Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shooting
Today is Thursday, April 14, 2022. Let’s get caught up.
Here are today’s top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history:
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FIRST, THE WEATHER
After a busy night largely composed of damaging wind and tornado reports, the severe storm threat weakens as it heads towards the East Coast. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
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TOP STORIES
Click on the links below for full versions of today’s top stories. Keep scrolling for a look back at this day in history and today’s celebrity birthdays:
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingALBERT RIETHAUSEN
In 1949, the “Wilhelmstrasse Trial” in Nuremberg ended with 19 former Nazi Foreign Office officials sentenced by an American tribunal to prison terms ranging from four to 25 years.
ALBERT RIETHAUSENIn 1949, the “Wilhelmstrasse Trial” in Nuremberg ended with 19 former Nazi Foreign Office officials sentenced by an American tribunal to prison terms ranging from four to 25 years.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingJULIE MARKES
In 1960, Tamla Records and Motown Records, founded by Berry Gordy Jr., were incorporated as Motown Record Corp.
JULIE MARKESIn 1960, Tamla Records and Motown Records, founded by Berry Gordy Jr., were incorporated as Motown Record Corp.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingGreg Gibson
In 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans.
Greg GibsonIn 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingStringer
In 2007, riot police beat and detained protesters as thousands defied an official ban and attempted to stage a rally in Moscow against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government.
StringerIn 2007, riot police beat and detained protesters as thousands defied an official ban and attempted to stage a rally in Moscow against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingElise Amendola
Five years ago: Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted in Boston in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a drink spilled at a nightclub. (Five days later, Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell.)
Elise AmendolaFive years ago: Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted in Boston in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a drink spilled at a nightclub. (Five days later, Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell.)
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingTony Dejak
In 2020, President Donald Trump announced that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the U.N. health agency, the World Health Organization; Trump said it had not done enough to stop the coronavirus from spreading.
Tony DejakIn 2020, President Donald Trump announced that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the U.N. health agency, the World Health Organization; Trump said it had not done enough to stop the coronavirus from spreading.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingJeff Chiu
Carlos Rodón threw the second no-hitter of the young baseball season, losing his bid for a perfect game on a hit batter with one out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Jeff ChiuCarlos Rodón threw the second no-hitter of the young baseball season, losing his bid for a perfect game on a hit batter with one out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
1968 — Bob Goalby wins the Masters when Roberto de Vincenzo of Argentina is penalized for signing an incorrect scorecard.
AP FILE1968 — Bob Goalby wins the Masters when Roberto de Vincenzo of Argentina is penalized for signing an incorrect scorecard.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
1991 — Ian Woosnam of Wales made a par putt to turn back Tom Watson on the last hole and capture the 55th Masters. Woosnam claimed his first major championship with an 11-under 277 total.
AP FILE1991 — Ian Woosnam of Wales made a par putt to turn back Tom Watson on the last hole and capture the 55th Masters. Woosnam claimed his first major championship with an 11-under 277 total.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
1996 — Greg Norman shoots a startling 78 in the greatest collapse in Masters history, giving Nick Faldo his third green jacket and sixth major championship. It’s the sixth time Norman had taken a lead into the final round of one of the Grand Slam events only to lose.
AP FILE1996 — Greg Norman shoots a startling 78 in the greatest collapse in Masters history, giving Nick Faldo his third green jacket and sixth major championship. It’s the sixth time Norman had taken a lead into the final round of one of the Grand Slam events only to lose.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
2002 — Tiger Woods becomes the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. He closes with a 1-under 71 to claim a three-stroke victory over Retief Goosen.
AP FILE2002 — Tiger Woods becomes the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. He closes with a 1-under 71 to claim a three-stroke victory over Retief Goosen.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
2006 — Kobe Bryant sets the Los Angeles Lakers’ single-season scoring record with a flourish, getting 50 points to eclipse Elgin Baylor’s long-standing total (2,719) in a 110-99 victory over Portland.
AP FILE2006 — Kobe Bryant sets the Los Angeles Lakers’ single-season scoring record with a flourish, getting 50 points to eclipse Elgin Baylor’s long-standing total (2,719) in a 110-99 victory over Portland.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
2010 — Oklahoma’s Kevin Durant scores 31 points in a 114-105 win over Memphis to finish the season as the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. The 21-year-old Durant finishes with an average of 30.1 points, 0.4 ahead of LeBron James, to supplant 22-year-old Max Zaslofsky of the 1947-48 Chicago Stags.
AP FILE2010 — Oklahoma’s Kevin Durant scores 31 points in a 114-105 win over Memphis to finish the season as the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. The 21-year-old Durant finishes with an average of 30.1 points, 0.4 ahead of LeBron James, to supplant 22-year-old Max Zaslofsky of the 1947-48 Chicago Stags.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
2013 — Adam Scott becomes the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.
AP FILE2013 — Adam Scott becomes the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAP FILE
2014 — Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike is selected No. 1 by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft, joining her sister Nneka, drafted by Los Angeles in 2012, as the only siblings to be chosen first in the league.
AP FILE2014 — Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike is selected No. 1 by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft, joining her sister Nneka, drafted by Los Angeles in 2012, as the only siblings to be chosen first in the league.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingBrynn Anderson
Actor Abigail Breslin is 26.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingEvan Agostini
Actor Adrien Brody is 49.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingChris Pizzello
Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 54.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingChris Pizzello
Actor Brad Garrett is 62.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingAmy Harris
Rapper Da Brat is 48.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingJordan Strauss
Roots singer JD McPherson is 45.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingJohn Minchillo
Actor John Shea is 74.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingRich Fury
Country singer Loretta Lynn is 90.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingJohn Minchillo
Retired MLB All-Star Pete Rose is 81.
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Ukraine damages Russian flagship; Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter; motive sought in Brooklyn subway shootingJordan Strauss
Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar is 45.
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THURSDAY LISTEN
The Ethical Life podcast: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about the recent case where a former nurse in Tennessee was convicted of two felonies and now faces eight years in prison for a fatal medication mistake. Next, they discuss how fear of others can seep into our consciousness, and how that can change the way we act. And in the third segment, they look at the ethical considerations that go into designing our infrastructure.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY

Silvia Izquierdo
A reveller of a street party known as blocos, dances during a protest against restrictions by city officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. City Hall has banned the street parties during Carnival celebrations, which were delayed by almost two months due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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TODAY IN HISTORY
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