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April 17: Extreme weather rips across Midwest. Jurors seated in Trump trial. Trillions of cicadas set to emerge. 100 days to Paris Olympics.

04.17.2024 - By TODAYPlay

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Severe weather continues to impact several states in the Midwest, including extreme rain, hail, and tornadoes. Also, seven jurors were seated in Donald Trump’s criminal trial as prosecutors and lawyers spar over 2020 social media posts. Plus, potentially trillions of cicadas are set to swarm parts of the country as part of a “double emergence” that hasn’t happened in 200 years. And, with the countdown to the Paris Olympics just 100 days away, NBC’s Keir Simmons gets a behind-the-scenes look at how the city is prepping for the events.

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