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At least 12 people are dead after the Tropical depression Claudette. The weekend storm is being blamed for a multi-vehicle collision Saturday in Alabama, where most of the deaths were children. A 24-year-old man and his three-year-old son died when a tree fell on their home in Tuscaloosa. The storm is making its way to the Atlantic.        The U.S. National Security Advisor thinks President Biden's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a good sign for America. While on CNN's State of the Union, Jake Sullivan said Americans should start to look for actions in the next six to 12 months that happened because of the meeting. Sullivan noted Biden continues to evaluate how to go after bad Russian behavior.       A 30-year-old man is accused of stealing his father's pickup truck and murdering three people in Oregon. Police say Oen Evan Nicholson turned himself in to authorities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday. They are still investigating the incident but believe he did not travel from Wisconsin to Oregon alone.        A South Carolina senator wants states to be responsible for elections. On Fox News Sunday, Republican Lindsey Graham said the federal government should stay out of the states' ability to run their own elections. Graham called the original proposal to change the process "the biggest power grab in the history of the country."        Iranian state TV is reporting the nation's only nuclear power plant is temporarily shutting down. An official for the state-run company said it would be down for three-to-four days for a technical overhaul. Iranian officials also said they may have to shut it down permanently because of banking sanctions imposed by the U.S.        The Phoenix Suns' General Manager James Jones is the N-B-A's executive of the year. He's championed for many moves including bringing in Chris Paul from Oklahoma City. Finishing in second was Utah Jazz Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Dennis Lindsey, and Brooklyn Nets General Manager.       

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