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Authorities in Russia’s Far East have called off a rescue effort for 13 workers trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine and declared them dead. The miners got trapped on March 18 at a depth of about 400 feet when part of the mine collapsed in the Zeysk district of the Amur region, about 3,000 miles east of Moscow. About 200 rescuers used powerful pumps to try to take out water that flooded the mine, posing a challenge to the salvage operation. Regional authorities and the mine operator... Читать дальше...

Today in History

Today is Saturday, April 13, the 104th day of 2024. There are 262 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first Black performer to win an Academy Award for best actor or best actress with his performance in “Lilies of the Field.”

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In 1743, the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was born in Shadwell in the Virginia Colony.

In 1861, at the start of the Civil War... Читать дальше...

Today in History

Today is Friday, April 12, the 103rd day of 2024. There are 263 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 12, 1861, the U.S. Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

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In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia, at age 63; he was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.

In 1955, the Salk vaccine against polio was declared safe and effective. Читать дальше...

Today in History

Today is Thursday, April 11, the 102nd day of 2024. There are 264 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. (Napoleon later escaped from Elba and returned to power in March 1815... Читать дальше...

Today in History

Today is Wednesday, April 10, the 101st day of 2024. There are 265 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 10, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

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In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.

In 1932, German President Paul Von Hindenburg was reelected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. Читать дальше...

Today in History

Today is Monday, April 8, the 99th day of 2024. There are 267 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.

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In 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and his expedition began exploring the Florida coastline.

In 1864, the United States Senate passed, 38-6, the 13th Amendment... Читать дальше...

Today in History

Today is Sunday, April 7, the 98th day of 2024. There are 268 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 7, 1994, civil war erupted in Rwanda, a day after a mysterious plane crash claimed the lives of the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi; in the months that followed, hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates were slaughtered by Hutu extremists.

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In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Читать дальше...

John and Melody Hennessee have put a $10,000 deposit down on a one-bedroom apartment aboard Storylines’ MV Narrative—and they'll be able to vote on where to set sail.

Japan’s imperial family has made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial Household Agency, a government agency in charge of the family’s affairs, posted 60 photos and five videos showing Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako’s public appearances over the past three months. By Monday evening, their verified account had more than 270,000 followers. The Japanese royal family’s social media debut... Читать дальше...

An old land mine found by children in eastern Afghanistan has exploded while they were playing with it, killing nine children. A Taliban spokesman says the mine, which the children found near their village in Ghazni province, was from decades ago. He says the explosion Sunday killed five boys and four girls who were 5 to 10 years old. Afghanistan has suffered from decades of war and remains highly dangerous for children who collect scrap metal to sell to support their families. Many are killed or... Читать дальше...

With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up. The 73-year-old Modi first swept to power in 2014 on promises of economic development, presenting himself as an outsider cracking down on corruption. Since then, he has fused religion with politics in a formula that has attracted wide support from the country’s majority Hindu population. Читать дальше...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Sunday reported a loss of $9.4 million in its fourth quarter.

A court in Indian has placed a top opposition leader in two weeks of judicial detention after his 10 days in the custody of a federal agency expired. Opposition leaders says the case is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on rivals ahead of a national election later this month. Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party, is the top elected official in the city of New Delhi and one of the country’s most consequential politicians of the past decade. Читать дальше...

The Nation's Weather for Monday, April 1, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

A potent storm will continue to track eastward across the

center of the nation today, spreading rain and thunderstorms

from the mid-Atlantic to the Midwest. As the cold front

associated with this storm shifts eastward over the southern

Plains, severe thunderstorms can develop from southern

Illinois and Indiana to northeastern Texas in the afternoon

and at night, bringing the risk of flooding downpours... Читать дальше...

Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of people returned to Shifa Hospital and the surrounding area after the withdrawal early Monday, where they found bodies inside and outside of the facility. The military has described the raid as one of the most successful operations of the nearly six-month war, saying it killed scores of Hamas and other militants, as well as seizing valuable intelligence. Читать дальше...

Pakistani officials say the bodies of five Chinese nationals who were killed last week in a suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan have been flown to Beijing. The bodies were sent to Beijing overnight from a military air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. The development came a week after the Chinese, along with their Pakistani driver, were killed when the suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into their vehicle in the volatile northwest as they were heading to Pakistan’s biggest hydropower project, Dasu Dam, where they worked. Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise City Council Member Luci Willits was a junior in college when she had her first child.

Police say a man was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting inside a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant. The city's police department says the shooting around 3 p.m. Sunday began within minutes of the male suspect’s arrival when the suspect and the man who died got into an argument that “significantly escalated within moments.” Investigators were interviewing injured victims at the hospital to determine what happened. Police say the suspect and the car used to flee the scene were... Читать дальше...

South Korea’s president has vowed not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions. In a nationally televised speech on Monday, President Yoon Suk Yeol called the walkouts by doctors “an illegal collective action” that poses “a grave threat to our society.” About 12,000 medical interns and residents in South Korea have been on strike for six weeks, causing hundreds of cancelled surgeries and other treatments at university hospitals. Читать дальше...

Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after a 2-week raid, leaving vast destruction.

Kansas lawmakers are approaching a deadline to pass pending legislation or let it die. The Republican-controlled Legislature is heading into its annual spring break and most bills that don't pass Friday will simply fade away when politicians return for a short wrap-up session. GOP leaders still hope to cut taxes, though some in the party are backing off a proposal to create a single personal income tax rate. The state currently has three. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly opposes the so-called flat tax proposal. Читать дальше...

Dr. John Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, his career intertwined with a U.S. program that has transformed care in some of the hardest-hit countries and saved an estimated 25 million lives. He spoke to The Associated Press during a battle over funding in Congress that imperils the future of the AIDS program, called PEPFAR. Before it was started 20 years ago, there was almost no affordable effective treatment anywhere between South Africa and the Sahara. Nkengason recalls... Читать дальше...

In Donald Trump's speeches and online posts, the Republican presidential candidate has ramped up anti-immigrant rhetoric and his messaging often relies on falsehoods about migration. But it's resonating with many of his core supporters going back a decade, to “build the wall” chants at his campaign rallies. President Joe Biden portrays the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as a policy dispute that Congress can fix. And he criticizes Republicans in Washington for backing away from a border security deal after facing criticism from Trump. Читать дальше...

The trial of a man charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children is set to begin in Idaho. Chad Daybell’s trial is expected to last up to 10 weeks, with jury selection scheduled to get underway in Boise on Monday. The 55-year-old is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, insurance fraud and grand theft by deception. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Lori Vallow Daybell, the children's mother, has been sentenced to life in prison. Читать дальше...

A ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts opened in the landmark federal law. Legislators in Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida are pursuing state voting rights acts, building on ones enacted by several other states, including New York and Connecticut. Democratic-led states have been taking matters into their own hands while national legislation to expand voting... Читать дальше...