“School shooting rn,” an Apalachee High School student texted his mother Wednesday morning. “I’m not joking,” he said, later adding, “someone’s dead.” The student’s mom posted a screenshot of the exchange on social media, captioning it her “worst (expletive) nightmare” but noting her child was safe. Her son had texted her as the shooting unfolded…
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Two years ago, our predictions about the Rams were too tall. Last year, too small. In 2024, those predictions – not too tall, not too small, not too hot or too cold – might be just right. No, I wouldn’t recommend betting all your gold on the Rams to win another Super Bowl, though they…
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In California, it’s relatively easy to recycle aluminum cans, newspapers or glass bottles. But for one of the most commonly used household products — clothes — options are few. Every year, tons of unwanted shirts, jeans, dresses, jackets and other garments end up in landfills across the state. Almost none are recycled. Some are donated…
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Tony Leys | (TNS) KFF Health News CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Garret Frey refuses to be sidelined. Frey has been paralyzed from the neck down for more than 37 of his 42 years. He has spent decades rejecting the government’s excuses when he and others with disabilities are denied the support they need to live…
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David Danzis | Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS) LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas casinos are enjoying a sustained post-COVID boom, and new industry research might shed some light on why they are doing so well. As states across the country continue to legalize and regulate new forms of gambling, such as mobile sports betting and lotteries,…
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Cassidy Alexander and Martha Dalton | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — Staff at Apalachee High School have only worn badges for about a week that can quickly alert school officials or first responders about emergencies with a few clicks of a button. On Wednesday, the badges were used by school workers and are being credited by law…
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Michelle Ma | Bloomberg News (TNS) There’s a soft, afternoon glow suffusing an intimate scene between the plucky protagonist and her wood-chopping, flannel-shirted love interest’s mother on the Vancouver set of the Netflix Inc. show, “Virgin River.” A soapy drama centered on a nurse practitioner in a small, northern California town, “Virgin River” is the kind of show that reliably delivers…
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The number of Rancho Palos Verdes homes without natural gas will approach 200 this week, with the Southern California Gas Company announcing that it will stop service to another 54 homes because of unprecedented land movement. SoCal Gas will shut off service to 29 homes in the western Seaview area and 25 homes in Portuguese…
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Everyone has that one pet in life who they fall in love with at first sight — or first scratch. For San Francisco resident Wyatt Boumedine, that was Zine, his white cat with a raccoon-like tail who would constantly growl, claw — and probably curse, if he could speak — at his owner. But Boumedine…
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By Rukmini Callimachi | The New York Times On an earnings call last month, the CEO of online real estate brokerage Redfin was asked whether he had a contingency plan if interest rates did not come down. His answer was maybe a bit too frank. “Great question,” Glenn Kelman, the CEO, began on the Aug.…
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