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Month: May 2021

Rare tornado emergency issued overnight as more severe weather is on the way

Rare tornado emergency issued overnight as more severe weather is on the way

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A total of 23 reported tornadoes have struck across four states — 18 of them in Mississippi, one in Louisiana, two in Nebraska and one in Colorado. A rare tornado emergency was issued overnight for Tupelo, Mississippi, where the most damage is reported Monday morning. […]

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Boat accident off San Diego coast leaves four dead, nearly two dozen hospitalized

Boat accident off San Diego coast leaves four dead, nearly two dozen hospitalized

Tamilisa Miner/iStock (SAN DIEGO) — At least four people died after a crowded “smuggling vessel” hit a reef and capsized off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning, officials said. The incident took place around 9:56 a.m. local time, when a call came in from a commercial vessel that […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/2/21

Scoreboard roundup — 5/2/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Toronto 7, Atlanta 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 2, Detroit 0 Tampa Bay 5, Houston 4 Minnesota 13, Kansas City 4 Cleveland 5, Chi White Sox 0 Texas 5, Boston 3 Oakland 7, Baltimore […]

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Mourners honor Andrew Brown Jr. amid protests over his death

Mourners honor Andrew Brown Jr. amid protests over his death

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid ongoing protests over the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by North Carolina sheriff’s deputies, loved ones and supporters of the 42-year-old Black man are expected to march on Sunday afternoon to a museum for a public viewing of his body and memorial […]

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Family pleads to police, public for help in finding missing Buffalo State College student

Family pleads to police, public for help in finding missing Buffalo State College student

Dennis Family via Buffalo State University Police (NEW YORK) — The family of Saniyya Dennis, a Buffalo State College sophomore who’s been missing for over a week, pleaded with authorities and the public to help them in their search. Dennis, 19, was last seen on April 24 leaving her residence […]

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Unidentified woman’s body discovered in a ditch in Houston suburb

Unidentified woman’s body discovered in a ditch in Houston suburb

carlballou/iStock (HOUSTON) — The body of an unidentified woman has been discovered in a ditch in a Houston suburb and authorities are trying to piece together who she was and how she died. The incident occurred early morning on Saturday at approximately 3 a.m. when deputies responded to reports of […]

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Man charged with ‘numerous’ hate crimes for allegedly vandalizing New York synagogues

Man charged with ‘numerous’ hate crimes for allegedly vandalizing New York synagogues

NYPD (NEW YORK) — A suspect sought in the vandalism of four synagogues in a New York City neighborhood has been arrested and charged with “numerous” hate crimes, authorities said. Jordan Burnette, 29, was charged Saturday with burglary as a hate crime and “also faces numerous charges related to the […]

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New ‘Utahraptor’ state park to protect dino bones, history

New ‘Utahraptor’ state park to protect dino bones, history

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Utah’s newest state park will encompass a wide swath of land rich in historic and paleontological resources. Fox 13 reports “Utahraptor State Park” was created in a bill that passed the Legislature this year and is located near Moab, the home of Arches and Canyonlands national […]

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First lady Jill Biden to visit Salt Lake City next week

First lady Jill Biden to visit Salt Lake City next week

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is planning to visit Salt Lake City next week as part of a tour of several Western states. The White House said Friday that Biden will travel to Salt Lake City and Las Vegas on Wednesday and then go to Fort […]

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Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing US growth

Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing US growth

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression. In Utah, births largely drove what has been the fastest growth in the country over the […]

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