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Flooding, tornado warnings issued for much of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. How to prevent overheating car batteries. Cleaning batteries, getting rid of corrosion and checking acid may help. Source

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“Dread, rage and despair”: Why Colson Whitehead never visited the real-life setting of his new book

Author Colson Whitehead won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his novel “The Underground Railroad” which reimagined the railroad as an actual train transporting slaves to safety. Now, the genre-bending author is turning his attention to the Jim Crow South with his new book “The Nickel Boys.” The novel is set around Nickel Academy, a Florida reform school where two of its black students must navigate violence, abuse and corrupt officials. Source

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NASA legends remember the nerve-wracking moments before moon landing

Fifty years ago Tuesday, Apollo 11 blasted off from Earth for its historic mission to the moon. Charlie Duke was the voice on the radio talking to the astronauts, as flight director Gene Kranz led mission control during the lunar landing. Above the moon, Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 command module while his fellow astronauts walked the moon’s surface. Mark Strassmann spoke with all three men. Source

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Ballerina overcomes scoliosis to take center stage

In our Pushing the Limits series we profile seemingly ordinary people who are doing remarkable things. Dancer Paige Fraser displays effortless elegance as she performs with Beyoncé, or stars in her own commercial but the breakout star has had to rely on her fierce determination to overcome barriers. Errol Barnett reports. Source

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