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Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith demonstrates how the Apalachee High School's alert system works.

Panic buttons and phone alerts: How technology helped prevent further bloodshed at Apalachee

By Chelsea Bailey, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Apalachee High School teacher Stephen Kreyenbuhl knew something was wrong Wednesday before he heard gunshots. The social studies teacher told CNN he was in the middle of a lesson when his smartboard alerted that the school was in a “hard lockdown.” “In that

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‘Todavía me tiemblan las manos’: Dos conductores detallan tiroteo en la Interestatal 75 en el condado de Laurel

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Una mujer que conducía de Nueva York a Tennessee dio detalles desgarradores sobre el tiroteo que ocurrió en la Interestatal 75 cerca de London, Kentucky, este domingo. Christina DiNoto dijo a CNN que ella y su amiga estaban conduciendo desde Rochester, Nueva York, a Knoxville, Tennesee, y cuando llegaron a London,

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El papa Francisco concluye su primer día en Papúa Nueva Guinea con el foco puesto en las comunidades marginadas

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El papa Francisco enfatizó la importancia de que la Iglesia Católica sirva a las comunidades marginadas al concluir su primer día completo en Papúa Nueva Guinea el sábado, como parte de una larga gira por Asia. Dirigiéndose a los líderes de la iglesia en la capital, Puerto Moresby, les dijo que

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As Volkswagen weighs its first closure of a German auto plant, workers aren’t the only ones worried

AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is considering closing some factories in its home country for the first time in the German automaker’s 87-year history, saying it otherwise won’t meet the cost-cutting goals it needs to remain competitive. CEO Oliver Blume also told employees Wednesday that the company must end a three-decade-old job

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Libyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of UN-sanctioned human trafficker

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an investigation into the killing of one of the country’s most notorious human traffickers. Mohamed Bahroun, commander of the First Support Battalion and an influential militia leader, as well as one of his

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Trump pide cambiar la 25ª enmienda de la Constitución y acusa a Harris de “encubrir” la aptitud de Biden para el cargo

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump pidió este sábado “modificar” la 25° enmienda de la Constitución para permitir la destitución de un vicepresidente que “mienta o participe en una conspiración para encubrir la incapacidad del presidente,” una propuesta políticamente inviable y la última escalada de sus ataques contra el

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Deschutes National Forest implements emergency area closures due to Backside, Firestone wildfires

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest said Saturday is temporarily closing two areas on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District due to the Backside and Firestone fires. Backside Fire | Temporary Emergency Fire Closure An emergency closure order for the Backside Fire burning one mile west of Mt. Bachelor and 16 miles west

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Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum after disputed election

By Mauricio Torres, Stefano Pozzebon, Alex Stambaugh, Manuel Cobela, and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez landed in Madrid on Sunday afternoon, Spain said, after fleeing his home country with an arrest warrant accusing him of terrorism, conspiracy and other crimes related to July’s disputed presidential election. Gonzalez, his wife and

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Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins

Associated Press KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank (AP) — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights, Israel’s highest court ruled this summer the displaced residents of Khirbet Zanuta were entitled to

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