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Month: August 2023

Covenant School returns with heightened security measures on first day back

By Joylyn Bukovac Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Covenant School resumed classes on Wednesday, marking a new school year after months of planning and collaboration between school administration, a local church and a security company. Over the summer, Covert Results, the company responsible for safeguarding Covenant students, equipped

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Dominican firefighters find more bodies as they fight blaze from this week’s explosion; 13 killed

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Firefighters struggling to extinguish a blaze caused by a deadly explosion near the Dominican Republic’s capital this week have found two more bodies, bringing the death toll to 13. The number of victims is expected to increase since responders have not been able

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Testimony set to start in trial of 2 white Mississippi men charged in shooting at Black FedEx driver

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Witnesses are scheduled to begin testifying Wednesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, are charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting

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Utah man who allegedly threatened Biden and killed by FBI during attempted arrest confronted police with an AR-15 in 2018, report says

By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Craig Robertson, the Utah man who FBI special agents shot and killed last week while attempting to arrest him for allegedly making threats against President Joe Biden, confronted Provo police in 2018 with an AR-15, according to a report by The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune obtained

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Adding heat to the humidity

An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from 10 a.m. today through 8 p.m. tomorrow as temperatures climb above 110. A Heat Advisory is also in effect for the Inland Empire and San Diego County inland valleys. This is coupled with monsoon moisture that continues to flow in from the Southeast. A bigger surge

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Germany’s Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union’s most populous nation to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy the substance for recreational purposes. The legislation is billed as the first

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Palm Springs Unified School District puts diversity first this school year

Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) is requiring all district staff to undergo conscious education so everyone has a better understanding of the staff and students they work alongside with. According to Dr. Nicole Crawford, the PSUSD Diversity and Racial Equity Coordinator, conscious education is an exploration of unconscious biases that everyone has. “We may

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