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Sun Apr 28 2024

Catch up. Quick.

What happened this weekend? At least two people were killed when tornadoes blasted the Midwest, and more bad weather was on the way. Protests against the Israeli war in Gaza war multiply across the nation's college campuses. And two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker announced her retirement after 16 seasons.

Here's the biggest news you missed. 👇

2 dead in Oklahoma as tornadoes blast Midwest; more storms coming

Tornado damage is seen in Sulphur, Okla., on Sunday, April 28, 2024, after severe storms hit the area the night before.

The storm system was threatening parts of Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa through Sunday night.

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Protesters and law enforcement officers face off on the Alumni Lawn at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on April 27, 2024.

Demonstrators breach barriers, clash at UCLA as campus protests multiply

Protesters want their schools to stop investing in Israeli firms that are involved with or profit from Israel's war against Hamas.

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Candace Parker averaged a career-low 9.0 points per game, but won her third WNBA title last season with the Las Vegas Aces.

Two-time WNBA MVP announces her retirement after 16 seasons

Candace Parker, who won her third WNBA title last season with the Las Vegas Aces, retires after a career that also included two Olympic gold medals.

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Eric Church performs on the Mane Stage during Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, Calif., Friday, April 26, 2024.

The song that Eric Church played at Stagecoach that had people leaving

Festivalgoers at Stagecoach, the nation's largest country music star, left in droves during genre superstar Eric Church's acoustic gospel set.

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TOPSHOT - Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on 04 October 2022. - Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after 2020 rape conviction overturned

Famed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized after an appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction earlier this week.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers questions during the daily White House press briefing on January 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kirby answered a range of questions related primarily to a drone strike in Jordan yesterday that killed three U.S. service members, believed to have been carried out by an Iran-backed militia group. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776098490 ORIG FILE ID: 1970762206

Israel agrees not to invade Rafah until US leaders share concerns, Biden official says

Rafah is currently home to more than one million Palestinian civilians and is the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza, according to Israel.

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Apr 26, 2024; Lake Forest, IL, USA; Chicago Bears first round draft choices Rome Odunze (left) and Caleb Williams (right) pose for photos at a press conference at Halas Hall. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

NFL draft grades: Which teams aced their classes and which bombed?

With the 2024 NFL draft complete, it's time to hand out grades. Which teams topped our ranking of the best team classes, and which fell to the back?

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaking to the media as the Senate takes up a $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Mitch McConnell says he doesn't see a path forward for national abortion ban

A staunch opponent of abortion rights, the Senate minority leader admitted he doesn't believe a bill limiting access to the procedure would pass Congress.

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