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A new round of severe storms is rolling through the South tonight with rain, hail and possible tornadoes spotted in north and central Texas. Three soldiers are dead after two army Apache helicopters crashed in Alaska; Russia unleashed its deadliest airstrikes in months. More than a million people are under flood warnings with the mighty Mississippi River expected to crest this weekend above 20 feet in some areas. And visitors to Yosemite snap pictures of waterfalls before the National Park shuts down Friday and Saturday.