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Month: May 2023

Raptor, the Uvalde school district’s emergency alert system, remains in place — for now

Raptor, the Uvalde school district’s emergency alert system, remains in place — for now

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — When Texas state legislators delved into the circumstances that preceded the deadly mass shooting in Uvalde that took the lives of 19 students and two teachers last year, lawmakers highlighted failures of leadership, law enforcement training and communication capabilities. But buried in their 77-page […]

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Judge poised to rule if parents will have a voice in court in Nashville school shooting case

Judge poised to rule if parents will have a voice in court in Nashville school shooting case

Metropolitan Nashville Police Dept. (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Tennessee judge is poised to rule on Wednesday whether to allow the parents of children killed and those traumatized in a mass shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School to voice their opposition in court to the release of the shooter’s writings. Davidson County […]

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Typhoon Mawar hits Guam with 140 mph winds as potentially ‘catastrophic’ storm

Typhoon Mawar hits Guam with 140 mph winds as potentially ‘catastrophic’ storm

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful typhoon taking aim at Guam could be the strongest tropical cyclone to impact the U.S. island territory in decades. As of Wednesday 7:50 p.m. local time (5:50 a.m. ET), the eye of Typhoon Mawar was passing over or very near northern Guam with […]

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Teacher who survived Uvalde shooting returns to teaching despite trauma endured

Teacher who survived Uvalde shooting returns to teaching despite trauma endured

ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Former Robb Elementary School teacher Mercedes Salas can still recall the hours leading up to the mass shooting at the Uvalde, Texas school on May 24, 2022, that claimed 21 lives. That morning, Salas was trying to figure out what to wear for the annual […]

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We put dozens of trackers in plastic bags for recycling. Many were trashed.

We put dozens of trackers in plastic bags for recycling. Many were trashed.

ABC News (NEW YORK) — For more than a decade, Courtney Williams and her family have lived in the shadow of the Wheelabrator waste-to-energy incinerator, located along the Hudson River in Peekskill, New York. “We go outside, we open the door, and the … kind of burning plastic smell hits […]

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Man accused of stabbing woman on hiking trail pleads not guilty to murder

Man accused of stabbing woman on hiking trail pleads not guilty to murder

Maricopa County Jail (PHOENIX) — A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman hiking on a desert trail in Phoenix last month in an apparently random attack has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Zion William Teasley, 22, appeared in court for an arraignment hearing Tuesday following his indictment by […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/23/23

Scoreboard roundup — 5/23/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Texas 6, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 6, Houston 0 San Francisco 4, Minnesota 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox 4, Cleveland 2 Toronto 20, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 4, Detroit 1 NY Yankees 6, […]

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Athlon Sports Names Eight BYU Football Standouts To All-Big 12 Preseason Team

Athlon Sports Names Eight BYU Football Standouts To All-Big 12 Preseason Team

PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, Athlon Sports named eight BYU football standouts to its all-Big 12 preseason team. Athlon 2nd Team Offense-junior tailback (Aidan Robbins; 1,134 scrimmage yards, 10 TD’s last season at UNLV) Athlon 3rd Team Offense-sophomore receiver Kody Epps (39 rec, 459 yards, 6 TD’s last season) Offense-sophomore offensive lineman Kingsley […]

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Typhoon Mawar set to hit Guam as potentially ‘catastrophic’ storm

Typhoon Mawar set to hit Guam as potentially ‘catastrophic’ storm

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful typhoon is headed toward Guam, which could be the strongest tropical cyclone to impact the island in decades. Typhoon Mawar could directly hit Guam with winds as strong as 140 mph — equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane. The strong tropical cyclone is […]

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How verified accounts helped make fake images of a Pentagon explosion go viral

How verified accounts helped make fake images of a Pentagon explosion go viral

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Verified accounts on Twitter may have contributed to the viral spread of a false claim that an explosion was unfolding at the Pentagon. Around 8:42 AM on Monday, a verified account on Twitter, labeling itself as a media and news organization, shared a fake image […]

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