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☆ Live updates: University protests at UCLA, Columbia campuses amid Israel's war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested in the last 24 hours as protests decrying Israel's bombardment of Gaza continue at university campuses across the nation. The majority of demonstrations have called for the divestment from companies that support Israel and the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, at the University of Arizona, law enforcement used pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters Wednesday, the university said in a statement. The Los Angeles Police Department has also issued a city-wide "tactical alert" related to a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, a law enforcement source told CNN. University of Texas at Dallas: At least 17 arrests have been made at the campus as of Wednesday evening, school officials said.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Iris Logan was having a hard time growing grass in the front yard of her St. Paul, Minnesota, home, so she covered the space with stones, statues and decorative art. Logan, 70, has been given notice to clean up the “planters, wood, metal cans, large rocks and miscellaneous debris” cited after a recent inspection, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. The City Council will take up the matter Dec. 6. This also keeps the tree roots clear and provides a place to shovel snow in the winter," Rodriguez said in an email to the Pioneer Press. “The quick support from our neighbors has been a clear signal of how much this art means to our community," Lewandowski said.

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Madore, who was arrested in Strafford on assault and reckless conduct charges, was later involuntarily admitted at New Hampshire Hospital in Concord, according to records. Madore was fatally shot by a state trooper shortly afterward. The guns used in 2016 remain in the custody of the Strafford Police Department, he said. It remains unclear how Madore, who had most recently lived in a hotel in New Hampshire's Seacoast area, acquired the guns found Nov. 17. A celebration of life has been scheduled on Nov. 27 for for Haas, 63, a former police chief from Franklin, New Hampshire.

Persons: John Madore, Madore, Bradley Haas, general's, Michael Garrity, Haas Organizations: CONCORD, New Hampshire Hospital, New Hampshire, of, New, Strafford Police Department Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Strafford, Concord, New, Franklin , New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Investigators in New Hampshire were probing for answers Sunday as to why a man shot a security guard to death at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital moments before being killed by a state police trooper. The summary, without elaborating, indicates that a judge had ordered Madore to be transported from New Hampshire Hospital for a court hearing. Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesMadore was most recently living in a hotel in the Seacoast region and also had lived in Concord, according to Formella. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. and was contained to the front lobby of the 185-bed facility, according to investigators. CPR was performed on Haas, who later died at Concord Hospital.

Persons: John Formella, John Madore, Bradley Haas, Michael Garrity, Haas, Madore, “, ” Formella, Matt Wilhelm, Wilhelm Organizations: CONCORD, —, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Hospital, of, Police, Concord Hospital, New Hampshire Department of Health, Human Services, Maine . New Hampshire House Democratic Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, New, Concord, Franklin, U.S, Maine . New

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say the gunman who was killed after shooting to death a security guard at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital has been identified. He said CPR was performed on the victim, who later died at Concord Hospital. Authorities identified the victim Friday night as Bradley Haas, 63, a state Department of Safety security officer who was working at the front lobby entrance. All patients at the psychiatric hospital were safe, and the state trooper who killed the shooter was not wounded, according to authorities. “Investigators with the New Hampshire State Police have searched and cleared a suspicious box truck near the scene.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current and former health commissioners, and the state's chief medical officer agreed that they will not “disparage” Fiscus. Some lawmakers even threatened to dissolve the Health Department because of such marketing. A publicized Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security investigation indicated the package was sent from an Amazon account using a credit card, both in her name. Those are among several laws passed by Tennessee Republican lawmakers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that restrict vaccination or masking rules.

Persons: Michelle Fiscus, ”, Fiscus, “ Organizations: Tennessee Department of Health, Department of Health, Department, COVID, of Health, Republican, Tennessee Department of Safety, Homeland Security, Tennessee Republican Locations: Tenn, Tennessee

Mike Sauschuck, Commissioner of the Department of Safety, speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, October 25. WMURA vehicle of interest was located in Lisbon, Maine, Mike Sauschuck, state commissioner for the Department of Public Safety, said during a news briefing Wednesday night. Lisbon is about 8 miles southeast of the city of Lewiston, where the shooting unfolded earlier Wednesday. Residents in Lisbon and Lewiston are being told to shelter in place as the manhunt for a person of interest, Robert Card, continues, he said. Hundreds of officers continue to search for Card as he remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous, Sauschuck said.

Persons: Mike Sauschuck, Robert Card, Sauschuck Organizations: Department of Safety, Department of Public, Residents Locations: Lisbon , Maine, Lisbon, Lewiston

☆ Barely any of the doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation were ever disciplined, the Washington Post found
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nearly 500 doctors had complaints filed against them over spreading COVID-19 misinformation. But only 4% received disciplinary action from state medical boards, the Washington Post reports. And state medical boards only disciplined 4% of those doctors, a Washington Post investigation revealed. From January 2020 to June 2023, the Post identified at least 480 complaints against physicians, related to spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of the 20 doctors disciplined for spreading COVID-19 misinformation, five of them lost their medical licenses, the Post reported.

Persons: Donald Trump, Axios Organizations: Washington Post, Service, COVID, US Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, Wisconsin Department of Safety, Professional Services Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington, Florida

☆ A Texas state trooper said Gov. Greg Abbott's border security has 'stepped over a line into the inhumane' with razor wire 'traps' and direction to withhold water from migrants, per reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Several Texas troopers said border security was given orders to push migrants back into the water. The Texas Department of Safety said the allegations are under internal investigation. Migrants crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico walk past large orange buoys deployed by Texas border security. According to the Chronicle, Wingate urged for policy changes to improve safety for the migrants, including removing the order to deny migrants water. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Safety did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Though investigators have yet to pin down a motive in the attack, they are probing whether Garcia was driven by extremist ideologies, a law enforcement source told CNN. Among those killed were two elementary school-aged sisters; three members of a Korean American family, including a child; a mall security guard; and a young engineer. Law enforcement does not yet feel they have a “complete picture” of Garcia’s past and are continuing to dig into his background, a law enforcement source told CNN. The child’s name and age were not given, but the Texas Department of Safety did note a three-year-old child was among those killed. Other victims included Christian LaCour, an outlet mall security guard, and Aishwarya Thatikonda, who was killed while visiting the mall with a friend, CNN affiliate WFAA reported.

☆ Wisconsin Republicans block 'conversion therapy' ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations — a discredited practice known as conversion therapy. A ban on conversion therapy was passed in 2020 by a state board within the Democratic governor’s administration overseeing licensing for mental health professionals. At least 20 states and the District of Columbia have outlawed conversion therapy for minors, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a pro-LGBTQ rights think tank. He said that’s all that’s at issue, not whether conversion therapy is morally or ethically right or wrong. “(The ban on conversion therapy) is necessary to protect the mental health of children in our state,” Herstand said.

☆ Tesla Autopilot’s safety questioned after latest fatal motorcycle crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Matt Mcfarland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Driver-assist crash data that automakers like Tesla must report to NHTSA was published Monday and revealed that Autopilot was engaged. A Utah motorcycle rider was killed in July after being struck by a Tesla driver using Autopilot. Utah Department of SafetyA Tesla driver using Autopilot struck a motorcycle lying on a road on July 7 at 4:47 a.m in Riverside, California. Motorcycle safety advocates say they’re concerned that the software fails to see motorcycles and lulls Tesla drivers into a sense of complacency and inattentiveness. Europe’s vehicle safety programs test if driver-assist systems identify motorcycles.

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