1 50+ Tornadoes Reported In Several U.S. States
The clean-up has begun in a number of cities as several states are dealing with the effects of tornadoes this week. In all, officials say there have been more than 50 reported in at least seven states across the South since early Tuesday. About 20 tornadoes have been confirmed, including more than a dozen in the Dallas area of Texas. They were also felt in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. That includes Louisiana, where at least three people died and several others were hospitalized. But for Governor John Bel Edwards, the focus is on moving forward – likely without federal help. “As of right now we don’t believe there will be a federal disaster declaration,” Edwards told reporters. “In fact we are quite certain no individual assistance will be available. We are going to go through all of the property damage assessments to see whether there’s enough public infrastructure that has been damaged where we can meet that monetary threshold… but we don’t believe we will meet that either.”
2 National Archives Releasing Information About JFK Assassination
The National Archives is releasing information from about 13-thousand documents related to President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination. However, a White House memo adds there are a number of records that contain information for "continued postponement of public disclosure" until June 30th. It notes that those files may cause harm to "defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement, or foreign relations." The release now means about 98% of all documents related to the assassination have been released, with only three-percent redacted in whole or in part. So what’s in the latest batch? According to Politico: The CIA's 80-volume "personality file" on Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated Kennedy. The file includes information the CIA gathered on Oswald before and after the Kennedy attack. Information on Oswald's trip to Mexico City and a CIA veteran's apparent conflict of interest. But experts say no one should expect any major revelations.
3 Twitter Suspends Journalists Covering Musk, Company
Twitter is suspending several journalists who have been covering both the company and CEO Elon Musk: we’re talking writers for the “New York Times,” “CNN” and the “Washington Post.” And they’re not hacks - independent journalists such as Aaron Rupar and Keith Olbermann. It was a mystery about why the accounts were suspended – though it was noted some had been tweeting about the suspension of the account that tracked Musk's jet. Bingo! When a group of journalists were discussing the situation on Twitter’s ‘Spaces’ area – Musk himself joined the chat – and accused them of "doxxing." When pressed, he doubled down, quickly left…and soon the ‘Space’ glitched and closed. Now? Musk is holding a poll – about reinstating the journalists now or in seven days. At last check, “now” was winning by more than 50%