Body of man who jumped off boat on Lake Norman recovered, fire officials confirm

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Social Security just passed Medicare as the government's most pressing insolvency risk
An annual government report offered a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good news for Medicare even as both programs continue to be on pace to run dry next decade.
TODAY
After 60 years apart, 2 sisters met for the 1st time. What happened next
Teresa Sharf knew as a child that she’d been adopted into her American family by way of an orphanage in Athens, Greece.
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One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead
A major pipeline that would have moved natural gas through New Jersey and under two bays to New York has been killed, but another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pennsylvania by tanker truck is moving forward. Williams told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission it was allowing a key construction application to expire, saying it would not seek an extension for it.
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After AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school
Four months after The Associated Press wrote about an Atlanta family struggling to enroll in school, all of the children — in a complete turnaround — returned to class last month. On her first day, she was greeted at her home by a half dozen children from around the apartment block, who escorted her to the bus stop, her mother said. “I was most excited for her,” said Tameka.
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Fraternity says it removed member for 'racist actions' during Mississippi campus protest
A national fraternity says it has removed one of its members for “racist actions” at the University of Mississippi as a large group of students heckled a smaller group that was protesting the Israel-Hamas war. A video from the Thursday confrontation showed a man appearing to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman. “The racist actions in the video were those of an individual and are antithetical to the values of Phi Delta Theta and the Mississippi Alpha chapter,” the national fraternity said in a statement Sunday.
Reuters
Factbox-Three-phase ceasefire deal Hamas backs, but Israel does not
The United States, which alongside Qatar and Egypt has played a mediation role in the talks, said it was studying the Hamas response and would discuss it with Middle East allies. – Israel partially withdraws troops from Gaza and allows free movement of Palestinians from south to north Gaza. - Another 42-day period that features an agreement to restore a "sustainable calm" to Gaza, language that an official briefed on the talks said Hamas and Israel had agreed in order to take discussion of a "permanent ceasefire" off the table.
The Conversation
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
USA TODAY
Claim of bill banning certain 9/11 speech is baseless, uses fabricated news story | Fact check
No such bills are listed on legislation tracking websites, nor are there credible reports of such legislation from legitimate news outlets.
AFP
Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal, Israel urges Rafah evacuation
Hamas said Monday it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city.A senior Hamas official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said Israel must now decide whether it accepts or "obstructs" a truce after seven months of war.
Reuters
Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro to undergo health treatments in Sao Paulo
Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is traveling to Sao Paulo on Monday for treatment of an intestinal obstruction and a bout of erysipelas, a bacterial skin infection, his lawyer Fabio Wajngarten said on social media. The former president, who was admitted to a hospital in the Amazonian northwestern city of Manaus during the weekend, will undergo treatment with antibiotics in the hospital in Brazil's largest city. Bolsonaro, who was stabbed in the abdomen during a presidential campaign event in 2018, has already been hospitalized several times for intestinal problems caused by the attack.
AFP
Biden again warns Netanyahu on Rafah as US assesses ceasefire
US President Joe Biden, seeking to push a Gaza ceasefire, on Monday warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against invading Rafah as Israel defiantly issued evacuation orders and carried out intense air strikes on the crowded Gaza city.Israel carried out intense air strikes on Rafah late Monday which were virtually continuous for 30 minutes, an AFP correspondent said.
TODAY
Columbia cancels main commencement ceremony in latest campus upheaval
A protest at Columbia University against Israeli military action in Gaza has sparked a wave of demonstrations at campuses across the country, including a large one at UCLA. Here's what to know.
Reuters
Israel's Rafah operation disrupts medical services, aid groups say
Aid groups said on Monday their medical services in Rafah have been affected by the start of Israel's operation in the southern Gaza city, with some services suspended and medical teams blocked. Israel carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday and told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the city where more than a million people uprooted by the seven-month war have been crowded together, often in filthy conditions that have contributed to the spread of diarrhoea and disease. U.S.-based medical aid group Project HOPE said in a statement that it had to close its Al Shouka facility which is in the so-called evacuation zone.
Associated Press
An American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing, US officials say
An American soldier has been arrested in Russia and accused of stealing, according to two U.S. officials. The soldier, who is not being identified, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to the United States. Instead, officials said he traveled to Russia.
Associated Press
Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as children. The lawsuit details alleged incidents of abuse from 1996 to 2017, including gang rape, forced oral sex, beatings and groping of children by corrections officers, sergeants, nurses, therapists, a chaplain and others at nine youth centers. Many plaintiffs said they were threatened or rewarded to keep quiet.
CNN
Some Planters nut products recalled over possible listeria contamination
Hormel Foods has recalled two Planters products – peanuts and mixed nuts – due to possible contamination with the bacteria that causes listeria, according to an announcement from the company that was posted by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Hamas accepting ceasefire, hopes Israel will do the same
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he welcomed the decision by militant group Hamas to accept a ceasefire in Gaza, which he said was made in line with Ankara's suggestion, adding he hopes Israel would do the same. Turkey has denounced Israel's assault on Gaza, called for an immediate ceasefire, halted all trade with Israel, and announced its decision to join South Africa's application for Israel to be tried for genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
CNN
Anger can harm your blood vessel function, study shows
Stress and anger can have a negative impact on cardiovascular health, studies have shown. New research points to just how the mechanism may work.
Time
Columbia Cancels Main Commencement Following Protests
Columbia University has canceled its university-wide commencement, but will continue ahead with smaller celebrations.
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Lucid Q1 results preview: EV demand, new SUV, and cash position front and center
EV maker Lucid will report first quarter financial results after the bell, looking to address investor concerns over EV demand and its cash position.

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