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1. A long line of severe storm is making its way across the US. Four people are dead after a possible tornado¹ touchdown about 30 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas. Three people died in other parts of the state. Residents across the Midwest are preparing for what officials say could be catastrophic flooding.

2. Residents of Taxes City have been told to remain indoors after several refineries² and plants lost electricity overnight. City officials say the Valero Refinery³, the BP Refinery and the Dow Chemical plant all lost power since last night. Officials are looking for the cause of the outages.

3. Hundreds of Ukrainians gathered early today for memorial services across the country. They are marking the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The plant is a still radioactive, no-go zone.

4. And 50 bulldogs wowed the crowd, going for the Beautiful Bulldog crown. The title went to Lucy Brown. She was decked out in pearls and a skirt when she won the annual contest in Des Moines, Iowa.