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At least 5 killed and dozens others are hospitalized as tornadoes tear through the South and Midwest

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring dozens more, trapping others in their homes, and damaging businesses and critical infrastructure — with the threat of more severe weather looming into Saturday afternoon. More than 50 preliminary tornado reports were

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Carole Baskin’s Florida animal sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue, to close and move big cats to Arkansas, husband says

By Raja Razek, CNN Most of the big cats at Carole Baskin’s Florida animal sanctuary profiled in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series will be moving to a sanctuary in Arkansas and Big Cat Rescue’s land will eventually be sold. “Big Cat Rescue has entered into an agreement with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an accredited sanctuary in

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Lukashenko says Putin could deploy more powerful Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

By Ivana Kottasová, Lindsay Isaac and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia could place powerful strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, on top of the tactical nuclear warheads Moscow is already planning to deploy there, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a national address on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Moscow would complete the

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Turkey approves Finland’s NATO application, clearing the last hurdle. Sweden is still waiting

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s membership on Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the accession process. The vote fulfills Turkish

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US Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern following train derailment in East Palestine

By 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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