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April 11, 2024     "All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward." —Ellen Glasgow   1 Mom Who Threw Kids Onto Freeway Was Astrologer, Upset by Eclipse A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse "the epitome of spiritual warfare" in an online post days earlier, the AP reports. Keep reading   2 Johnson Faces Revolt Over Spy Tool Reauthorization A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty amid a looming deadline. Keep reading   From our sponsors Drivers May Qualify for Massive Insurance Reduction Why did no one tell drivers this tip? If you pay a car insurance bill every 1 or 6 months, read this. Learn More >   At a Glance Israeli soldiers visit the mailroom in Kibbutz Nir Oz, where mailboxes are labeled with residents' status—killed (red), kidnapped (black), and released (blue) on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the communal dining hall during a Passover seder event for hostages held in Gaza. The kibbutz in southern Israel saw a quarter of all residents killed or captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)   3 Missing Detroit Twins Found Aniya and Anieca Ogden are safe. Keep reading   4 Report: US Believes Iran Strike on Israel Imminent As fears of an Iranian attack on Israel increased, US President Biden on Wednesday vowed "ironclad" support of Israel, the BBC reports. Keep reading   5 Woman in 'Slender Man' Attack Wants to Be Released Two psychologists testified Wednesday that a Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital, the AP reports. Keep reading   6 Japan PM Quotes Star Trek at White House State Dinner Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from Star Trek at Wednesday's state dinner, telling guests at the White House that he hoped the "unshakable relationship" between his country and the US would "boldly go where no one had gone before." Keep reading     7 Passenger Lands Plane After Pilot's Medical Emergency A passenger successfully landed a private plane in North Carolina on Sunday after the pilot suffered a fatal medical emergency during the flight. Keep reading   8 Gunfire Erupts at Event Celebrating End of Ramadan Hundreds of parents and children fled and three people were shot—one by a police officer—when gunfire erupted Wednesday afternoon at an event celebrating the end of Ramadan outside a mosque in Philadelphia. Keep reading   This Day in History On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2018: Russia Warns US on Syria. Trump's Response: a Taunt   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved