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Seven are dead after an explosion at a candy factory in West Reading

Death toll climbs to 7 in Pennsylvania candy factory explosion as all missing individuals are accounted for, officials say

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN Two additional bodies have been found by search and rescue teams working to locate missing individuals after the explosion of an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory last week, raising the incident’s death toll to seven people, officials said Sunday. “We do believe them to be the remaining presumptive missing

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Death toll from explosion at Pennsylvania candy factory climbs to 4 as hope of finding more survivors wanes

By Sara Smart, Samantha Beech, Zoe Sottile and Dakin Andone, CNN A fourth person has been confirmed dead in an explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory, officials said Sunday, as rescue crews continue to search for three others who remain missing amid waning hope of finding more survivors. Rescue crews located the fourth victim

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A three-day strike for better pay ended with a large rally on March 23.

Los Angeles Unified School District has reached an agreement in negotiations with workers union

By Taylor Romine, CNN The Los Angeles Unified School District and Service Employees International Union Local 99 have reached a deal following a three-day strike, officials said in a news conference Friday evening. The union represents about 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other student services staff, and was calling for

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A US Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of an agent on October 6

US immigration authorities have transferred 34 migrants from border with Canada to Texas for processing

By Rosa Flores, CNN US Customs and Border Protection recently transferred 34 Mexican nationals from the Swanton Border Patrol Sector on the US border with Canada, to El Paso, Texas, for immigration processing at a southern border facility, according to a federal law enforcement source familiar with operations. The individuals were transported on a CBP-contracted

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Drone footage from the National Transportation Safety Board shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine

Pennsylvania school district sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine train derailment

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN A Pennsylvania school district is suing Norfolk Southern for negligence stemming from last month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the subsequent “controlled” release of toxic chemicals at the derailment site, according to a complaint filed Thursday. The Blackhawk School District in Beaver County is alleging “the toxic fires and

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Several dozen protesters gathered Tuesday at West Texas A&M University in Canyon

Student-led LGBT+ organization sues West Texas A&M president after he canceled student charity drag show

By Raja Razek, Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris, CNN A West Texas A&M student-led LGBT+ organization and its leaders have filed a federal lawsuit after a student drag show was canceled Monday by the university’s president, who called such shows “derisive, divisive and demoralizing misogyny,” drawing backlash from students and free speech advocates. The lawsuit

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California Gov. Newsom rolls back some drought restrictions, keeps others, as recent storms ease dry spell

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the removal of some drought restrictions, while keeping other measures to bolster water supply for vulnerable communities and develop water resilience after a parade of atmospheric river storms pummeled the state and boosted water supply in recent months. Against the backdrop of the Dunnigan

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