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1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Travelers on an East Tennessee interstate were forced to brake for workers — and drones, perhaps even a queen — when a truck carrying about 1 million bees crashed Friday.The swarm shut down an exit of Interstate 40 in Knoxville, said Mark Nagi, Tennessee Department of Transportation regional spokesperson. There were no injuries, he said.
“The ramp from I-40 East to Henley Street is back open but the truck is destroyed and the bees are… well… buzzing. Unless you are dressed in this outfit please stay in your vehicles in this area,”... Read More
Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record. The S&P 500 leaped 1.2% Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying crude. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped as many as 1,100 points before paring its gain and ended with a jump of about 870 points, or 1.8%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.5%. A freer flow of oil could take pressure off prices not only for gasoline but also for groceries and all kinds of other products. Oil prices fell 9%.Judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, setting up 3rd trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York shop clerk charged with abducting and killing the boy on his way to school.The man, Pedro Hernandez, 65, has been behind bars since his 2012 arrest. He is due back in court in June for a status update. A trial date has not yet been set.
Etan vanished on a two-block walk to his school bus stop on the first day his mom let him go unaccompanied. He was among the first... Read More
The Latest: Trump and Iranâs top diplomat say the Strait of Hormuz is fully open
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said the strategic waterway “is declared completely open,” in line with the new ceasefire in Lebanon, and Trump said the strait is “ready for full passage.”However, Trump added that the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Iran reaches a deal with Washington to end the war.
Oil prices fell 10%, and the Dow soared 1,020 points after Iran said the... Read More
Texans' Will Anderson Jr. lands a record $150M extension, top-paid non-QB in NFL
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. agreed to a three-year, $150 million contract extension making him the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been announced.
The extension includes $134 million in guaranteed money.
The $50 million per year Anderson will earn surpasses the $46.5 million per year defensive end Micah Parsons got when he signed a four-year extension with the... Read More
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- San Diego Padres are nearing a whopping sale, AP source says
- The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
- Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force
- Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon
- Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds
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- Texans' Will Anderson Jr. lands a record $150M extension, top-paid non-QB in NFL
- San Diego Padres are nearing a whopping sale, AP source says
- Prosecutors say makeup, wigs helped former Alabama tackle impersonate NFL players in $20M fraud
- AP Mock Draft 3.0: Real intrigue in NFL draft starts at No. 2 after Raiders take QB Fernando Mendoza