Tuesday’s election. Columbia, Boone County and several other cities and counties have asked voters if they should impose an additional 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. The state currently collects a 6% tax from recreational marijuana sales, following the
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock. And it’s no small deal for the Chicago Cubs right-hander. “It’s tough,” he said. “It’s a big adjustment.” Stroman committed baseball’s first regular-season pitch-clock violation Thursday in the third inning of the Cubs’ 4-0
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Tim Leffel, CNN You join a long line at the ticket turnstile, run the gauntlet past aggressive souvenir vendors, then emerge into a clearing to see … thousands of other tourists gathered around the Mexican ruins. Wouldn’t it be nice to visit one of these archaeological sites without the kind of crowds you normally see
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters starts April 6 and the course at Augusta National is among the most famous in the world because it’s the only major held in the same place. Most memorable is the back nine because of the two par-5 holes that can be reached
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A decision has not yet been made on whether athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports will be eligible to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Olympic officials outlined new guidelines this week on how athletes from the two nations could compete as neutrals, paving the way for their return.
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN A US default would have such devastating economic and financial consequences that many observers dismiss the possibility out of hand. But investors are not ruling out such a nightmare scenario. Even though a default could wipe out millions of jobs and wreak havoc on Wall Street, the White House and Republican
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A decision has not yet been made on whether athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports will be eligible to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Olympic officials outlined new guidelines this week on how athletes from the two nations could compete as neutrals, paving the way for their return.
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