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Secret Service Study: School Shooters Showed Warning Signs

Secret Service Study: School Shooters Showed Warning Signs

Most students who committed deadly school attacks over the past decade were badly bullied, had a history of disciplinary trouble and their behavior concerned others but was never reported, according to a U.S. Secret Service study released Thursday.Read more

Steyer Aide Offered Money For Endorsements

Steyer Aide Offered Money For Endorsements

A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing his White House bid, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the conversations.Read more

Orangutan Granted Human Status Settles Into New Florida Home

Orangutan Granted Human Status Settles Into New Florida Home

WAUCHULA, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida. Patti Ragan, director of the center in Wauchula, Florida, says Sandra is “very sweet and inquisitive” and adjusting to her new home. She was born…Read more

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Orangutan Granted Human Status Settles Into New Florida Home

Orangutan Granted Human Status Settles Into New Florida Home

WAUCHULA, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida. Patti Ragan, director of the center in Wauchula, Florida, says Sandra is “very sweet and inquisitive” and adjusting to her new home. She was born…Continue Reading

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