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Brown University reports two dead, nine injured in US school shooting | Gun Violence News
Mayor Brett Smiley of Providence, Rhode Island, has confirmed that two students have been killed and nine people were injured after an active shooter was reported on the campus of Brown University. Exams were under way on Saturday when the shooting began on the Ivy League campus in the United States. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The…
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What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration views as a hindrance to innovation in AI. State laws regulating AI are increasing in number, particularly in response to the rise of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT that produce text and images. Thirty-eight states enacted laws…
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December 13 Winter Weather Advisory Expanded To Central Maryland Tonight As Snow Totals Trend Higher
Saturday Morning December 13, 2025 After a week of anticipation, we’re now here. The event is unfolding largely as expected, and there are two main points I want to highlight since my last update. A Winter Weather Advisory was expanded to Central Maryland and York, PA. This was expected with a general 1 to 3 inch snowfall. The timing and…
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9/11 victims: James Riches searched Ground Zero for his son for six months. 24 years later, 9/11 killed him too
New York — On September 11, 2001, as the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, then New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief James “Jim” Riches raced to Ground Zero. His eldest son, Jimmy Jr., a firefighter assigned to Ladder 114 in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood, was working with Engine Company 4 that morning when he responded to…
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Enforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges
In the week since Texas’ new “bathroom bill” designed to target transgender people went into effect, some opponents of the restrictions have begun challenging both the spirit and letter of the law as questions remain on how it can be enforced. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, restricts what public restrooms, locker rooms and other…
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Ukraine peace; Abrego Garcia; Indiana redistricting : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories A federal judge freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention yesterday. Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March due to what Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
The culture wars have arrived at the U.S. Mint. Commemorative coins aimed at celebrating America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 were unveiled by the mint on Dec. 10, 2025, and they reflect the country’s currently divided politics and views of history. In an unexpected move, most of the original designs for the “America 250” coins that were approved by two official…
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Trump’s Attack on Somali Americans Is Vile Fascism
As the Trump administration has targeted the Somali immigrant community and increased operations in Minnesota, demonstrators rally outside a Target location in Minneapolis on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) IS DONALD TRUMP A FASCIST? Americans who brush off that idea sometimes imagine that a real fascist regime, unlike Trump’s, would persecute ethnic minorities. But that’s exactly what…
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Pentagon did not conduct routine investigation into whether Hegseth damaged national security by sharing Yemen strike plans on Signal
The Pentagon did not conduct a routine investigation into the impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of sensitive military information in a group chat on Signal earlier this year and whether it damaged national security – in part because Hegseth never authorized it, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. A classification review and damage assessment would typically…
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The Supreme Court showed rare signs of restraint in a death penalty case
From the moment the Republican Party gained a 6-3 supermajority on the Supreme Court, in late 2020, the Court has often acted as if it is going down a checklist — identifying landmark precedents that are out of favor with the GOP, and overruling those decisions in party-line votes. Among other things, the Court eliminated the constitutional right to an…
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