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Histories
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2023. There are 242 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections. On this date: In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. In 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, “Gone with the Wind.” In 1947, Japan’s postwar constitution took effect. In 1948, the Supreme Court, ...
Local Outlook
Today...Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Thursday...Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. A 20 percent chance of showers at night after 8 pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Friday...A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph. A 30 ...
People in the News
Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84 TORONTO (AP) — Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. One of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Lightfoot recorded 20 studio albums and penned hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway,” “Early ...
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
WASHINGTON — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office. “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing,” Murthy ...
International
Russian defense chief wants wartime missile output doubled KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday urged a state company to double its missile output, as a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive looms and both sides in the 14-month war reportedly experience an ammunition crunch. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at a meeting with top military brass, said the state-owned Tactical Missiles Corporation had been fulfilling its contracts in a timely manner. But, Shoigu added, “right now it is necessary to double the production of high-precision weapons in ...