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Man arrested after allegedly trying to open emergency door on

CNN  —  A Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon three times during a flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Monday, after attempting to open an… Read Full Article Here CNN

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Ohio toxic train disaster leads to more concerns in other states

CNN  —  The aftermath of the toxic train wreck in Ohio keeps spreading to more states as scientists say tests in East Palestine show unusually high levels of some chemicals. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is the latest… Read Full Article Here CNN

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Hazardous chemical spill from commercial truck crash has

CNN  —  A crash involving a commercial tractor truck hauling liquid nitric acid has led to evacuation orders as a hazardous spill prompted officials to close a portion of Interstate 10 in Tucson, Arizona, officials said. The interstate was shut down in both directions between Rita and Kolb roads Tuesday, and the “extensive closure” is […]

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Ukraine’s anti-corruption searches reveal luxury watches, cars

CNN  —  Ukrainian authorities have conducted a series of anti-corruption raids across the country, uncovering stashes of cash as well as luxury watches and cars. Among those caught up in the investigations is the acting head of the Kyiv tax authority, who was allegedly part of a scheme to overlook 45 billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($1.2 […]

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With a Russian offensive looming, Ukrainian officials battle to

Pripyat, Ukraine CNN  —  A few kilometers from the Belarus border, Ukrainian forces are training for what they expect to be a brutal spring. Ageing T-72 tanks – some twice the age of their crews – fire off rounds into the mist, while ground troops practise storming abandoned buildings. Some of the training takes place […]

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Russia’s war in Ukraine sparked a historic food crisis. It’s not

London CNN  —  Grain is once again leaving Ukrainian ports. The price of fertilizer is falling sharply. Billions of dollars in aid has been mobilized. Yet the world is still in the grips of the worst food crisis in modern history, as Russia’s war in Ukraine shakes global agricultural systems already grappling with the effects […]

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Damaging weather menaces the Southeast as a ‘brutal’ storm system

CNN  —  A major winter storm that brought snow and freezing rain to its colder northern end and severe storms and tornadoes on its warmer southern end is threatening more severe weather as it treks east. Meanwhile, another powerful storm system is hitting the West Coast – right on the heels of the last round […]

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Major storm leaves trail of destruction as it barrels across

CNN  —  A major, multi-hazard storm is leaving a trail of destruction as it barrels across the country on Tuesday and continues to bring the risk of strong tornadoes and flooding to the South, and ice and snow to the Plains and Upper Midwest. The storm, which triggered deadly floods in California over the weekend, […]

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Death toll in Buffalo house fire rises to 5 children with 2 other

CNN  —  Two more children are dead following a New Year’s Eve house fire in Buffalo, New York, city Communications Director Michael DeGeorge told CNN Monday. A 2-year-old and a 4-year-old died after three girls – aged 7, 8, and 10 – died as a result of the fire which happened Saturday morning, according to […]

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Second quake in two weeks sends Northern California back to

CNN  —  Northern California officials are back in clean-up mode after the second earthquake in two weeks struck the region Sunday morning, cracking walls and roads. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake was shallow, striking at a depth of about 19 miles, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. It was centered about 30 miles south of Eureka […]