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Authorities in Switzerland are investigating a deadly fire that broke out at a popular ski resort in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.

NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports dozens of people are presumed dead and more than 100 others suffered serious injuries.

The Cranes Montana Resort is a famed luxury ski destination, but last night at the Constellation Bar

during a crowded New Year's Eve celebration, tragedy unfolded. Officials say the cause of the

fire that ripped through the bar is not yet known.

Witnesses describe a crush of panicked people trying to climb the stairs to escape the basement nightclub.

Another witness saw people on the street outside with their clothes on fire.

Officials say there are so many injured that the intensive care unit and operating theatre at the regional hospital are full.

They warn it will take time to identify the dead, which may include people from several countries.

Ruth Sherlock and Bion News.

Starting today, sodas, caffeinated beverages and candy are off the table for people who use SNAP benefits in five states.

Macy buyers from Nebraska public media reports on the new changes.

Electronic benefit cards can no longer be used to buy products like sodas, energy drinks,

and candy in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia.

Product restrictions vary between states, with Iowa enacting the most

restrictive changes on some prepared foods like granola bars. Nebraska was the first state to seek USDA

approval for their restrictions. The restrictions align with the Trump administrations make America

Healthy Again initiative, which has sought to restrict

processed foods, lower drug prices, and overturn existing vaccine recommendations. For NPR news,

I'm Macy Byers in Lincoln, Nebraska. In his New Year address, Ukrainian president Volodemir Zelensky

said he will not agree to a weak peace deal that would

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