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Outside Yellowstone, Flooded Towns Struggle to Recover
As officials scramble to reopen Yellowstone National Park to tourists this week after record floods pounded southern Montana, some of those hardest hit in the disaster live far from the famous park’s limelight and are leaning heavily on one another to pull their lives out of the mud.
78,000 Pounds of Infant Formula Arrives in US
A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles has arrived in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children.
Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics, and opines on a wide range of issues to more than 83 million followers.
Ukraine Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware
Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.
Alec Baldwin Sued by Family of Cinematographer Killed On Set
Attorneys for the family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” are suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death.
Mayor Quits After Saying Ice Fishing Huts May Bring Prostitution
The mayor came into the spotlight a week ago during a discussion about whether to permit people to fish on the frozen city lake.
Judge Restores Gray Wolf Protections Across Much Of US
Wildlife advocates had argued state-sponsored hunting threatened to reverse the gray wolf’s recovery over the past several decades.
Nearly All The Snow In The Winter Olympics Is Fake
This means that basically all of the snow the athletes will be competing on will be human-made.
AP FACT CHECK: Biden Exaggerates $10 a Month ‘Obamacare’
The Affordable Care Act — “Obamacare” — has inspired many exaggerated claims through the years, both from fans and foes. Now President Joe Biden is adding his own.
ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Race Remarks
Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks Tuesday as co-host of “The View” because of what the head of ABC News called her “wrong and hurtful comments” about Jews and the Holocaust.