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Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

‘There is no message’: Journal details warning signs, violent obsessions of Minneapolis shooter

CNN, WCCO, KARE, YOUTUBE, SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY , YOUTUBE, CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, Saint Thomas Academy / Youtube By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Allison Gordon, Audrey Ash, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — As a teenager, Robin Westman claimed to have been suspended after discussing school shootings with classmates – later

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Religious schools like Annunciation face particular security challenges in the age of school shootings

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When evaluating how secure a location is, experts generally talk about “soft” targets like schools or “hard” targets like police stations. The deadly shooting in Minneapolis – at a combined church and school – was at the extreme end of that spectrum. “Certainly houses of worship and schools are

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra arriving at Government House in Bangkok on August 29.

Thailand’s prime minister removed from office over leaked phone call scandal with Cambodian strongman

By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political turmoil. Paetongtarn, a member of the powerful Shinawatra political family

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Chloe Francoual is worried about having flashbacks if she goes back to her church.

She smelled smoke, heard a bang and then saw a broken window. Tween survivor recalls the fear and chaos of Minneapolis attack

By Shimon Prokupecz and Rachel Clarke, CNN Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) — For a few hours, as she slept with her parents in their bed, Chloe Francoual’s mind told her that the bullets, the screams and the terror at Annunciation Catholic Church weren’t real, and she was able to sleep. But when she woke Thursday, two

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Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

‘There is no message’: Journal details warning signs, violent obsessions of Minneapolis shooter

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Allison Gordon, Audrey Ash, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — As a teenager, Robin Westman claimed to have been suspended after discussing school shootings with classmates – later writing in a journal that the incident was the origin of a deep obsession with mass shooters. A

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Satellite view of the Bear Gulch Fire shows a dense smoke plume over Mason County

Border Patrol arrests 2 crew workers helping battle Washington’s biggest wildfire for being in the country illegally

KING, VIDEO OBTAINED BY KING, CNN By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. Lawyers for one of the men dispute that characterization, alleging he was already on track for legal status. The

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Fort Lauderdale is latest to contest rainbow crosswalk removal order as Florida cities face deadline

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As cities across Florida face a state-imposed deadline next week to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art, at least three say they will appeal, arguing in part that the directive robs their neighborhoods of artistic expressions representing their cities’ dedication to diversity and inclusivity of LGBTQ+ communities. Others,

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