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No signs of foul play in death of CDC scientist:

There were no signs of foul play in the death of a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist who likely drowned, officials said Thursday.

The remains of Timothy Cunningham were discovered Tuesday in the Chattahoochee River in northwest Atlanta, police spokesman Carlos Campos said.

Cunningham, 35, was last seen on February 12.

Trump threatens China with new $100 billion tariff plan:

President Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war rhetoric with China on Thursday evening, saying he was considering another wave of steep tariffs on the country’s exports to the United States.

“In light of China’s unfair retaliation, I have instructed the [United States Trade Representative] to consider whether $100 billion of additional tariffs would be appropriate,” the president said in a statement

Earlier this week, the United States announced new tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, claiming that China is stealing US intellectual property. China responded within hours by announcing $50 billion worth of tariffs on US goods.

Prince had an ‘exceedingly high’ concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died:

A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy has provided a more detailed picture of the cause of the singer’s death.

The report shows that he had what multiple experts called an “exceedingly high” concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died, according to the Associated Press, which obtained the report.

Fentanyl is the most powerful opioid in medicine and is prescribed to relieve pain from cancer. It can be made illicitly and is blamed for a spike in overdose deaths in the United States. It’s 25 to 50 times more potent than heroin and 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

UFC star Conor McGregor turns himself in after alleged bus attack:

Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor turned himself in Thursday evening after an alleged bus attack hours earlier, the New York Police Department said.

Police wanted to question McGregor in connection with an incident Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, according to an NYPD source with knowledge of the event.

McGregor allegedly threw something through the window of a minibus, injuring a passenger, according to the source.

CNN could not reach McGregor’s team for comment. Police said charges are pendin

Bus Driver Charged with DUI After Vehicle Overturned on Way to 2018 Masters:

A driver has been charged with driving under the influence and failure to maintain his lane after overturning a bus of spectators heading to the 2018 Masters Tournament.

The Georgia State Patrol said a bus carrying 18 passengers ran off the right side of the road before swerving left and overturning in the median, per Dakin Andone of CNN.com.

Andone’s report added that the authorities said “several” passengers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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