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Month: March 2023

A new atmospheric river slams flood-ravaged California, threatening landslides and forcing more residents to flee

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN Another atmospheric river is walloping storm-ravaged California, inundating cities already flooded by recent rain and forcing residents to flee — or risk not getting help if they need it. About 30 million people across the state were under flood alerts as the 11th atmospheric river to

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No public holiday for Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win, Malaysia confirms after disinformation goes viral

By Heather Chen, CNN Michelle Yeoh’s history-making Oscar win caused jubilation this week in her native Malaysia, but it also sparked false rumors that a national holiday had been declared — something the country’s government quickly dispelled. In a statement published on its Facebook page Monday, the office of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim debunked a

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Former US Rep. Patricia Schroeder dies at 82

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Former US Rep. Patricia Schroeder of Colorado, a longtime Democratic congresswoman who championed women’s rights, has died. She was 82. Schroeder died Monday night in a hospital in Celebration, Florida, surrounded by her family, her daughter, Jamie Cornish, confirmed to CNN. The cause was complications from a stroke, Cornish said.

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China is fully reopening to tourists after three years of border restrictions

By Chris Lau, CNN After three years of pandemic border restrictions, China is fully reopening to foreign visitors — including tourists. In a Chinese-language statement posted on its website Monday, China’s Embassy in the United States said the country would resume issuing all categories of visas for foreigners from Wednesday. Travelers holding multi-year visas issued

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