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An employee had a gun to her forehead; others ran for their lives: Witnesses describe the Chesapeake Walmart shooting

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Brian Todd, Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN Though Jessie Wilczewski had been working at the Chesapeake, Virginia, Walmart for only a few days, her Tuesday night shift started like all the rest, with a routine team meeting in the break room. Moments after the meeting began, Wilczewski found herself face

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6 victims shot and killed in a Virginia Walmart include a 16-year-old boy, authorities say

By Holly Yan, Ariane de Vogue, John Miller, Curt Devine and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities have identified five of the six people who were killed in a Virginia Walmart after the store’s manager began firing Tuesday night before killing himself. Five of the deceased victims were identified as Lorenzo Gamble; Brian Pendleton; Kellie Pyle; Randall

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No tip is too small, police say as they investigate Idaho student killings and vow to increase presence after holiday break

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Police in Idaho will be working through the Thanksgiving holiday on their investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students that has yet to reveal a suspect or a murder weapon, according to officials. Four students — Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen,

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Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent facing backlash from school’s alumni

By Nicole Chavez and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An alumni group of the Virginia Military Institute is publicly questioning why the college’s first Black superintendent was awarded a more “generous” bonus than last year. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has served as superintendent of the public military college since 2020. He first assumed the

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Florida officials seek $250,000 fine for the operator of Orlando drop tower amusement ride after a 14-year-old fell to his death

By Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Florida officials are seeking more than $250,000 in fines from the operator of a drop tower amusement park ride from which 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death in March, they announced Tuesday. Commissioner Nikki Fried of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has filed an

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Nuclear watchdog says Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility

By Tara John and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday, bringing the country closer to weapons grade material. “Iran had started producing high enriched uranium — UF6 enriched up to

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