4 dead as record rain drenches Nashville, flooding remains a danger
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Four people were killed in Nashville as 7 inches of rain drenched the city in just 48 hours, authorities said. It's the second-highest two-day total ever, after the historic May 2010 floods that left 36 people dead.
At least 130 people were rescued from vehicles, apartments and houses overnight and into Sunday morning, authorities said at a press conference. Flooding is still expected on Sunday, with the Cumberland River expected to peak at 49 feet by midnight Monday. In the May 2010 floods, the Cumberland River crested at 51.86 feet, according to the Tennessean. Flood stage is 40 feet.President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were honored at a state dinner in Paris at the Presidential Elysee Palace on Saturday, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day two days prior and the strength of the countries' long alliance.
President Joe Biden said France was America's "first friend" at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at showing off their partnership on global security issues and easing past trade tensions.
The Consumer Federal Protection Bureau last week launched an inquiry into what the agency is calling "junk fees in mortgage closing costs." These additional fees, involving home appraisal, title insurance and other services, have spiked in recent years and can add thousands of dollars to the final cost of buying a home.
Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.