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#StopWillow is taking TikTok by storm. Can it actually work?

Ella Nilsen, CNN March 5, 2023

CNN -- When Elise Joshi posted a TikTok video about the Alaska oil drilling project known as Willow in early February, she didn’t have high hopes it would go viral. Joshi,...

Officials find no signs of a spill after a Norfolk Southern freight train derails in west central Ohio

  CNN -- Crews found no signs of a spill after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in west central Ohio Saturday afternoon, prompting a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby residents –...

Marianne Williamson opens long shot 2024 challenge to Biden

Will Weissert, AP March 4, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author Marianne Williamson, whose 2020 White House campaign featured more quirky calls for spiritual healing than actual voter support, launched another longshot bid for...

Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms

Mstyslav Chernov, AP March 4, 2023

KHROMOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure mounted Saturday on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces tried to help residents flee amid what Western analysts say may be preparations...

NTSB Investigators conduct Unmanned Aircraft System operations for the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.
NTSB

It’s been one month since a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio. Here’s what’s happened since

Alisha Ebrahimji and Holly Yan, CNN March 4, 2023

(CNN) -- A toxic train wreck in Ohio ignited a dayslong inferno, spewed poisonous fumes into the air, killed thousands of fish and left residents wondering if it’s safe to live in East Palestine. The...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Homeland Security Department's 20th Anniversary ceremony at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2023.
(Leah Millis/Reuters)

Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was a common form of skin cancer, doctor says

Allie Malloy and Kevin Liptak, CNN March 3, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden’s doctor said Friday that a lesion removed from the president’s chest last month was basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a...

Independent lab testing finds elevated level of chemical of concern in air near East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment

Jen Christensen, CNN March 3, 2023

CNN– A mobile lab monitoring for air pollution at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, found one potential chemical of concern at higher levels than normal, a team...

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering his wife and son

Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN March 2, 2023

(CNN) -- The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, which deliberated for less than three hours, has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the allegations...

Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist and composer, has died at age 89

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN March 2, 2023

 CNN -- Wayne Shorter, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who helped shaped the sound of contemporary jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 89. Shorter died...

California declares state of emergency in 13 counties after brutal winter storm traps residents

Dakin Andone, CNN March 2, 2023

CNN -- Some California residents remain trapped inside their homes after a winter storm dumped feet of snow across the Golden State, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a...

Knives, dark clothes and criminology books were seized from home where Idaho student murders suspect was arrested, police log shows

Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN March 2, 2023

CNN -- Court documents related to the investigation and arrest of the suspect in the fatal stabbings last year of four University of Idaho students show a cache of items was seized from Bryan Kohberger’s...

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw speaks to reporters, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, near the site where a freight train derailed February 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.
(Matt Freed/AP)

Bipartisan group of senators to introduce new bill aimed at rail safety in wake of East Palestine crash

Betsy Klein and Manu Raju, CNN March 1, 2023

CNN– A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a new bill aimed at shoring up rail safety in the aftermath of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The introduction...

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