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Families of US military plane crash describe their loved ones
A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a military refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, and was “very, very” proud of her military career, her husband Gregory Pruitt said Sunday. “I’ll…
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Illinois Senate primary tests Democrats’ anti-ICE message
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Senate campaign has been blanketing the Illinois airwaves for months. For his final TV ad before the March 17 Democratic primary, he focused on standing up to President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So did the TV ad before that. And the one before that, too. Fully two-thirds of the TV ads in the last…
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What Life’s Like for the Muslim Constituents of Congress’s Nastiest Islamophobe
Part of the Little Kurdistan mural in Nashville. (Photo by Lauren Egan) Nashville, TennesseeA SHORT FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRIVE from Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk and Jason Aldean’s Rooftop Bar—just two of the many country music celebrity–branded establishments that dot Nashville’s lower Broadway—sits Little Kurdistan. To make that trip from downtown is to encounter the American South at its most glorious.…
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Powerful storm chain brings blizzard conditions to Upper Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains. Hawaii continued to be affected by severe flooding. And portions of the mid-South readied for late-day thunderstorms. Forecasters said the storms would…
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Southeast Wisconsin schools closing due to snowstorm on Monday
Southeast Wisconsin schools closing due to snowstorm on Monday With heavy snow expected overnight into Monday morning, many districts have decided to close schools. >> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. AS YOU SEE THERE, IT’S AN ALERT DAY TODAY. WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. >> YEAH. BEEN ALL OVER THE AREA. A LOT OF SNOW UP IN OUR NORTHERN…
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz problem
Donald Trump has made many audacious claims during his political career, and he has shown a remarkable talent for convincing people that up is down and black is white. But his latest attempt at gaslighting the nation is his most brazen yet. In the midst of a hike in gas prices the likes of which we haven’t seen in decades,…
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Travel not advised in parts of southern Minnesota, another 6 to 10 inches of snow likely in Twin Cities
20m ago Minnesota snowfall totals, so far According to WCCO’s Next Weather Watchers, 15 inches of snow fell overnight in Wabasha, with areas like Lakeville and Cannon Falls seeing more than 12 inches. Closer to the Twin Cities, Savage got around 10.5 inches of snow. Champlin saw 6.4 inches, and Edina saw 5.7 inches. [Full story] 10:31 AM…
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Why Wright-Patterson Air Force Base remains central to decades of UFO lore
Streetlights shaped like alien heads line the roads of Roswell, New Mexico, where murals of flying saucers streak across storefronts and tourists pose beside statues of little green men. Nearly eight decades after a mysterious crash in the desert sparked global fascination with extraterrestrials, the small city remains synonymous with one of the world’s most enduring mysteries: the Roswell Incident.…
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Man facing questions about Missouri teacher’s murder caught on camera eating pages of notebook
Lead homicide detective Mark Biondolino began the investigation into Jocelyn Peters’ murder on March 24, 2016. Since then, he has remained connected to the case even though he’s now retired from the St. Louis, Missouri, Police Department. Mark Biondolino: I think you have a responsibility to do that. Anne-Marie Green: You wanted to see it to the end. Mark Biondolino:…
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Trump says Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but he’s not ready to make a deal
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” but declined to say what those terms would be. In a wide-ranging, nearly 30-minute telephone interview with NBC News, the president also said he is working with…
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