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PETAL, Miss. (AP) — In southern Mississippi, families are mourning four people killed in a twister with 136 mph winds that cut a 25-mile path through Hattiesburg and Petal. The twister left hundreds of buildings damaged, including William Carey University, which now needs a place to hold classes. Early today, the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado near Nashville, Georgia, and officials say more severe weather is possible.
FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Rescue crews say there could be more air pockets containing survivors in the rubble of an Italian hotel buried in an avalanche. Rescuers told reporters in the central Apennine mountains this morning they haven't been able to reach all the areas yet. Nine survivors from the Wednesday evening avalanche were located in air pockets Friday. Five bodies have been removed and 23 people are missing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The turnout for the women's march in the nation's capital as well as cities like Chicago and New York well exceeded expectations, sending President Donald Trump an emphatic message on his first full day in office that they won't let his agenda go unchallenged. The Washington rally alone attracted over 500,000 people according to city officials -- one of the biggest demonstrations in the city's history. Globally, the total exceeded a million.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent his first day in office denying one feud and fueling another. During a visit to CIA headquarters, Trump expressed his support for the intelligence community he repeatedly criticized during the campaign. He also berated the media over their coverage of his inauguration, while wildly overstating the size of the crowd that gathered on the National Mall to watch.
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia's capital is awaiting the arrival of the country's new leader and an era of democracy, hours after the authoritarian ruler of 22 years flew into exile with an extraordinary set of assurances from the international community. A joint declaration by the United Nations, African Union and West African regional bloc, issued shortly after Yahya Jammeh left, says the bodies will work with President Adama Barrow's government to make sure Jammeh, his family and his close associates are not the target of punishment.
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