Morning brief: Twitter stutters as DeSantis announces 2024 presidential bid, Tina Turner passes away, & more
Morning brief
Twenty minutes before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' highly publicised 2024 presidential campaign launch, which was set forWednesday with assistance fromTwitter Circles, went from faltering along to being entirely offline before the candidate evengot a chance to speak.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Delhi's Palam airportafter concluding his three-nation visit toJapan, Papua New Guinea and Australia.Tina Turner, the captivating singer and stage performer who paired with husband Ike Turner for a spectacular run of smash singles and live shows in the 1960s and '70s, and who survived her awful marriage to triumph in middle life with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at the age of 83.
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