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This photo provided KSTP, emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment early Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Raymond, Minn. A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.

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A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, forcing evacuations

10:38am March 30, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

About 22 cars carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation. There is a half-mile evacuation area around the crash site.

Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23. Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.

All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

10:09am March 30, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.

An undated ID photo of journalist Evan Gershkovich, detained in Russia on charges of espionage

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Russia arrests 'Wall Street Journal' reporter, accusing him of espionage

10:08am March 30, 2023

by NPR Staff

Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was on a reporting assignment in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained by agents from Russia's Federal Security Services.

Emergency responders are seen near a site where two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night during a routine training mission in Trigg County, in southwestern Kentucky, on March 30, 2023.

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Casualties reported after Army helicopters crash in Kentucky

5:20am March 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a training mission, the U.S. Army said in a statement. The status of the crew members wasn't immediately known.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen leaves a hotel in New York, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

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Taiwan's president arrives in the U.S. amid warnings from China

5:15am March 30, 2023

Taiwan's president is in the United States as part of a multi-day itinerary that will take the leader of the Asian democratic island through Central and North America.

Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019.

These are the states with the highest and lowest tax burdens, a report says

4:52am March 30, 2023

by Ayana Archie

A new report by WalletHub measured how much people pay in property, income and sales tax in proportion to the amount of money they make.

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Melissa Joan Hart says she helped kindergarteners escape the Nashville shooting

2:06am March 30, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Hart, known for her starring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, said her children attend school near Nashville's Covenant School.

Yang Bing-Yi started the Din Tai Fung restaurant with his wife in Taipei in 1972. From there, the restaurant grew into a chain of more than 170 locations around the world, known for steamed soup dumplings.

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Yang Bing-Yi, patriarch of Taiwan's soup dumpling empire, has died

9:16pm March 29, 2023

by Emily Feng

The cofounder of Taiwan's famed Din Tai Fung restaurant chain died at 96, his company announced March 26. He helped turn delicate soup dumplings into a global phenomenon, even earning Michelin stars.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) will question Howard Schultz, who recently stepped down as Starbucks CEO, on the company's resistance to its workers unionizing.

In clash with Bernie Sanders, Starbucks' Howard Schultz insists he's no union buster

6:50pm March 29, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

A hearing for the history books: The resolutely anti-union architect of the modern Starbucks faces the outspoken champion of the union movement in Congress.

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Items are left at a makeshift memorial at the entrance of the Covenant School after the mass shooting.

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74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year

4:53pm March 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The fatal school shooting in Nashville this week is part of what one expert describes as an "astronomical increase" in violence on school campuses since the pandemic.