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The largest fresh egg producer in the U.S. says it has stopped production at a plant in the Texas Panhandle after bird flu was found in the flock. Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods said Monday it destroyed 1.6 million laying hens and 377,000 pullets. The facility is located on the Texas-New Mexico border about 85 miles southwest of Amarillo. Cal-Maine says it is moving production to other facilities to minimize disrupting its egg supply. The company says there is no known risk with eggs in the market and no eggs have been recalled.

An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world Tuesday. Friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to besieged Palestinians with the charity World Central Kitchen. Killed were three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an American-Canadian dual citizen and a Palestinian. Not all have been identified yet. Saif Issam Abu Taha was a 27-year-old Palestinian man who had worked since early this year as a driver for the group. Читать дальше...

Crews have opened a second temporary channel allowing limited marine traffic to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which is blocking the vital port’s main shipping channel. Authorities said Tuesday that work is also continuing to open a third channel that will allow larger vessels to pass through the bottleneck since the bridge collapse one week ago. The channels are primarily for vessels helping with the cleanup effort. Meanwhile, Gov. Wes Moore said at a news... Читать дальше...

Stocks had their worst day in four weeks, as Wall Street hits the brakes on what’s been a nearly unstoppable romp. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1%, and the Nasdaq composite gave back 1%. Worries are rising that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates fewer times than expected this year. Concerns have also grown that the U.S. stock market had become too expensive after leaping since late October. Health insurers helped lead the market lower after the... Читать дальше...

COPPELL, Texas (AP) — COPPELL, Texas (AP) — Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $36.2 million.

A winter-like storm is expected to bring biting cold and snow to California.

Jon Stewart skewered Bay Area tech execs and complained about his Apple bosses.

Democrats hope that a ballot measure seeking to preserve abortion rights will put Florida back in play as the nation’s largest presidential swing state. On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with two rulings: One paves the way for a six-week abortion ban and the other will give voters the opportunity to repeal the ban as they also cast their vote for president. While the battle over abortion has translated into electoral success for abortion rights advocates in other states... Читать дальше...

A 17-year-old was shot and killed outside the Powell Street BART Station on Thursday night. 

Oklahoma's attorney general is urging the state's highest court to stop the creation of what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school. Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond and attorneys for the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board presented their arguments Tuesday to the state Supreme Court. Drummond argued the creation of the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School is a violation of both state and federal law and constitutions. If approved... Читать дальше...

The president of Cyprus says he has personally asked the head of the European Union’s executive arm to intercede with Lebanese authorities so that they could put a stop to boatloads of Syrian refugees from heading to the east Mediterranean island nation. President Nikos Christodoulides told reporters Tuesday that Lebanon is the beneficiary of significant EU financial aid for both its own citizens and for the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees it continues to host, but that doesn’t come without strings attached. Читать дальше...

Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family’s search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The award, announced Tuesday, includes a $15,000 cash prize. The four other finalists, Jamel Brinkley for “Witness,” Henry Hoke for “Open Throat,” Alice McDermott for “Absolution” and Colin Winnette for “Users,” will each receive $5,000. Previous winners of the PEN/Faulkner award include Philip Roth, Ann Patchett and Deesha Philyaw.

A San Francisco neighborhood is being asked to shelter in place due to a gas leak. 

Some very big names have been ruled out.

The mayor of the Texas city that was the site of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history has announced his resignation, citing health issues. City of Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith said Monday that he's stepping down immediately though he didn't elaborate on the health issues. He leaves his post empty the same week the city’s police chief is set to depart. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez recently announced his last day would be April 6. Rodriguez was on vacation during the deadly Robb Elementary School shooting in May 2022. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran has been identified as the man accused of ramming an SUV into a barrier at the front gate of the FBI's Atlanta office.

Embattled co-working space provider WeWork says it expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of May, touting lease-restructuring efforts that it estimates will bring $8 billion in future rental savings. Cutting back on real estate costs has been a top priority for WeWork since the New York-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November. Now, WeWork says it has “determined a final path forward” in 90% of the company’s about 500 wholly owned locations in its global real estate portfolio. Читать дальше...

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to once again allow absentee ballot drop boxes in places beyond the election offices they are now restricted to. Evers wants the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that banned the boxes from being deployed throughout communities in the presidential battleground state. Former President Donald Trump has argued for limiting boxes to county clerks' offices, claiming without evidence putting them elsewhere leads to election fraud. The governor filed his argument with the court Tuesday. Читать дальше...

The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state’s former coal-fired generating station. Avangrid’s New England Wind is the United States’ eighth large offshore wind project to be greenlit, and is tied for the largest ever approved, but will probably end up smaller. The project, to be built in two phases, was approved for up to 129 turbines capable of generating up to 2,600 megawatts of electricity. Читать дальше...

The quip from the broadcaster clearly resonated with many Giants fans.

A streak of lights appeared in the sky over Southern California on Monday night.

Greek authorities have ordered an urgent investigation into a woman’s fatal stabbing outside an Athens police precinct where she had just requested protection from an ex-boyfriend. The 28-year-old’s death has triggered new calls by left-wing opposition parties for the intentional killing of women or girls with a gender-related motivation to be recognized as a distinct term in Greece’s criminal code. The Athens stabbing was the sixth femicide reported in Greece this year. In 2023, 15 were reported.

Global Forecast as of 18:00 GMT Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Tuesday's Weather Condition;Tuesday's High Temp (F);Tuesday's Low Temp (F);Wednesday's Weather Condition;Wednesday's High Temp (F);Wednesday's Low Temp (F);Wednesday's Wind Direction;Wednesday's Wind Speed (MPH);Wednesday's Humidity (%);Wednesday's Chance of Precip. (%);Wednesday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Clouds and sun;92;82;A t-storm around;91;80;SW;11;77%;64%;13

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Clearing;83;69;A shower in the a.

A Belarusian human rights group says a well-known activist was arrested on charges punishable by up to four years in prison. The Viasna group reported on Tuesday that Dzmitry Kuchuk, whose Green Party was shut down last year, has been charged with “organizing activities that grossly violate public order.” Belarus, Russia’s neighbor of 9.5 million people, was rocked by mass protests after a disputed 2020 election gave its authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko his sixth term in office. More... Читать дальше...

The Splash Brothers could take on two of the world's best shooters.