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An EF-2 tornado, originating in Arkansas, tore through Ripley and Butler counties in Missouri through the night on March 14, packing peak winds of 132 mph. It decimated the home of Trendall and Darby Russom in Harviell.
HARVIELL, Mo. – Amidst the wreckage of their tornado[1]-leveled home, a Missouri[2] couple is clinging to a bittersweet discovery carried miles and miles away by the fury of nature[3].

The powerful severe storm[4] system that swept through the mid-Mississippi

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It's FOX Weather Quiz Time!Put your weather knowledge to the test with these five questions. 

Be sure to jot down how many you get correct so you'll know how you rank at the end. 

A hint to one of our weather trivia questions can be found in the video

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FOX Weather Meteorologist Ian Oliver sat down with legendary pitcher and Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz about the unique relationship between weather and America's favorite pastime. 
The smell of freshly mowed grass, the thud of a baseball hitting a catcher's mitt, the crack of the bat the sights, smells and sounds of baseball.

And while temperatures[1] across the country have finally begun to warm up as spring[2] begins to take

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Imagine you’ve planned the trip of a lifetime for your animal-loving family: a cruise to Antarctica with the unique opportunity to view penguins, whales and other rare wildlife. Your adventure-loving kids can kayak through fjords, plunge into icy water and

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It probably feels obvious that having a close friend can influence your well-being. But do the groups that you’re a part of also affect your well-being? For example, does the culture of your work colleagues influence your productivity?

It may seem like

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As Donald Trump takes office on January 20, concerns over ‘bond vigilantes’[1] in the United States have resurfaced 

Like Bill Clinton before him, Trump now faces the prospect of ‘bond vigilantes’ – so-called because they punish

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Reuters was first to report[1] that Meta has warned it may have to “roll back or pause” some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned WhatsApp from sharing user data for advertising purposes. A non-public court filing seen

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Reuters was two-and-a-half minutes ahead[1] of rivals on Eli Lilly’s unscheduled trading update, which showed fourth-quarter sales of its weight-loss drug Zepbound would miss Wall Street estimates. The drugmaker’s shares slumped 8% on

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Case at U.S. Naval Academy that housed items commemorating female Jewish graduates.

The U.S. Naval Academy[1] has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic display ahead of a visit to the school by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, or MRFF, a nonprofit group that advocates for religious freedom, first reported on the move[2] after its members noticed the removal of the items on display at the Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel.

Cmdr. Ashley Hockycko confirmed late Tuesday that the historical items honoring the Jewish graduates had been removed but said that it was done so "mistakenly." "U.S. Naval Academy leadership is immediately taking steps to review and correct the unauthorized removal," she added.

Read Next: Air Force Brings Back Flight Restrictions on Pregnant Crew Members in Policy Reversal[3]

The removal appears to be the latest example of military and defense officials removing displays, websites and other materials honoring the achievements of women and minorities within the military, often with the presumption of acting on Hegseth's orders[4] or reacting to his preferences and beliefs.

The defense secretary, along with the wider Trump administration, has spent its months in office purging the Pentagon, military and federal government of anything it deems diversity related, which has been widely interpreted by the military services and many others to mean anything that recognizes women and people with minority backgrounds.

Hegseth issued a vague order for the Defense Department to remove all "news articles, photos, and videos promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including content related to critical race theory, gender ideology, and identity-based programs."

Since that order, the military has removed books from schools that featured women who fought in the U.S. Civil War[5]; deleted websites that highlighted Kristen Griest[6], the first woman to graduate from the Army[7]'s grueling Ranger School; and pulled lessons in Air Force[8] boot camp that featured the Tuskegee Airmen, the historic Black aviators, and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots.

Some of that content has been restored[9] after the removals became public. However, Hegseth's office has not offered a full accounting of what has been removed to date.

MRFF founder and President Mikey Weinstein told Military.com in an interview Wednesday that his organization heard from 31 Naval Academy faculty, Midshipmen and staff, who were "outraged" by the removal of the items.

According to the MRFF, the displays containing items from male Jewish graduates and service members were left untouched.

However, the items were removed for only a short time, and officials told Military.com that they had been restored by Tuesday evening, having been gone less than a day.

The military academy also purged nearly 400 books from its library around the time of Hegseth's visit as well, an official confirmed to Military.com. The books were banned under the Trump administration push to purge materials related to diversity, and were culled from library shelves before the defense secretary's visit to the academy, according to The Associated Press[10].

The move comes about a week after the Capital Gazette, an Annapolis newspaper, reported that leaders at the Naval Academy didn't think they needed to remove any books[11] since President Donald Trump's January executive order banning materials on diversity applied to kindergarten through 12th-grade schools that receive federal funding -- not colleges.

