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No, a cicada didn't write this newsletter (sorry), but I'm here to tell you that cicada season is in full swing. A string of tornadoes ripped through Iowa. And a second human has been infected with bird flu. |
👋Hey, Wednesday! It's your pal Laura Davis here, with all the news you need to know. |
Buzzzz. Buzz. Buzzzbuzzzzzbuzzzzzz!!!! Hear that sound? If you're in one of 17 states across the Midwest and Southeast, it could be the trillions of periodical cicadas making their way up after years spent underground. Most of the cicadas are either above ground or are still making their way up, but either way, this year's emergence is in full swing. |
What's happening? This year's cicada broods are emerging in two regions: the 13-year Brood XIX located mainly in the Southeast, and the 17-year Brood XIII in the Midwest. The two broods have not emerged at the same time since 1803, making 2024 a rare, double-brood year. 📍 See where they're popping up. | Cicadas are photographed in the studio during the emergence of Brood X 17-year cicadas in Indianapolis on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Michelle Pemberton, IndyStar/USA TODAY Network |
Deadly tornadoes slam Iowa |
Cleanup was well underway Wednesday even as authorities were still counting the dead and wounded in southwestern Iowa, hours after a series of tornadoes and powerful storms smashed through several Midwestern states, killing multiple residents and injuring at least a dozen others. |
A deadly storm strikes: Greenfield, Iowa, was devastated by one of more than a dozen suspected tornadoes that ravaged the state Tuesday. The early report from the National Weather Service's Des Moines office said the damage was consistent with at least an EF3 tornado, meaning it had wind gusts of 136-165 mph. Residents said they knew of at least four people who were killed in the storm, but officials weren't ready to provide a total. Multiple rounds of severe weather will target the Plains, Midwest and mid-South through Memorial Day weekend. ⛈️ See more damage from the storms. | Gary Randel looks for his daughters belongings in the remains of her home in Greenfield, Iowa on Wednesday. Multiple residents were killed when a tornado struck the town Tuesday afternoon. Zach Boyden-Holmes, The Register via USA TODAY Network |
Second person in US infected this year with bird flu, CDC says |
From bird to cow – now humans. The U.S. has documented the second case of bird flu in 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. |
Health officials identified the avian influenza case in a Michigan dairy farmworker. This is the second time a case has developed in a person working with dairy cows. The virus appears to have developed under similar circumstances as it did earlier this year for a farmworker at a dairy in Texas. |
What to know: Yes, the two cases happened in a relatively short period, but CDC officials said it doesn't change their minds that the risk to human health remains low. 🩺 What we know now. |
Uvalde families sue over response to massacre |
Families of the victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday announced a $2 million settlement with the city, as well as a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety and 92 named troopers who were involved in the mishandled law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The suit contends the officers received active shooter training but failed to follow national standards and best practices. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022. A deeply flawed law enforcement response resulted in a 77-minute delay before officers took down the gunman. 👉 Everything we know. | Crosses dedicated to the 21 victims of the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary are placed in front of the school on Feb. 26 in Uvalde, Texas. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman | | | | Another headache for the gun industry just emerged. Names on thousands of gun traces in Mexico leaked in a massive data hack. | | | |  | Officials responded to a shooting at Delaware County Linen in Chester, about 20 miles outside Philadelphia. | | | | British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a July election, as his ruling Conservative Party seeks to beat out Labour Party. | | | | Amid Red Lobster closings, court filings and trouble, diners and experts are watching for what the next course will be for the beloved seafood chain. | | | | "The Voice" contestant Asher HaVon was crowned the winner of Season 25 during the season finale Tuesday, earning a victory for coach Reba McEntire. | | | | Rick Carlisle, the Indiana Pacers' head coach, admitted he didn't have his finest moment in the final seconds of regulation against the Celtics. | | | | David Jackson, a Florida shooting suspect on the run, was found by authorities folded inside a dryer in a home's laundry room, authorities say. | | | | The death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry from "the acute effects of ketamine" is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. | | | | Three young men drowned trying to save someone who was struggling in the water at a Florida river. This happened at a church youth event, reports say. | | | | The Olympic surfing competition, to be held on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, will involve fears: dangerous waves and environmental concerns. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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