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Middle schoolers impersonated dozens of teachers on TikTok; concocted sexual rumors, offensive narratives

A group of Pennsylvania middle school students created fictitious TikTok accounts to impersonate teachers while making inappropriate comments, officials said Monday. The New York Times reported that a group of eighth graders in the Great Valley School District (GVSD) in Chester County made around 20 fake TikTok accounts impersonating teachers. The accounts were filled with...

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Political climate is changing as Oakland mayor faces recall, residents fed up with 'progressives': report

Oakland, California, is reportedly headed toward a change in the political climate as residents are fed up with mounting issues such as housing costs, homelessness, and crime. “The opposition to progressives like [Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao] has been mounting, abetted by the budget crisis, frustration with crime and fallout from the FBI raid,” the San...

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LA county axes leadership in juvenile detention system over rampant violence, officer morale collapse

Authorities in Southern California have axed more than a dozen top officials after complaints of violence and injuries from rank-and-file officers in the county’s juvenile facilities. Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa said that 14 top managers would be impacted and 13 chief deputy positions would be eliminated – “an entire layer of...

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Reporter's Notebook: Backlash in the halls of Congress

It’s a challenge to protect 535 members of Congress. That’s to say nothing of guarding their offices on Capitol Hill, along with their offices back in their home states or districts. And in many cases, even their homes and loved ones. That’s why some on Capitol Hill found the vandalism to an exterior wall of...

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Tennessee judge denies release of Covenant School shooter's writings to the public

A Tennessee judge on July 4 denied the release of the Covenant School shooter‘s writings, stating that doing so might present a security risk to the Nashville private school. The ruling came in response to Brewer, et al. vs. Metropolitan Government of Nashville, et al., in which several parties, including the National Police Association and...

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Alec Baldwin 'Rust' trial: Judge makes major ruling in actor's favor

SANTA FE, N.M – In an early legal win for actor Alec Baldwin, the judge presiding over his New Mexico involuntary manslaughter trial ruled Monday that prosecutors can’t introduce evidence of his status as a producer on the film “Rust.” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer granted the defense’s request to bar the state from introducing testimony...

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Long Island man indicted for allegedly chopping woman up with ax, spreading remains across 3 locations

A Long Island man was indicted for dismembering the body of a woman and allegedly discarding the remains across three locations in Patchogue. The Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Monday that Gary Cowell, 72, of Patchogue, was indicted for unlawful concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence for...

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'Worst Roommate Ever': True crime docuseries dives into deadly living situations

The second season of “Worst Roommate Ever,” released June 26 and garnering popularity on Netflix, delves into housing situations that reach their worst possible conclusion. A woman who poisoned her best friend for custody of her son; a terrifying tenant who murdered his elderly roommate after earning her trust; a woman who took out a...