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Joshua Jahn: Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure and practiced shooting, records show

Joshua Jahn: Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure and practiced shooting, records show

AP  —  The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago believing he had radiation sickness, according to newly released records. Joshua Jahn had begun wearing cotton gloves to avoid contact with plastic and …

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Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure and thought he was “allergic to plastic,” records show

Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure and thought he was “allergic to plastic,” records show

The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago, believing he had “radiation sickness” and was “allergic to plastic,” according to newly released records. Joshua Jahn had begun wearing cotton gloves to avoid contact …

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Gunman in deadly shooting at Dallas ICE facility feared radiation exposure, records show

Gunman in deadly shooting at Dallas ICE facility feared radiation exposure, records show

The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago believing he had radiation sickness, according to newly released records. Joshua Jahn had begun wearing cotton gloves to avoid contact with plastic and practiced target …

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Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure, records show

Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure, records show

The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago believing he had radiation sickness, according to newly released records. Joshua Jahn had begun wearing cotton gloves to avoid contact with plastic and practiced target …

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153 unvaccinated students quarantining after measles exposure at South Carolina schools

153 unvaccinated students quarantining after measles exposure at South Carolina schools

At least 153 unvaccinated students exposed to measles in South Carolina schools are quarantining, according to local health officials.  In a media briefing on Thursday, officials confirmed these students were exposed contacts without immunity, leaving them to be excluded from school until the period of potential disease transmission has ended.  The schools, Spartanburg County’s Global Academy and Fairforest Elementary School, are …

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Parkinson’s risk could increase with exposure to common chemical, study suggests

Parkinson’s risk could increase with exposure to common chemical, study suggests

A common chemical that is widespread in the U.S. has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, researchers say. In a recent study published in the journal Neurology, researchers found a “small but measurable increase in Parkinson’s risk” linked to trichloroethylene (TCE), which has been found to spread in the air, water and soil in the U.S. TCE …

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Cook County Health Officials Confirm 3rd Suburban Measles Case, Exposure Tied To Crestwood Grocery Store

Cook County Health Officials Confirm 3rd Suburban Measles Case, Exposure Tied To Crestwood Grocery Store

BRIDGEVIEW, IL – A third Cook County case of measles has been confirmed, this time at a supermarket in Crestwood. The case has been tied to an adult whose vaccination status is unknown, Cook County health officials said. Cook County Department of Public Health believe the case was acquired from exposure to the last reported case of an unvaccinated 4-year-old …

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