Food shortages and unrest spill across Venezuela
In La Victoria and Caracas, unemployed workers wait in lines for corn meal as shortages deepen. Maduro declares a 60 day state of emergency amid protests seeking recall, while inflation soars and power cuts halve daily hours. Opposition leaders warn the country could explode into chaos.
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LA Victoria
Venezuela
Roberto Sanchez
Nicolas
Maduro
Sanchez
Emer
Caracas
Ramon Muchacho
Chacao
Luis Avila
David Smilde
Washington
Latin America
Henrique Capriles
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Landslide missing persons rescue near Colombo Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka forces search for 16 missing after a landslide near Colombo. Two bodies recovered in the area about 60 miles from the capital as rescue operations continue. Nearby, an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo went off radar with 10 crew and 59 passengers aboard. A quake near Muisne, Ecuador, measured magnitude 6.7 with aftershocks feared, while global April temperatures set a record 12th straight warmer month. authorities warn aftershocks can cause damage.
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Sri Lanka
Colombo
EgyptAir
Cairo
Paris
Egypt Air
Rafael Correa
Associated Press
Kim Hjelmgaard
Earth
Doyle Rice
Tennessee lawmakers weigh special session on transgender bathrooms
Republican leaders moved toward a possible special session after opposing the federal directive. A letter to Attorney General Herbert Slatery, signed by 18 senators and 20 House members, urged legal action over transgender bathroom guidance.
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Tennessee
Bill Haslam
Janice Bowling
Tullahoma
Herbert Slatery
House
Joel Ebert
Richard Locker
USA Today
States race to curb opioid abuse via e prescribing
E prescribing for controlled substances could curb fraud and doctor shopping but only seven percent of doctors use it nationwide. New York Maine Minnesota show varied adoption with mandates looming. PDMP databases exist but enforcement remains uneven, experts warn of persistent misuse and possible substitution to heroin.
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USA
Surescripts
Paul Uhrig
Cigna
Washington, D.C
David Cordani
New York
Maine
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health
Marty LaVenture
Office of Health IT
E-Health
Health Department
Becky Vaughn
Addiction Services
National Council For Behavioral Health
Daryl Brymialkiewicz
Department of Health and Human Services
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