Nevada teacher dies shielding students in Sparks middle school shooting
A student opened fire at Sparks Middle School injuring two 12-year-olds and killing math teacher Michael Landsberry who protected pupils. The shooter killed himself as 20 to 30 students watched. Landsberry, a military veteran, is praised for bravery. the motive and gun source remain unknown.
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Obama cites no excuses for signup glitches in health plan rollout
The administration faced ongoing online enrollment problems for HealthCare.gov as Barack Obama urged patience and promised fixes. Contractors warned a year ago that the launch could fail, citing testing gaps and complex linking of at least eight federal systems including SSA and the Peace Corps.
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Photo of two suspects in Maria child case released
Greek police released photos of Christos Salis and a 40-year-old woman known as Eleftheria Dimopoulou and Selini Sali, in pre trial custody over abducting a girl named Maria. DNA shows the girl is not theirs. Investigators probe trafficking, welfare fraud, and the couple’s many unaccounted children amid global tips to authorities.
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Supreme Court weighs death row case on mental disability
The court will review Freddie Lee Hall's Florida death sentence amid an IQ based limit for mental disability. Hall scored 71 to 80 on IQ tests and was condemned for killing Karol Hurst, a pregnant 21 year old, after a 1978 abduction. Florida enforces an IQ threshold of 70.
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