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There’s talk of razing Robb Elementary School and rebuilding it. Here’s what happened after other school massacres

By Holly Yan, CNN The extraordinary trauma after a school massacre may be too overwhelming for survivors to even think about returning to class. In Uvalde, Texas, students at Robb Elementary School are marred by the slaughter of 19 children and two teachers at their school. But at some point, classes must resume. Now, questions

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‘She was going to be someone.’ Families and friends remember the victims of the Uvalde school massacre as the first funerals are held

By Travis Caldwell and Rebekah Riess, CNN Ten-year-old Maite Rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist before she could say the words. “She loved animals,” cousin Destiny Esquivel told CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus on Monday. “She was determined. She was smart. She was going to be someone.” But last week, a gunman stormed into her classroom

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With the first funerals taking place in Uvalde

Uvalde school district police chief won’t be sworn in to city council at special meeting, which is postponed for funerals

By Nick Watt, Joe Sutton and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With the first funerals from last week’s school shooting taking place this week in Uvalde, Texas, the city’s mayor has postponed a city council meeting at which several new members were to be sworn in — including school police chief, Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, who had been

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One day after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School

‘Be a blessing to people’

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Uvalde, Texas — Carlos Hernandez enjoys cooking, especially when he gets to do it for the people he loves. But on Tuesday, for the first time in his life, he wasn’t able to fire up the grill. “There’s no possible way I can open my kitchen with a broken heart and

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1 person is dead and another is missing after a boat carrying more than a dozen people overturned in Colorado's Lake Pueblo State Park.

Another body has been found after a boat carrying 8 kids and 5 adults overturned in Lake Pueblo State Park

By Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Michelle Watson, CNN Two people died after a boat flipped over in Colorado’s Lake Pueblo State Park over Memorial Day weekend, officials said. The boat capsized with 13 people on board around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region tweeted. Shortly after the accident, rescuers saved eight

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2 people were killed and at least 19 injured when vehicles crashed into pedestrians in Lincoln

2 people were killed and at least 19 injured when vehicles crashed into pedestrians in Lincoln, Nebraska

By Michelle Watson, CNN Two people are dead and at least 19 others injured after a two-car crash struck multiple pedestrians in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to authorities. At least one of the 19 injured is in critical condition while the others transported to hospitals have non-life-threatening injuries, Lincoln Police Captain Max Hubka told CNN early

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