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Month: October 2020

Looting, protests underway in Philadelphia for second night after fatal police shooting

Looting, protests underway in Philadelphia for second night after fatal police shooting

kali9/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON and JOSH HOYOS, ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — A knife-wielding Black man was in the throes of a mental health crisis, according to his family, when two Philadelphia police officers opened fire 14 times and killed him. The confrontation that cost 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. his life on […]

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7-year-old student, driver killed in school bus crash in Tennessee

7-year-old student, driver killed in school bus crash in Tennessee

carlballou/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE and MATT FOSTER, ABC News (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — At least two people have been killed in a school bus accident in Meigs County, Tennessee, according to officials. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a 7-year-old passenger and the driver of the bus were killed in the accident. Five […]

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Coronavirus updates: New cases, deaths see double-digit increases in past week: HHS

Coronavirus updates: New cases, deaths see double-digit increases in past week: HHS

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide. Over 43.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data […]

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San Francisco passes CAREN Act to criminalize phony 911 calls based on race

San Francisco passes CAREN Act to criminalize phony 911 calls based on race

LordRunar/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco leaders voted to crack down on so-called “Karens” who use 911 calls to discriminate against minorities. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Caution Against Racially and Exploitative Non-Emergencies, or CAREN, Act on Tuesday, which amends the city’s […]

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At least 2 killed in school bus crash in Tennessee

At least 2 killed in school bus crash in Tennessee

carlballou/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE and MATT FOSTER, ABC News (MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn.) — At least two people have been killed in a school bus accident in Meigs County, Tennessee, according to officials. The bus, which was carrying school children home for the day, crashed into a utility service vehicle on Highway […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 10/27

Prep Sports Roundup: 10/27

Volleyball 3-A State Quarterfinals RICHFIELD, Utah-The Carbon Dinos prevailed 3-1 over Juab Tuesday in the 3-A state quarterfinals at the Sevier Valley Center. The Dinos prevailed 25-15, 25-16, 23-25 and 25-20 in the clincher. The Dinos next face Morgan in the 3-A state semifinals Wednesday at 12:00 pm. Juab faces […]

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Philadelphia police fired 14 times, killing knife-wielding man: Police

Philadelphia police fired 14 times, killing knife-wielding man: Police

kali9/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON and JOSH HOYOS, ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Two Philadelphia police officers fired 14 times killing a knife-wielding Black man whose family said he was in the throes of a mental health crisis. The confrontation that cost 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. his life on Monday afternoon set off […]

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Almost half of South Dakota’s prison population tests positive for COVID-19

Almost half of South Dakota’s prison population tests positive for COVID-19

pinkomelet/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (PIERRE, S.D.) — Nearly half of South Dakota’s 3,347-person prison population has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the most recent data released by the state’s department of corrections Tuesday. “Unfortunately, the result was predictable,” said Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences […]

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NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison at a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday for running NXIVM, a self-help organization prosecutors labeled a “criminal enterprise” exploited by Raniere for power, profit and sex. To followers, he was known as Vanguard, […]

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Salt Lake City homeless community prepares for winter

Salt Lake City homeless community prepares for winter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A homeless shelter in Salt Lake City has asked the public for help with clothing donations as it prepares for the upcoming winter season in Utah. FOX13 reported that the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake usually hands out up to 80,000 clothing items ahead of […]

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