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Tuesday, April 12

The morning commute in NYC turned into chaos when a subway station filled with smoke and gunshots rang out, leaving at least 29 injured. It's Tuesday's news.

A normal morning commute in NYC was shattered when a gunman attacked a subway station, leaving at least 29 injured. Putin says peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have reached a dead end. And mask mandates are coming back in Philadelphia. Should we be worried?

👋 Heyo! Laura here. It's Tuesday's news, and there's a lot, so let's get to it!

But first, Gilbert Gottfried has died. 💔 Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in showbiz, died at 67. The comedian and actor who was known for voicing the Aflac duck and Iago in "Aladdin," died after a long illness, his family said.

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Multiple people shot, injured in attack on NYC subway station

New Yorkers were trying to make sense of an attack Tuesday morning after a gunman detonated smoke bombs on a subway train before shooting multiple people in Brooklyn. At least 29 people were injured. The gunman, who has not yet been identified, shot 10 people before fleeing the station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. At least 19 others were taken to local hospitals for injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to shrapnel wounds. "We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized even by a single individual," said Mayor Eric Adams in a video statement. "NYPD is searching for the suspect at large, and we will find him." Adams, who is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, said police have not found any live explosive devices, but the assailant detonated smoke bombs to "cause havoc."

•	Photos show aftermath of attack on Brooklyn subway station.
•	How many were injured in the shooting? What happened? What we know.

Could ethanol help with gas prices?

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday another step to try to reduce prices for drivers who have been paying more to fill up their tanks: expanding the availability of biofuels. While visiting an ethanol plant in Iowa, Biden said the administration plans on allowing E15 – gasoline that uses a 15% ethanol blend – to be sold during the summer. Called E15, the blend can cost 10 cents per gallon less on average at the 2,300 gas stations where it's sold, officials said. His announcement comes the same day that the Labor Department said consumer prices leaped 8.5% since last March, the fastest pace since December 1981. Inflation has now notched new 40-year highs for five straight months.

•	Inflation hits new 40-year high of 8.5% on soaring gas prices.
•	What is E15? What to know about the gas and ethanol blend.

US President Joe Biden (C) speaks with Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Jack Mitchell, Regional Vice President, POET Bioprocessing during a visit at the POET Bioprocessing plant in Menlo, Iowa on April 12, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

MANDEL NGAN, AFP via Getty Images

What everyone's talking about

•	Magic mushrooms can make long-term improvements in depression.
•	32-hour workweek? Calif. makes a push as part of pandemic-driven shift.
•	HUD plans to help people with a criminal record find a place to live.
•	'American Idol' shocker: Kenedi Anderson, front-runner who won platinum ticket, quits show.

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Putin: Peace talks have reached 'dead end'

Russia's audacious invasion of Ukraine is proceeding as planned and peace talks have reached a "dead end," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin, speaking at a joint press conference with ally Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, accused Ukraine of violating agreements made during talks in Istanbul. Putin said Russia was forced to invade Ukraine to protect ethnic Russians in the separatist territories of the Donbas region, and that the war will "continue until its full completion and the fulfillment of the tasks that have been set."

👉 More news: U.S. calls reports of chemical weapons use 'deeply concerning'; Russian convoy rolls toward strategic Ukraine city. Tuesday's latest updates.

•	Photos show Ukraine train station hit by deadly Russian rocket attack.
•	'Cannot defend our country with our fists': Wladimir Klitschko's plea for weapons.

Blizzard blasts northern Plains; more storms likely in central US

Storms raged across parts of the nation Tuesday, including a blizzard in the Northern Plains and severe storms that threatened the central part of the country. A combination of heavy snow and strong wind gusts brought blizzard conditions to portions of Montana and North Dakota on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, thanks to significant blowing and drifting of snow. Up to 3 feet of snow was possible in some areas before the storm was expected to wind down Wednesday. Farther south, another day of severe storms was forecast for a large swath of the central U.S., meteorologists warned. Check out the forecast here.

⛈ Weather outlook: Will you need an umbrella or snow boots? Hard to say. Find out what the weather's doing in your neck of the woods with a local forecast.

Crews closed roads as several inches of snow fell in the Portland area on, Monday, April 11, 2022. Portland received the first measurable snowfall in April in recorded history on Monday.

Dave Killen, AP

Real quick

•	NY lieutenant gov resigns after arrest in campaign donation scheme.
•	A tamer Trump? McConnell confident GOP can retake Senate.
•	Florida teen fatally shot when testing bulletproof vest with friend.
•	No jail time for woman who wrongly accused Black teen of stealing.
•	WNBA says it's 'trying everything' to bring detained Brittney Griner home from Russia.

Masks coming back to Philly amid a COVID surge. Should we be worried?

If you're feeling a sense of pandemic deja vu, you're not alone. Less than a month after mask mandates were lifted across the county, Philadelphia announced Monday that it would reinstate a mandate next week amid a 50% increase in reported COVID-19 cases in the past 10 days. While the city is the first to bring back mask mandates this spring, it's not the only area experiencing a rise in cases. National weekly case counts, which dipped below 200,000 at the start of the month, have risen to above 245,000, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins data. Public health experts say they're monitoring the situation, but aren't worried – yet. Explore case numbers yourself with this COVID-19 tracking map.

•	Shanghai eases 2-week shutdown, letting some residents leave homes.
•	People 50 and older are eligible for a second COVID booster. Who should get one?

A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus on a store front in Philadelphia, is seen Feb. 16, 2022.

Matt Rourke, AP

A break from the news

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•	💰 Stack that cash: How you should invest your tax refund.

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