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How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter 0
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- October 17, 2026
BEND, Ore. — In the middle of an October day, a 16-year-old boy tossed a shotgun over a low chain-link fence. Then he climbed over it himself. There was a playground and a broad grass field leading to an elementary school he once attended. Inside were hundreds of children, including a handful attending a special
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An American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a health crisis 0
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- October 17, 2026
VATICAN CITY — There’s a telling anecdote from St. John Paul II’s pontificate that illustrates how Pope Leo XIV and his American style of governing have changed the Vatican and the way it handles papal health crises. The Polish pope, 84 at the time, was back at Gemelli hospital battling an acute respiratory infection, breathing
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DOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights 0
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- October 17, 2026
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated
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Youngest Oregon school shooting victim was a fearless climber who loved stuffed animals 0
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- October 17, 2026
BEND, Ore. — The youngest child killed in a shooting at an Oregon school was a fast runner and a fearless climber who also loved reading and his stuffed animals, his aunt said Friday. Rhoam Summer, 5, was one of three children killed along with a teacher in the shooting Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary
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Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online 0
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- October 17, 2026
A thwarted mass shooting targeting a large Hindu temple in suburban Chicago was fueled by years of hateful rhetoric on social media against Hindus and Indians, community leaders say. Authorities on Wednesday arrested Alexandros Paporakis, 19, who they said drove to the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Illinois, on Sunday afternoon, armed with
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US reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, power data centers 0
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- October 16, 2026
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers. No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that takes one out of service, though some reactors have restarted after long outages. The
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