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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
The royal couple welcomed their new baby boy into the world this morning, and of course that meant that hordes of reporters were waiting outside the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. One unsuspecting couple found themselves faced with the huge crowd as they left with their own new baby. Although it wasn’t a royal baby, the press still congratulated the new parents.
A baby has arrived!! But it’s not yet Kate...this happy couple are just leaving with their new baby and all the world’s press clapping them! pic.twitter.com/mzHAFZBAox
— Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews) April 23, 2018
A hockey stick-shaped cloud was spotted in the sky in Saskatoon, and people couldn’t help but see some meaning in it. Many are calling it a tribute to the 16 Humboldt Broncos victims.
Spotted in Saskatoon yesterday. The sticks have finally reached their destination. (📷 Stephanie Galenzoski) 💛💚 pic.twitter.com/YNTbv6s2As
— Hayley Wickenheiser (@wick_22) April 21, 2018
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says at least 36 people, including 32 Chinese nationals, died in a bus accident in North Korea on Sunday night.
#UPDATE: 32 Chinese tourists and 4 DPRK nationals killed, 2 Chinese tourists critically injured in the accident; China has dispatched a medical team to the DPRK to assist rescue work: foreign ministry pic.twitter.com/20jdEfRQkP
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) April 23, 2018
At least four tornadoes touched down on Sunday in Louisiana, southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle, causing extensive damage. The Weather Network reports that the number of tornadoes the states saw on Sunday may even be more once damage surveys are completed.
At least 4 #tornadoes have been confirmed from Sunday in southeast Louisiana, southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. NWS #damage surveys today may push that number higher. https://t.co/gPj9ney8HJ pic.twitter.com/47WqXop9Vu
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 23, 2018
— Heath Gamble (@gambleheath) April 22, 2018
Officials are reportedly investigating the alleged lynching of a man from the Comox Valley. Reports say that police found the body of Sebastian Woodroffe. Peru's attorney general's office said the death was related to the reported assassination of an Indigenous spiritual elder.
Canadian man lynched over shaman's death in Peru; cellphone video shows him begging for mercy before his death https://t.co/MzjSsDcNIy pic.twitter.com/hiEuutp704
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 23, 2018
Notable Birthdays (Via Famous Birthdays)
Gigi Hadid (23), John Cena (41), George Lopez (57).