The Latest: 3 Believed Dead in Explosion at Illinois Plant

9:30 a.m.

Authorities believe three people missing after an explosion and fire at an Illinois plant are dead.

Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi says crews have suspended their search for three employees due to concerns about the stability of the structure.

Lenzi says it's "not likely" anyone survived the Friday night explosion at AB Specialty Sililcones in the community 50 miles north of Chicago. He says the coroner was on scene and crews are classifying the search as a recovery.

Nine employees were inside the plant when the explosion occurred. Four were taken to hospitals and two declined treatment.

Lenzi says more than 100 firefighters from at least 30 departments responded to the scene. He says it could take several days before crews are able to resume their search.

8 a.m.

An overnight explosion and fire at a plant in Illinois has injured four people.

Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi says the explosion happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday at AB Specialty Silicones plant in the community 50 miles north of Chicago. Four workers were taken to hospitals. Lenzi said three employees were unaccounted for.

The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.

Residents in the area said they heard the explosion and felt their homes shake.

Nancy Carreno, who lives near the plant, told The Chicago Tribune the explosion didn't break any windows but it was loud. She said electricity flickered then came back on.

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-05-04/the-latest-3-believed-dead-in-explosion-at-illinois-plant

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may be old news, but the point is,

was her Facebook page taken down?

Was she 'forced' to apologze?

from the article:

“I put up a statement saying, ‘I really hate Trump. He’s causing trauma and nightmares.’ That was my original post,” she told the Kansas City Star. The Facebook post received many responses, Chappelle-Nadal said, and to one she replied, “I hope Trump is assassinated!”

Chappelle-Nadal later explained that she didn't actually wish harm to come to Trump but wrote it out of frustration.

“I didn’t mean what I put up. Absolutely not,” Chappelle-Nadal told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It was in response to the concerns that I am hearing from residents of St. Louis.”

“There are people who are afraid of white supremacists,” she added. “There are people who are having nightmares. There are people who are afraid of going out in the streets. It’s worse than even Ferguson.”

Though the senator quickly deleted the comment, an image of the statement swept social media, catching the attention of the Secret Service and prompting calls for her to step down.

The Secret Service said it is “looking into the comments,” adding that all threats made against the president, vice president and other protected people are investigated, whether the threats are direct, implied or made in passing, according to the Associated Press.

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nice armpits……ugh

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I thought Executive Service

Nevada Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson Dies at 52

CARSON CITY, NEV. (AP) — Nevada Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson died early Saturday while receiving "emergency care" in Carson City, according to a news release from Assembly Democrats. He was 52.

The news release did not provide other details about his death.

Thompson joined the Assembly in 2013 and he later served as chair of the education committee. The news release said he worked on bills that increased student educational opportunities and stopped employment discrimination against people with a criminal record.

Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, in a statement, described Thompson's death as sudden and says he was well respected among other Nevada lawmakers for his "dedication and leadership."

"His warm smile and larger-than-life presence will truly be missed in our Assembly chamber," Frierson said in a statement.

Several lawmakers took to social media to express grief over his death.

Democratic Assemblyman Steve Yeager wrote on Twitter that "we are absolutely heartbroken. Nobody could light up a room like T-squared."

Thompson represented a swath of North Las Vegas in Clark County.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2019-05-04/nevada-assemblyman-tyrone-thompson-dies-at-52

The Latest: Coming Rounds of Rains Hold Key to Flooding

11:30 a.m.

The National Weather Service at St. Louis says rain in the coming days will determine whether Mississippi River levels will rise more than expected.

Levels at some points reached their highest ever this past week.

Several rounds of rain are expected in the coming week throughout the Mississippi River basin. The weather service says that, at best, the rain will cause the swollen river to linger at current elevated levels. At worst, additional rain will push river levels higher, leading to more flooding.

A flood warning continues for areas on either side of the river from Minnesota all the way to Louisiana, where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Mississippi River has crested at many of the hardest-hit towns, but with more heavy rain expected over the next several days, the latest round of spring flooding may be far from finished.

The river was starting to decline at Davenport, Iowa, after eclipsing the 1993 record, but downtown remained underwater. It will likely be days before it dries out.

The Mississippi crested a few feet shy of 1993 levels at several other places in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. Crests further to the south in towns like Cape Girardeau, Missouri, aren't expected until the middle of next week.

Other rivers in the Midwest also are seeing significant flooding. The floods are blamed on four deaths, three in Missouri and one in Indiana.

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-05-04/the-latest-coming-rounds-of-rains-hold-key-to-flooding

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