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  • What a difference a year makes: From nearly no snow to a potentially record-breaking pile-up in California

    What a difference a year makes: From nearly no snow to a potentially record-breaking pile-up in California

     

    After a remarkable series of winter storms, California water officials reported Monday in their April snow survey the Sierra snowpack is among the largest on record, dating back to the 1950s.

    ​After a remarkable series of winter storms, California water officials reported Monday in their April snow survey the Sierra snowpack is among the largest on record, dating back to the 1950s. 

  • Musk’s Twitter promised a purge of blue check marks. Instead he singled out one account

    Musk’s Twitter promised a purge of blue check marks. Instead he singled out one account

     

    Some VIP Twitter users woke up on Saturday expecting to have lost their coveted blue verification check marks in a previously announced purge by Elon Musk. Instead, Twitter appeared to target a single account from a major publication Musk dislikes and changed the language on its site in a way that obscures why users are verified.

    ​Some VIP Twitter users woke up on Saturday expecting to have lost their coveted blue verification check marks in a previously announced purge by Elon Musk. Instead, Twitter appeared to target a single account from a major publication Musk dislikes and changed the language on its site in a way that obscures why users are verified. 

  • Dogecoin jumps after Elon Musk replaces Twitter bird with Shiba Inu

    Dogecoin jumps after Elon Musk replaces Twitter bird with Shiba Inu

     

    Twitter’s traditional bird icon was booted and replaced with an image of a Shiba Inu, an apparent nod to dogecoin, the joke cryptocurrency that CEO Elon Musk is being sued over.

    ​Twitter’s traditional bird icon was booted and replaced with an image of a Shiba Inu, an apparent nod to dogecoin, the joke cryptocurrency that CEO Elon Musk is being sued over. 

  • At least 50 tornadoes touched down in multiple states. More storms are coming

    At least 50 tornadoes touched down in multiple states. More storms are coming

     

    Parts of the Midwest and South devastated by catastrophic tornadoes will have almost no time to recover before another round of dangerous storms takes aim at hard-hit areas.

    ​Parts of the Midwest and South devastated by catastrophic tornadoes will have almost no time to recover before another round of dangerous storms takes aim at hard-hit areas. 

  • Morning after pill brand speeds up retail access, doubles supply per pack

    Morning after pill brand speeds up retail access, doubles supply per pack

     

    One maker said it is responding to high demand for the morning-after pill, after the US Supreme Court last year ended a constitutional right to abortion, by speeding up availability of the emergency contraceptive in retail stores and introducing a new two-count pack.

    ​One maker said it is responding to high demand for the morning-after pill, after the US Supreme Court last year ended a constitutional right to abortion, by speeding up availability of the emergency contraceptive in retail stores and introducing a new two-count pack. 

  • Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files lawsuit against school administrators

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files lawsuit against school administrators

     

    The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” and did not act proactively amid concerns over a firearm in the boy’s possession the day of the shooting, according to the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

    ​The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” and did not act proactively amid concerns over a firearm in the boy’s possession the day of the shooting, according to the lawsuit obtained by CNN. 

  • The $500 billion global beauty industry is grappling with sustainability challenges

    The $500 billion global beauty industry is grappling with sustainability challenges

     

    The escalating climate crisis is shifting many people’s purchasing patterns and this extends to the $500 billion dollar global beauty industry which is grappling with a range of sustainability challenges across product manufacturing, packaging and disposal.

    ​The escalating climate crisis is shifting many people’s purchasing patterns and this extends to the $500 billion dollar global beauty industry which is grappling with a range of sustainability challenges across product manufacturing, packaging and disposal. 

  • At least 25 cars of a freight train derail in Montana

    At least 25 cars of a freight train derail in Montana

     

    A freight train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, according to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office.

    ​A freight train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, according to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office. 

  • 50 years ago, he made the first cell phone call

    50 years ago, he made the first cell phone call

     

    On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on sixth avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the first public call from a cell phone to one of the men he’d been competing with to develop the device.

    ​On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on sixth avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the first public call from a cell phone to one of the men he’d been competing with to develop the device. 

  • HSBC’s top execs face tense shareholders calling for a breakup

    HSBC’s top execs face tense shareholders calling for a breakup

     

    HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to be split up.

    ​HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to be split up.