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Panic buttons and phone alerts: How technology helped prevent further bloodshed at Apalachee

By Chelsea Bailey, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Apalachee High School teacher Stephen Kreyenbuhl knew something was wrong Wednesday before he heard gunshots. The social studies teacher told CNN he was in the middle of a lesson when his smartboard alerted that the school was in a “hard lockdown.” “In

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Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum after disputed election

By Mauricio Torres, Stefano Pozzebon, Alex Stambaugh, Manuel Cobela, and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez landed in Madrid on Sunday afternoon, Spain said, after fleeing his home country with an arrest warrant accusing him of terrorism, conspiracy and other crimes related to July’s disputed presidential election. Gonzalez, his wife and

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Christiane Amanpour’s exclusive interview with General Oleksandr Syrskyi: full transcript

By CNN staff (CNN) — On Thursday 5 September, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour spoke with General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in his first television interview in that role. It was conducted near the frontlines, at an undisclosed location for security reasons. What follows is a transcript of their full interview, lightly edited for

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Florida high school football player dies after game, becoming the school year’s latest tragedy

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A beloved Florida high school football player died after he collapsed during a game Friday night, school officials say, bringing the number of recent known deaths among high school athletes to seven. Chance Gainer, a senior at Port St. Joe High School on Florida’s panhandle, was playing cornerback during an away

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A state trooper is accused of killing a cheerleader who was about to graduate. He’s no longer with the agency

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota state trooper allegedly responsible for a car crash that killed an 18-year-old cheerleader has been fired by the Minnesota State Patrol, the agency said. Shane Roper, 32, faces multiple felony charges related to the May 18 crash that killed Olivia Flores and injured others. Roper pleaded not guilty in August

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