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Families of children killed in Minneapolis church shooting call for healing, change – MPR News

Families of children killed in Minneapolis church shooting call for healing, change – MPR News

Families of children killed in Minneapolis church shooting call for healing, change  MPR News Minneapolis church shooting audio captures first responders rushing to chaotic scene in deadly attack  Fox News Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’  The Guardian What we know about Minnesota school shooting suspect Robin Westman  ABC News She smelled smoke, heard a bang and then saw …

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Read: Judge rejects Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss 9/11 families lawsuit – Axios

Read: Judge rejects Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss 9/11 families lawsuit  Axios Federal judge allows families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia  ABC News Judge Rejects Saudis’ Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit by 9/11 Families  The New York Times Major victory for 9/11 families against Saudi Arabia; Boston al Qaeda terror cell can be probed  Boston Herald Federal judge rejects effort to dismiss lawsuit …

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When immigration shows up at daycare: crackdown in DC terrifies families and workers | Washington DC

When immigration shows up at daycare: crackdown in DC terrifies families and workers | Washington DC

Early on Tuesday morning, as parents went to drop off their young children at a bilingual childcare center in north-west Washington DC, they received a message from the administrator saying that unmarked cars were parked directly outside. Shortly after 8am, federal agents in tactical vests arrested two people unaffiliated with the center, the administrator said. “While these activities are not …

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Vaccine exemption requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out

Vaccine exemption requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out

Texas school districts are coming back from summer with a rising number of parents asking for vaccine exemption forms and a new law that will make those documents even easier to obtain. Combined with funding cuts to public vaccination programs, chilling effects of immigration policies on health care, and the wearying battle by school nurses to balance parental consent and …

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Families of Americans slain in West Bank press for justice

Families of Americans slain in West Bank press for justice

BIDDU, West Bank (AP) — When Sayfollah Musallet of Tampa, Florida, was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank two weeks ago, he became the fourth Palestinian-American killed in the occupied territory since the war in Gaza began. No one has been arrested or charged in Musallet’s slaying – and if Israel’s track record on the other …

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Spiritfarer devs’ next game is about cool swords and bickering families

Spiritfarer devs’ next game is about cool swords and bickering families

Nicolas Guérin of Thunder Lotus, best known for 2020’s Spiritfarer, likes viewing things differently. “Maybe it’s my contrarian nature, but Spiritfarer was meant to be kind of a counterpoint to what death is usually perceived as, which is gloomy, dark, terrible,” he told Polygon recently over video call. “But there is a silver lining. There is some way to talk …

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As Sarepta, FDA tangle over Duchenne therapy, families are caught in the middle

As Sarepta, FDA tangle over Duchenne therapy, families are caught in the middle

Jennifer Hill Blair recognized the Cincinnati number on her buzzing phone and slipped out of the school meeting, excited to finally learn when her son Cayse would receive a therapy she believed would change his life. Blair, a second-grade teacher in southern Mississippi, and her husband had been fighting the state insurer since April, calling senators and representatives to lobby …

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