The Navy[12] would not offer a list of the books removed when asked.

The orders and policies claiming to target "diversity, equity and inclusion" -- a term that has taken on a difficult-to-define and amorphous meaning under the Trump administration -- are leaving officials in the Pentagon and the military branches frustrated. They feel that many of the policies being released by Hegseth demand urgency but lack specifics[13] and are open to interpretation.

One official who remained anonymous to speak freely without fear of retaliation frustratedly noted to Military.com that this dynamic sets up a "damned if you do, damned if you don't situation."

If the military services and their various offices overreact and remove content[14] that becomes a scandal, they are slammed by Hegseth and his staff for "malicious compliance."

That dynamic played out several weeks ago when the Pentagon was forced to walk back the removal of a website honoring trailblazing baseball player and Army veteran Jackie Robinson.

Robinson's webpage was among a tranche of content about recordbreaking female aviators[15]; World War II Navajo Code Talkers[16]; medal recipients in segregated combat units[17]; and "numerous other wartime sacrifices[18] by soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen" that was discovered to be offline by Congress, Military.com reported two weeks ago[19].

In a March 21 video, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell[20] admitted that "some important content was inadvertently pulled offline" and attributed that to "the realities of AI tools and other software." He said content was being both "mistakenly removed" and "maliciously removed."

Meanwhile, the official went on to note, if the services take directives at their literal meaning, which was seemingly what the Naval Academy did when it decided it didn't need to purge its library since it was not a K-12 school, that leads to the perception of noncompliance with orders and directives.

The result, according to the official, is a very uneven and ad hoc application of policy that leaves employees and officials paralyzed, frustrated and uncertain, with little more to go on than what they see in public statements like Parnell's videos or Hegseth's appearances on television.

"History is not DEI," Parnell declared in his video.

"What does that mean? What am I supposed to do with that?" the official said.

Related: Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Restore Removed Webpages Celebrating Troops[21]

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Service members have a variety of educational benefits available to them within the armed forces that allow them to both improve themselves and make themselves more valuable to their service branch.

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An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Naval Academy[1] has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office to review and get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion[2], U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Academy officials were told to review the library late last week, and an initial search had identified about 900 books for a closer look. They decided on nearly 400 to remove and began doing so Monday, finishing before Hegseth arrived for a visit Tuesday that had already been planned and was not connected to the library purge, officials said. A list of the books has not yet been made available.

Pulling the books off the shelves is another step in the Trump administration's far-reaching effort to eliminate so-called DEI content[3] from federal agencies, including policies, programs, online and social media postings and curriculum at schools.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said late Tuesday, "All service academies are fully committed to executing and implementing President Trump's Executive Orders."

The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the Air Force Academy[4] near Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the U.S. Military Academy[5] in West Point[6], New York, had not been included in President Donald Trump's executive order in January that banned DEI instruction, programs or curriculum in kindergarten through 12th grade schools that receive federal funding. That is because the academies are colleges.

Pentagon leaders, however, suddenly turned their attention to the Naval Academy last week when a media report noted that the school had not removed books that promoted DEI. A U.S. official said the academy was told late last week to conduct the review and removal. It isn't clear if the order was directed by Hegseth or someone else on his staff.

A West Point official confirmed that the school had completed a review of its curriculum and was prepared to review library content if directed by the Army[7]. The Air Force and Naval academies had also done curriculum reviews as had been required.

An Air Force Academy official said the school continually reviews its curriculum, coursework and other materials to ensure it all complies with executive orders and Defense Department policies. Last week, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, the Air Force Academy superintendent, told Congress that the school was in the middle of its course review, but there was no mention of books.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss academy policies.

Hegseth has aggressively pushed the department to erase DEI programs and online content, but the campaign has been met with questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes[8] and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages.

In response, the department has scrambled to restore some of those posts[9] as their removals have come to light.

The confusion about how to interpret the DEI policy was underscored Monday as Naval Academy personnel mistakenly removed some photos of distinguished female Jewish graduates from a display case as they prepared for Hegseth's visit. The photos were put back.

In a statement, the Navy[10] said it is aware that photos were mistakenly removed from the Naval Academy Jewish Center. It said U.S. Naval Academy leadership was immediately taking steps to review and correct the unauthorized removal.

Hegseth spoke with students and had lunch at the academy Tuesday, but the media were not invited or allowed to cover the visit.

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DoechiiHere's a look at what celebrities have been up to as of late!

Doechii[1] performed "Doo Wop (That Thing)" at the Fugees concert in Miami, Florida in a custom Levi’s® cropped Original Trucker Jacket and 517™ Bootcut Jeans.

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Selma Blair[2] attended the

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Anush MovsesianGlow brighter than the sun! Hilary Duff's[1] esthetician Anush Movsesian[2] sat down with ET to share her top tips for maintaining glass-like skin all year long. 

The sought-after skincare expert, and owner of Routine[3] in Studio City, California, is booked

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Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich: 'He was set up'Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, fresh off a pardon[1] from President Donald Trump, has a new job representing the interests of a politician known as the "Bosnian Bear," who also has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Blagojevich, who was

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Democratic senator states he 'does not believe' DOGE is tackling waste in federal agenciesThe Department of Veterans Affairs[1] (VA) paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a month for website changes before canceling the contract and having an internal staffer take over, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

While combing through

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Migrant suspect in fatal New York subway burning arraigned in courtTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul[1] and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), accusing both of discounting safety risks in New York City subways.

"The @MTA & @GovKathyHochul continue to say NYC

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Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree....

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Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted. But the Supreme Court is weighing whether people who rely on Medicaid[1] for their health insurance have that right, and if they do – is it enforceable by law?

That’s the key question at the heart of a case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic[2], that began during President Donald Trump’s first term in...

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The technology described uses a nanomechanical platform and tiny cantilevers to detect multiple HIV antigens at high sensitivity in a matter of minutes. These silicon cantilevers are cheap and easy to mass produce and can be readily equipped with a digital readout. Built into a solar-powered device, this technology could be taken to hard-to-reach parts of the world where early detection remains a challenge to deliver fast interventions to vulnerable populations without waiting for a lab.
Read more …Novel point-of-care technology delivers accurate HIV results in minutes

MANCHESTER, England -- Pep Guardiola labelled Jack Grealish[1] "an incredible human being" after the midfielder dedicated his goal against Leicester City[2] to his brother on the 25th anniversary of his passing.

Grealish scored his first Premier...

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Yamal sets up Torres for Barca opener in Copa del Rey (1:00)

Ferran Torres scores a goal to give Barcelona a 1-0 lead over Atlético Madrid. (1:00)

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Barcelona[1] coach Hansi Flick is dreaming of winning...

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New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic[1], when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for many tasks and lasted for a long time.

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Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare accordingly.

The viruses that cause avian influenza are potential threats to global health. Recent animal outbreaks[1] from a subtype called H5N1...

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Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.[2]. Why do dogs love to play with trash? – Sarah G٫ age 11٫ Seguin٫ Texas When I think about why dogs do something, I try to imagine what motivates them. What does a dog get
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The primitive hate on display in the streets around the globe cries out for a Final Solution to the Jewish Problem.

It is time to end the Jewish Problem once and for all.

Both the problem and solution are simple, and this instruction can be short.   

The decision and responsibility for it are yours.

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First one bank announced it will only accept digital currency.

Now the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced it is heading into digital currency.

As the moth is to the flame, so are the follies of man.

Artificial intelligence and the next level of quantum computing will render passwords and encryption efforts obsolete.

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The point of having a nation of laws is twofold: (a) you know how to prosper, and (b) you know how to stay out of jail.

The persecution of President Trump has revealed a new threat of charlatan prosecutors and agency administrators cobbling together disparate statutes which the media kindly calls “innovative”, “artful” or “novel” interpretations or constructions.

But these recombinations are actually new laws because they are the nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and contexts in criminal statutes, strung together in new combinations to create newly criminalized conduct after a citizen has engaged in some conduct.

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Brandon Copic was chasing storms in Arkansas when a massive wedge tornado formed in front of him.
A warehouse collapsed in Brownsburg[1], Indiana[2], on Wednesday after a tornado reportedly hit the building. 

Severe weather, spawning multiple tornadoes[3] throughout the Midwest[4], moved through the Hoosier State on Wednesday evening. 

Just after 9 p.m., an

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Brandon Copic was chasing storms in Arkansas when a massive wedge tornado formed in front of him.
A warehouse collapsed in Brownsburg[1], Indiana[2], on Wednesday after a tornado reportedly hit the building, trapping one person inside. 

Severe weather, spawning multiple tornadoes[3] throughout the Midwest[4], moved through the Hoosier State on Wednesday

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Residents in the area must seek shelter immediately as multiple tornadoes are in progress.
BAY, Ark.– A powerful tornado touched down in northeastern Arkansas on Wednesday, prompting the issuance of an urgent Tornado Emergency[1] as the supercell passed through communities such as Lake City and Blytheville.

The FOX Forecast Center described the

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