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Sub-Saharan African countries repatriating citizens from Tunisia after ‘shocking’ statements from country’s president

By Xiaofei Xu and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Several sub-Saharan countries, including Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Gabon, are helping their citizens return from Tunisia following controversial remarks from the country’s president last month concerning illegal immigration into the North African country. In a meeting of Tunisia’s National Security Council on February 21, President Kais

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All flights grounded at airport near Penn State University over suspicious device, 100 passengers bused to campus

By Samantha Beech, Gili Remen, Danny Freeman and Emma Tucker, CNN All flights were grounded at University Park Airport in Pennsylvania Friday as authorities investigated a suspicious device in a checked bag, forcing about 100 passengers to be bused out of the area and the airport to close until Saturday, officials said. The airport in

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2 more Michigan State shooting victims sent home from hospital while 2 remain hospitalized

By Sara Smart and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Michigan State students wounded in the mass shooting on campus in February have been discharged from hospital, according to the university’s police department. The tweet did not identify the students who were released but said they were previously listed in serious condition. One student remains hospitalized in

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California’s snowfall so far this winter rivals the state’s record-setting season, officials say

By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN After an incredible series of winter storms, California officials reported Friday the state’s snowpack is the largest in decades. Snowpack in the California Sierra is 177% of normal for this time of year, officials at the Department of Water Resources said. Statewide, snowpack is averaging 190% compared to

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Giant flying insect found on Walmart building turns out to be Jurassic-era find

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that predates the dinosaurs. Michael Skvarla, director of Pennsylvania State University’s Insect Identification Lab, spotted the Jurassic-era creature, otherwise known as a giant lacewing,

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