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Nonprofit bakery providing new opportunities for adults with special needs

Rising Above Bakery in Nyack, New York serves a special recipe of fulfillment for its employees. Supported by volunteers, baker and speech therapist Shiri Reuveni-Ulrich founded the bakery to employ young adults with special needs. NBC News’ Kate Snow takes a closer look at how the nonprofit bakery is changing lives.
Nonprofit bakery providing new opportunities for adults with special needs
Nonprofit bakery providing new opportunities for adults with special needs

Animal sedative known as Tranq adding to devastating U.S. drug crisis

Fentanyl is being laced with Xylazine, a large animal sedative commonly referred to as Tranq. NBC News’ Dasha Burns reports on how the city of Philadelphia, which has been an epicenter of the nation’s drug crisis, is trying to combat Tranq’s devastating effects.
Animal sedative known as Tranq adding to devastating U.S. drug crisis
Animal sedative known as Tranq adding to devastating U.S. drug crisis

Car thefts in U.S. surging, Kia and Hyundai facing federal lawsuits

A new report shows car thefts nationwide are surging, topping one million last year. Automakers Kia and Hyundai are now facing federal lawsuits for failing to install adequate anti-theft technology in certain models. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa has more details.
Car thefts in U.S. surging, Kia and Hyundai facing federal lawsuits
Car thefts in U.S. surging, Kia and Hyundai facing federal lawsuits

DOJ, SEC investigating Silicon Valley Bank after collapse

Silicon Valley Bank is now under federal investigation after its collapse. NBC News confirmed with multiple sources that the DOJ and SEC have launched probes looking at company executives' stock sales before the bank closed, among other things. NBC News’ Jacob Ward has more details on the growing calls for regulation and accountability.
DOJ, SEC investigating Silicon Valley Bank after collapse
DOJ, SEC investigating Silicon Valley Bank after collapse

FAA acting administrator after recent turmoil: U.S. has world’s ‘safest, most complex’ flight system

FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen sat down with Lester Holt in an exclusive interview to discuss concerns over close calls on airport runways and unruly passengers on flights.
FAA acting administrator after recent turmoil: U.S. has world’s ‘safest, most complex’ flight system
FAA acting administrator after recent turmoil: U.S. has world’s ‘safest, most complex’ flight system
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Teen and 2 horses dead after vehicle crashes into group riding stolen horses, police say

Two other teens were stable after the Tuesday morning crash in Dallas, authorities said. A third horse was injured but is expected to survive.
Police respond to an accident in which a driver struck a group of horseback riders in Dallas on March 14, 2023.
Police respond to an accident in which a driver struck a group of horseback riders in Dallas on March 14, 2023.

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over train derailment

The suit asks the court to require that the company pay for future environmental monitoring and to reimburse the state for costs associated with its response.
Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire on Feb. 4, 2023.
Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire on Feb. 4, 2023.
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California braces for 'catastrophic' floods as East and West coasts face 'double whammy' of storms

Storm-battered California faced another strong atmospheric river event as a powerful nor’easter was already disrupting travel in the Northeast early Tuesday, forecasters said.
Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in Monterey County, Calif.
Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in Monterey County, Calif.

Sanders signs Arkansas trans care malpractice bill into law

The bill could effectively reinstate a blocked ban on certain transition-related medical care for minors.
Then-Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Republican Governors Association conference on Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.
Then-Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Republican Governors Association conference on Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.

Harvey Weinstein won't be retried on rape and sex assault charges involving 2 women

Jurors could not reach unanimous verdicts on charges involving Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and model Lauren Young.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Oct. 4, 2022 in Los Angeles.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Oct. 4, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Lunchables may soon be available in a school cafeteria near you

Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday that school administrators will be able to buy Lunchables ahead of the 2023-24 school year.
Packages of Lunchables at a Publix  grocery store in Knoxville, Tenn., in  2014.
Packages of Lunchables at a Publix  grocery store in Knoxville, Tenn., in  2014.