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Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region.

Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, including one responsible for at least four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service office in Chicago.

The storms shattered windows, tore off roofs and smashed vehicles in Kankakee. Wood... Read More

King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change

WASHINGTON (AP) — The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that depend on each other — like flowers blooming too early and pollinating bees arriving too late. But researchers have found the rare critter that's getting a boost from the change: King penguins.

A new study of 19,000 king penguins in a sub-Antarctic island chain found their breeding is starting 19 days earlier than it did in 2000. Mating earlier has increased the breeding success rate by 40%, according to a study in Wednesday's journal... Read More

Trump visits Ohio and Kentucky to downplay Iran war's effect on economy and target a GOP antagonist

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is visiting Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday to argue that his policies can steady an economy facing shock waves from the war on Iran and to try to defeat one of the few congressional Republicans who has dared to defy him.

In Cincinnati, the Republican president will tour Thermo Fisher Scientific, a pharmaceutical company. There, he'll tout efforts to lower prescription drug prices, a key part of his attempts to show his administration is focused on making the cost of living more affordable for many Americans ahead of November's midterm... Read More

Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices

PARIS (AP) — A group representing many of the world's wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects of the Iran war on energy markets and the halt of cargo shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Paris-based International Energy Agency said it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members’ emergency reserves, which is more than double the 182.7 million barrels that the IEA's 32 member countries released in 2022 in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of... Read More

PGA Tour targets bigger fields in bigger markets as it moves closer to new model

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour wants to double the number of signature events and expand fields to 120 players with a 36-hole cut as it looks to overhaul its competitive model to bring the best players together on the best golf courses in big markets.

It also would lead to two tracks of tournaments — some two dozen elite events and the rest of the tournaments that would be geared toward promotion.

Missing from CEO Brian Rolapp's news conference on Wednesday were several key details, and he emphasized that nothing has been finalized.

“It is... Read More

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Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change

Trump visits Ohio and Kentucky to downplay Iran war's effect on economy and target a GOP antagonist

Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices

PGA Tour targets bigger fields in bigger markets as it moves closer to new model

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