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Tornado pummels central Arkansas, killing at least 2, injuring dozens

2 Apr 2023

By Steve Gorman and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -A fierce tornado blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and neighboring towns on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens as it sheared roofs and walls from many buildings, flipped over vehicles and downed trees and power lines, officials said. Hours later another tornado or extreme burst …

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‘Absolute chaos’: Illinois theater roof collapse sums up destruction by storms

2 Apr 2023

By Kanishka Singh and Ashraf Fahim WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A rock concert was in store on a Friday evening at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, with hundreds of people looking forward to an evening of death metal music to start the weekend. What followed was “chaos, absolute chaos” in the words of Belvidere Police …

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Wall Street Journal demands immediate release of reporter arrested in Russia

2 Apr 2023

(Reuters) – The Wall Street Journal on Saturday demanded the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow-based correspondent who was arrested by Russia’s FSB security service on suspicion of spying. “Evan’s case is a vicious affront to a free press, and should spur outrage in all free people and governments throughout the world, the newspaper …

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Survivor of Mexico detention fire and his family cross into U.S.

1 Apr 2023

By Lizbeth Diaz El PASO (Reuters) – After her husband survived a fire which killed dozens of migrants at a detention center in northern Mexico, Venezuelan Viangly Infante crossed into the United States on Saturday, in search of new opportunities for her three children. Infante’s husband, Eduard Caraballo, was transferred by ambulance from a hospital …

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US softens cut to Medicare Advantage 2024 payments

1 Apr 2023

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government announced on Friday a lower than expected 1.1% average cut of 2024 reimbursement rates for health insurers that offer coverage through the Medicare Advantage program, boosting shares of the market’s largest players. It improved the rates it would pay insurers after pushback from the industry, which …

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US Senator John Fetterman discharged from hospital after depression treatment

1 Apr 2023

By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman has been discharged from hospital where he was treated for weeks for depression, his office said on Friday, adding he will return to the Senate mid-April. Fetterman’s depression is now in remission, his office said in a statement, citing a doctor. The …

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Biden visits tornado-hit Mississippi town

1 Apr 2023

By Steve Holland ROLLING FORK, Mississippi (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday consoled families of victims and toured scenes of devastation in a Mississippi town after storms last week killed 26 people and destroyed homes and property in Mississippi and Alabama. Biden and first lady Jill Biden drove through Rolling Fork, Friday afternoon, viewing …

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Idaho bill would ban minors from travel for abortions without parental consent

31 Mar 2023

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Helping a minor cross state lines to terminate a pregnancy without her parents’ consent would become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison under a bill passed Thursday by Idaho’s Republican-dominated legislature. The bill would also allow a man who impregnates a woman – including rapists – …

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