Why send a US stealth submarine to South Korea – and tell the world about it?

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska returns to its home port at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, in this April 2, 2019, handout photo.Bryan Tomforde/U.S. Navy/Handout/ReutersSeoul, South KoreaCNN —  When the presidents of the United States and South Korea this week announced a landmark deal to deter North Korean aggression, one element of the pact…

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Millions face a late-season spring chill, others brace for flooding and another round of severe weather

Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. You can sign up here to receive them every week and during significant storms. If you follow seasons by the meteorological calendar, we are halfway through spring, but if you look at the forecast this…

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Disney cancels some fire effects at shows worldwide after dragon incident at Disneyland

Disney will pull certain fire effects from shows at their resorts worldwide after an animatronic dragon caught fire at Disneyland in Southern California on Saturday, company officials say. “We are temporarily suspending fire effects similar to those used at Disneyland park’s Fantasmic at select shows and entertainment experiences globally out of an abundance of caution,”…

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