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Deadly explosions at a Detroit-area retail vape shop sent canisters and switch blades caught in the fire through air

By Rob Frehse, Elizabeth Wolfe, Alisha Ebrahimji and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe the Michigan vaping supplies distributor that went up in flames Monday night in Clinton Township was illegally storing canisters of butane and other materials, township officials said Tuesday. A 19-year-old man was killed by flying debris and a firefighter was

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Gangs rule Haiti’s capital. Some say they’re ready to overthrow the government too

CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Jeremy Dupin. Video by David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — From above, Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince still looks serene, its white-washed homes climbing steep green hills that encircle a glittering bay. But to step onto its cracked streets requires a careful calculation of risk and reward.

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MU Office of Institutional Equity sees fewer reports than previous year; sexual assault claims below ‘historical average’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Office of Institutional Equity saw a drop in reports made to the office in the 2022-23 school year from the previous year. The university had 919 reports made during the 2022-23 school year, which is down by 141 reports from 2021-22, which had 1,060 reports made. This year’s

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Ancient ‘star dune’ evidence isn’t missing. It’s been hiding in plain sight, radar reveals

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Across sweeping desert vistas, spectacular star dunes stand out. The distinctive mounds are among the tallest sand dunes on Earth, and their pyramid shapes are sculpted by a crossfire of winds gusting from multiple directions, creating spiraling sand ridges that pinwheel outward from a central peak. While star dunes

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Girl Scouts were told to stop bracelet-making fundraiser for kids in Gaza. Now they can’t keep up

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Missouri Girl Scout leaders threatened legal action against a troop that made bracelets to raise funds for starving children in Gaza, provoking outrage and ridicule from the girls’ supporters and advocates for people trapped in the Palestinian territory by the latest humanitarian crisis. Girl Scouts of the USA said its

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