At least a half dozen lawsuits are challenging provisions of the governor’s original order.
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Clarence Page: ‘Can you hear gunshots?’ The horrors from inside an active shooter lockdown
Student texts at UNC Chapel Hill reveal the consternation felt on a locked-down campus, but how many more lockdowns will we need before Congress offers some guidance?
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.
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Faculty member shot and killed at University of North Carolina; suspect arrested
About 3 hours after warning students to seek shelter indoors, the school posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘All clear. All clear. Resume normal activities.’
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Gov. DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn the racist killings of 3 in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – who has loosened gun laws in Florida and antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding ‘wokeness’ – was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil in Jacksonville.
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Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old used gun to shoot teacher
The case is one of three legal efforts seeking accountability, including the teacher’s $40 million lawsuit that accuses the school system of gross negligence.
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Ecuador declares state of emergency after assassination of anti-corruption presidential candidate
President Guillermo Lasso declared three days of national mourning and a state of emergency that involves additional military personnel deployed throughout the country.
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Cousin of Uvalde gunman arrested after allegedly threatening similar school shooting
The 17-year-old tried to purchase an AR-15 rifle on Monday.
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Neighbors say a Chicago man charged with killing an 8-year-old girl was upset over noise
The child was shot in the head as she rode a scooter.
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Attacks at U.S. medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields.