March 28th, 2024

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Ohio police confirm 2 dead in fierce storm that damaged homes and businesses in 3 states

By Stefanie Dazio And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024

WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) – Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana on Thursday. Chief Deputy Joe Kopus of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in Bellefontaine, Ohio, confirmed the fatalities in an email to The ... Read More »

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Ohio police confirm 2 dead in fierce storm that damaged homes and businesses in Ohio and Kentucky

By Stefanie Dazio And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024

WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) – Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday. Chief Deputy Joe Kopus of the Logan County Sheriff’s Department in Logan County in Bellefontaine, Ohio, confirmed the fatalities in an ... Read More »

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Tornado tears through Indiana community, causing ‘many significant injuries,’ police say

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana State Police said there are “many significant injuries” after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters that damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky. “There have been many, many significant injuries, but I ... Read More »

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Police say ‘many significant injuries’ after tornado tears through Indiana community

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

MADISON, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana State Police said there are “many significant injuries” after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters that damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky. “There have been many, many significant injuries, but I ... Read More »

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Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea early Friday, causing damage to the vessel, authorities said. The attack off the port city of Hodeida comes as part of the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza ... Read More »

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Damaging tornadoes move through Midwest, as officials in Indiana try to confirm deaths

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

MADISON, Ind. (AP) – Authorities in Indiana said they were working to confirm reports of fatalities from a tornado that was part of storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters in parts of Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses. Storm damage in Indiana was reported in the east central city of Winchester, ... Read More »

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Damaging tornadoes move through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

MADISON, Ind. (AP) – Suspected tornado raked parts of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky on Thursday, damaging dozens of homes and leaving people without electricity, authorities said. Forecasters are aware of damage in the Lakeview, Ohio, area and across the region and plan to survey the area Friday to confirm the tornado, said Scott Hickman, a ... Read More »

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Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile

By Brian Slodysko And Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday’s primary election, there’s mounting anxiety inside the GOP that Bernie Moreno may emerge with the nomination. After vaulting into the top tier of contenders with a coveted ... Read More »

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James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan

By Ed White, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. The jury verdict means James Crumbley has joined ... Read More »

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Senegal’s top opposition leader is freed from prison ahead of presidential election

By Babacar Dione And Jessica Donati, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday just ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for March 24, his lawyer said. Sonko’s lawyer Bamba Cisse told The Associated Press that Sonko and his key ally, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were both set free. It wasn’t immediately clear ... Read More »

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Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin’s rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead

By Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent. The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups and given ... Read More »

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