National outlook showers and thunderstorms across the U S
The Associated Press forecasts scattered showers and thunderstorms across the United States with the largest band in the upper Rockies. Heavy storms expected along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, plus more thunderstorm activity on the upper East Coast and central to southern Florida.
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Regional forecast with warm humid conditions and chances of storms
The National Weather Service expects hazy warm and humid weather today with a 30 percent chance of evening showers and thunderstorms and highs in the low 80s. Lows will be in the lower 60s. The pattern continues through Sunday with similar conditions and 30 percent shower chances. The next days look fair with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. High 82 low 58. igh 93 1894 Low 34 1918.
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Weather Outlook Briefing for Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina
Elsewhere Virginia partly cloudy with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm highs around 80. West Virginia hazy warm and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms highs in the 80s. North Carolina variable cloudiness in the east and partly cloudy in the west with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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Weather Extremes Hit West Yellowstone and Phoenix
Readings show a chilly low of 30 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana while Phoenix Arizona sizzled with a high of 107. The contrast highlights the nation’s diverse April climate with a sharp cold snap in the cold regions and extreme heat in the desert southwest.
China readies weekend crackdown on protests
Chinese police prepared a major sweep as weekend unrest loomed with night shifts ordered to carry IDs and troops tightening controls in Beijing. Reports said leaders were absent from TV as soldiers checked vehicles on main avenues amid mass arrests and claims of hundreds dead or jailed since the Tiananmen crackdown.
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FDA approves broader use of levamisole in colon cancer treatment
The FDA expands access to levamisole combined with 5 fluorouracil for gravely ill colon cancer patients under treatment trial rules. The National Cancer Institute estimates about 25,000 patients yearly may be eligible, with early results showing reduced tumor recurrence and delayed recurrences after surgery.
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Congress OKs small airport funding amid budget brinkmanship
Congress endorsed a $3.5 billion emergency bill to fund federal programs through September and kept $6.6 million for the Essential Air Service program. The plan would sustain subsidies through July to September while pursuing a new policy capping payments at $300 per passenger within the continental United States.
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Senate bill to curb flag desecration after Supreme Court ruling
Senate approved by voice vote a measure adding a federal misdemeanor for flag desecration aimed at countering a high court decision that protected burning as free speech. Biden defended its constitutionality while Foley warned against rushing to amend the First Amendment.
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WV wildcat miners camp as Pittston strike spreads
Wildcat strikers camping near Logan West Virginia say they will stay as long as needed to pressure Pittston Coal Co to sign a fair contract. Tim Evans and others sleep in tents in rain soaked mud while UMW leadership praises convoy blockades that cut coal shipments to plants, signaling broader labor tension beyond Virginia.
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Connecticut man to receive payout in ITI overcharge case
A Connecticut man who accused Industrial Tectonics Inc. of overcharging the Pentagon for ball bearings will get 1.43 million dollars from a Justice Department settlement. ITI of Dexter, Michigan agreed to pay 14.3 million to resolve the False Claims Act suit filed by former regional salesman George G. Butenkoff.
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Former Ku Klux Klan member given life for 1981 killing
Benjamin Franklin Cox Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for the 1981 abduction and torture killing of Michael Donald in Mobile. The 28 year old, a truck driver, received the maximum sentence after a judge called the crime heinous and senseless.
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