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Oklahoma City bombing: FBI agent reflects on response to attack 29 years later

Nearly 30 years ago, Ret. FBI Special Agent Barry Black responded to the worst homegrown terrorist attack in U.S. history with just a year of experience as a bomb technician under his belt. Black was one of two FBI bomb techs in the entire state of Oklahoma, including Jim Norman, when he arrived at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, …

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Anti-Israel protesters heard shouting ‘We are Hamas,’ ‘Long live Hamas’ amid Columbia U demonstrations

Anti-Israel protesters near Columbia University were heard shouting pro-Hamas slogans this week as demonstrations geared up at the private campus. “We are Hamas!” one aggressive protester was captured shouting on video. When a person asked her, “You’re Hamas, wow! You’re what? You’re Hamas?” she answered, “We are all Hamas, pig!” Another person could be heard calling, “Long live Hamas!” On …

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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car …

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Maryland teen allegedly plotted school shootings in 129-page manifesto with transgender main character

A Maryland teenager was arrested after law enforcement officials uncovered a plot to commit school shootings, officials said Friday. Andrea Ye, 18, of Rockville, who goes by Alex, allegedly wrote a 129-page manifesto detailing the strategy to commit a mass shooting at Thomas Wootton High School in Montgomery County. Ye was arrested on Wednesday. Investigators uncovered the alleged plot through …

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Florida man set himself on fire near NYC courthouse holding Trump trial

A man set himself on fire Friday outside the New York courthouse where the criminal trial of former President Trump was being held, authorities said. Maxwell Azzarello, 38, a resident of St. Augustine, Florida, entered Collect Pond Park near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse around 1:30 p.m. and began looking through a backpack he was carrying, the New York Police Department …

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How to zoom in and out on PC

Have you ever found yourself squinting at your computer screen to decipher tiny text or make out the details of an image? Well, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there’s a nifty trick that can save your eyes: zooming in. It’s a simple yet effective way to enhance your browsing experience, whether you’re working, shopping or just surfing the web. If you …

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Arkansas senators say Clinton airport exec. killed by ATF with no bodycam: 'Violation of its own policy'

Both U.S. senators from Arkansas are pushing for answers from the Justice Department about a federal law enforcement search warrant execution last month that ended with an airport executive shot dead. Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman are seeking answers in the death of Bryan Malinowski, the executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock. …

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Judge shoots down Texas AG Paxton's attempt to block guaranteed income program

A Houston district judge on Thursday shot down Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block a guaranteed income program. In Harris County’s 165th Civil Court, Judge Ursula Hall struck down Paxton’s arguments that the Uplift Harris program, which distributes monthly stipends to more than 1,900 low-income residents, is unconstitutional. “If the program does include a public benefit, it does …

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4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday

SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year’s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect on how far their movement has come, with recreational pot now allowed in …

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Olympic star Katie Ledecky welcomes competitive action in pool ahead of Paris Games

Katie Ledecky took home four medals during the Tokyo Olympics, two gold and two silver, but it also marked the first time in her Olympic career she lost an individual. It was at that moment the entire world got to see Australia’s Ariarne Titmus and Canada’s Summer McIntosh on the world stage – at least for those who don’t follow …

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