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March 23: Ukrainians retake Kyiv suburb. Tornado rips through New Orleans.

J. Scott Wilson

☀ Good morning! It’s Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb, battle for Mariupol continues

People examine the damage after shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022. Eight people were killed in the attack. (AP Photo/ (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

2. Tornado kills at least 1 in New Orleans; storms head east

Confirmed tornado seen near Hutto moving northeast in Williamson County the evening of March 21, 2022. (KXAN Photo)

3. California governor signs law making abortion cheaper

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference to sign a number of housing bills at the Coliseum Connections apartment complex in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Newsom signed seven new laws aimed at addressing the state’s homeless crisis during an event in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Sept. 29. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP)

4. Gas price stimulus checks? Lawmakers consider pump relief

Prices of gas are shown at a gas station, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

📱 [Trending] this morning

Virginia holding Pappy Van Winkle bourbon lottery

Lucky Virginia residents have a shot at one of the most coveted brands of bourbon in the world.


NASHVILLE, TN – APRIL 25: Rare bottle of Pappy Van Winkle Whiskey during the Nashville Best Cellars Dinner at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel on April 25, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for T.J. Martell Foundation )

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Tornadoes hit New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama as storm moves east.

🔴 Ukraine says Russia seized humanitarian convoy.

🔴 Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record.

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