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Month: May 2023

Teen girl charged with murder after classmates die from fentanyl overdose

Teen girl charged with murder after classmates die from fentanyl overdose

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of two of her classmates, authorities said Thursday. Two teenage girls were found dead Tuesday at Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School in Somerville, Tennessee, after overdosing on fentanyl. A third teenager was […]

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1A-4A Competition At State Track: Day 1

1A-4A Competition At State Track: Day 1

PROVO, Utah-Friday, the first day of 1A-4A competition at state track began at Robison Track on the campus of Brigham Young University. All 1A-3A results will be documented below. 1A Girls 3200 Adelaide Englestead-Panguitch 12:11.27 Paige Smith-Rich 12:11.29 Marah Long-Monticello 12:19.29 Brooke Albrecht-Panguitch 12:22.85 Maddie Osterhout-Valley 12:45.02 Shandi Syrett-Bryce Valley […]

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Miss Mt. Pleasant to take place Saturday

Miss Mt. Pleasant to take place Saturday

Seven young women will compete for the Miss Mt. Pleasant crown along with a two thousand dollar scholarship on Saturday. Constants include Aubrie Stiglich, daughter of Marilyn and Chris Terry and Lou and Kira Stiglich; Taylor Timms, Niece of Brianna Timms; Jade Shepherd, daughter of Bernardo and Nikki Corona; Shea […]

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Teachers, librarians targeted by angry parents over LGBTQ books speak out

Teachers, librarians targeted by angry parents over LGBTQ books speak out

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A middle school teacher in Illinois says she was forced to resign from her job after parents called the police on her for including the book This Book is Gay in a slate of books made available to students during a reading activity. Sarah […]

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Putting the PI in AAPI: The Fight for Representation

Putting the PI in AAPI: The Fight for Representation

Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — May is Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. It’s a time meant to celebrate the stories and cultures of both Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (PI), but there’s a discourse expressing concerns within the Pacific Islander community that […]

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Minor earthquake shakes residents near New York City

Minor earthquake shakes residents near New York City

Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A small earthquake shook buildings across the New York metropolitan area Friday morning. A 2.2 magnitude impacted the New York metropolitan area around 1:50 a.m., according to the United States Geological Service. The tremor struck south of Hastings-on-Hudson, a village in Westchester County […]

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Detention hearing set to continue for Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira

Detention hearing set to continue for Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira

ftwitty/Getty Images (WORCESTER, Mass.) — The detention hearing for the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged in connection with the leaked documents probe is expected to continue Friday. Jack Teixeira is scheduled to appear in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday. The federal […]

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Targeted shooting at Ohio engine facility leaves one dead and one injured

Targeted shooting at Ohio engine facility leaves one dead and one injured

kali9/Getty Images (MORAINE, Ohio) — A targeted shooting in Ohio left one dead and one injured late Thursday night. A male suspect engaged in a “targeted attack” at an Ohio engine manufacturing facility Thursday evening around 9 p.m., shooting two victims, one of whom died at the scene of the […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/18/23

Scoreboard roundup — 5/18/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE LA Angels 6, Baltimore 5 Cleveland 3, Chi White Sox 1 NY Yankees 4 Toronto 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami 5. Washington 3 St. Louis 16, LA […]

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Why the amount of water storage is declining in lakes around the world

Why the amount of water storage is declining in lakes around the world

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The amount of water stored in half of the largest lakes and reservoirs around the world is declining due to human activity and climate change, according to new research. While lake water storage can naturally fluctuate in response to local precipitation, direct human activities, […]

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