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3 children, 1 teacher killed in shooting at Bend, Oregon elementary school; teen shooter also dead: Police
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Texans first practice in London ahead of showdown with Jaguars
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Man turns tables on culinary arts grad he says tried shooting him
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DOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights
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 scath...
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Harris County has 46 data centers and limited power to regulate them. Here’s what could change
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Dayton ISD bus driver arrested after child injured in hit-and-run crash on US-90, police say
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