Art student charged in classmate death in California
Santa Ana prosecutors charged 20 year old Samuel Woodward with murder in the stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein 19 in a Borrego Park grave eight days after Bernstein, a University of Pennsylvania student visiting home, connected on Snapchat. Bernstein’s death is being reviewed for hate crime motive.
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Orange County School of the Arts
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University of Pennsylvania
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Woodward
Bernstein
Orange County
Borrego Park
Spy bill renewal faces limit on viewing Americans data
As the Senate nears reauthorizing a key intelligence program critics warn the proposed warrant for viewing actual content in American communications would be largely ineffective. Proponents say it tightens privacy safeguards while the core foreign target data remains accessible. The measure expires Friday with House already renewing it.
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U.S
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Brennan Center For Justice
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Paul J. Hetznecker
Philadelphia
Fallout shelters in wake of false alarm spark reevaluation
In the wake of Hawaii’s false missile alert, experts say Cold War era fallout shelters are outdated and rarely maintained. Dr. Irwin Redlener notes the current threat differs from past superpower fears, urging city and family planning discussions while noting New York’s uncertain shelter landscape and FEMA’s outdated data.
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National Center For Disaster Preparedness
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U.S
University of Hawaii
Redlener
Sabrina Shephard
Manhattan
New York City
FEMA
Trump body mass debate sparks girther chatter online
White House physician Ronny Jackson said Donald Trump weighs 239 pounds at 6'3" placing him just over the overweight BMI. Net users compare heights to Barack Obama and question official tallies including a 6'2" NY driver’s license, fueling online controversy over the president’s weight.
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GOP senators condemn Trump attacks on media
Senate voices from Jeff Flake and John McCain decry president Trump’s repeated “fake news” and “enemy of the people” labels as dangerous to democracy. Flake calls the rhetoric repulsive and Stalin-like, McCain warns it undercuts accountability and shields autocrats.
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