By Jack Guy, CNN

(CNN) — Michael Bublé has said that his “romantic” concerts result in a population boom in the cities where he plays.

The Canadian singer appeared on the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster radio show on Wednesday to discuss his upcoming six-date tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and joked that it would result in a spike in the birth rate.

“I don’t know what the population of those places are, but I know that nine months after I play those outdoor gigs they’re going to double,” he said.

“It’s so romantic, especially those outdoor gigs, you’re under the stars, listening to these songs, and you’re swaying out there, and you’re having a couple of glasses of wine,” said Bublé, 50.

“It’s an aphrodisiac,” he said. “I like to call them ‘Bublé-bies’,” the singer said of the children born in the aftermath of his shows.

This year’s UK and Ireland tour starts in Dublin on June 27 and comprises six dates in total, with the last on July 6 in Scarborough, England.

Bublé explained that since having children he has “really slowed down” in terms of touring.

“I love being a Dad,” he said. The star has four children — Noah, Elias, Vida and Cielo — with Argentinian actress Luisana Lopilato, 38.

The children will be coming over for the tour and are “excited to come and see Papi and coming on a little holiday,” said Bublé.

“They love being over there with me, so it’s going to be fun,” he added.

Bublé went on to discuss his relationship with the crowd.

“I’m a good entertainer,” he said, adding that he “loves being a story-teller.”

“So much of that is, truly, going and playing to 50,000 people and that person that’s in the very back … that he feels like you had a moment,” Bublé added.

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(CNN) — Several people are injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, flattened a portion of the town Tuesday night, the sixth day of a severe storm outbreak that has terrorized the midwest and continues to wreak havoc in the South.

The tornado ripped through Mineral Wells, about 80 miles west of Dallas, around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, city officials said. Two people were transported to the hospital and several people were treated for minor injuries on the scene, but there are no reported deaths or active missing persons cases, said Mineral Wells Fire Chief Ryan Dunn. He didn’t know the extent of the injuries of the two people taken to the hospital.

Multiple homes and a wide swath of the industrial area were damaged, but a full assessment will need to be done in the morning, officials said. The impacted area had a 10 p.m. curfew Tuesday night to prevent people from going into the damage, Mineral Wells Police Chief Tim Denison said.

The local high school is being used as a reunification center and the Red Cross is there to help provide services, he added, saying people have already been trying to figure out how to help.

“There is a lot of hope out there, and we’ve had an outpouring of support from not only the first responding agencies but the community,” Denison said.

Tuesday’s storms also brought massive hail up to grapefruit size near Godley, Texas, while stones up to tennis ball and baseball size pummeled Springfield, Missouri, damaging vehicles and knocking down power poles.

Storm chaser Matt Jones was in the car in Springfield when hail bigger than golf balls picked up in intensity, cracking his windshield repeatedly. “This is insane, oh my God, I gotta get out of here,” Jones exclaimed in a video.

An emu at Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo was killed during the hail storm and a rhea, a large bird similar to an emu, was injured, the zoo posted on social media. The zoo was significantly damaged by the hail and will be closed Wednesday, the post said.

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By Matt Egan, CNN

Washington (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is no stranger to tough decisions, but now he faces one of his toughest and most personal calls yet: Leave the stage or stick around in a supporting role once his replacement takes the helm of the US central bank.

Powell’s term as Fed chair expires on May 15, but his separate term on the Fed’s powerful board of governors doesn’t lapse until January 2028.

The succession drama at one of the most powerful institutions in the world has sparked a new guessing game in Washington and on Wall Street: Will Powell stay, now that the Justice Department has dropped its extraordinary investigation into him?

It’s a pivotal subplot of Wednesday’s Fed meeting and press conference, where Powell could reveal his plans, or at least drop hints.

Normally, this isn’t much of a debate: The leader of the Fed typically exits once their four-year term expires, even though technically they can hang around as a governor and continue voting on interest rate decisions.

But these aren’t normal times.

Fed independence, a tradition that Powell views as paramount and that has real-world implications for inflation-weary Main Street, has come under relentless attack during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Remaining at the Fed, albeit in a lesser role, could protect Powell from the Trump administration’s efforts to criminally charge him. And Trump wouldn’t be able to swiftly fill Powell’s seat with someone who may be more open to chipping away at the Fed’s cherished independence and lowering interest rates.

That’s why some of Powell’s former colleagues and Fed watchers suspect he will break from recent history, they told CNN. If Powell stays on the board, he would be the first Fed chair since 1948 to remain at the central bank.

“I would expect him to be torn – wanting to leave on a personal basis (he looks worn out) but also wanting to protect the integrity of the institution,” Bill Dudley, a former top Fed official who served with Powell during the first Trump administration, told CNN in an email. “My best guess is that he’ll stay on for a time – but measured in months, not years.”

‘Well and truly over’

In March, Powell said he had not decided whether to leave when his successor is confirmed. But he stressed this decision would be based on “what I think is best for the people we serve.”

“I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is well and truly over, with transparency and finality,” he said at a press conference.

But it’s still debatable whether that criteria has been met, especially given the mixed messages from administration officials.

Last week, Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, announced she is closing the criminal investigation of Powell over the Fed’s costly renovation project.

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However, the legal matter does not appear to be closed altogether.

The investigation will now continue to be handled by the Fed’s inspector general. Pirro said her office will review the IG’s report and she noted that a criminal probe could be restarted, if warranted.

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