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"this Is A Tragic, Tragic, Event"
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“This Is A Tragic, Tragic, Event”

Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown makes his first comments on the shooting a 13-year-old autistic boy by his officers, but says he still can't discuss details of the case. KSL's Ladd Egan reports.
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SALT LAKE CITY (KSL/NBC News) — Nearly a week after the police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old Salt Lake City boy with autism, Salt Lake City’s police chief has commented on the case. The mother of 13-year-old Linden Cameren, Golda Barton, told NBC affiliate KSL she called police last Friday night to ask for an officer trained for situations involving…

"there Is No Lie Here" Trump Defends Early Coronavirus Comments
Coronavirus, Politics

“There Is No Lie Here” – Trump Defends Early Coronavirus Comments

President Trump again insists his early comments downplaying COVID-19, which he knew to be extremely deadly at the time, were an attempt to avoid panic. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
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(NBC News) — President Trump on Thursday again defended his early comments downplaying COVID-19, despite knowing the deadly potential of the virus. “There was no lie here – what we’re doing is we’re leading – and we’re leading in a proper way,” he said. The president is trying to reframe what he told veteran journalist Bob Woodward in early February…

Coronavirus Claims Life Of 28 Year Old Teacher
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Coronavirus Claims Life Of 28-Year-Old Teacher

Demetria Bannister, a 3rd grade teacher at South Carolina's Windsor Elementary School, fell ill shortly before the start of the school year. WIS' Caroline Coleburn reports.
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(WIS/NBC News) — A 28-year-old South Carolina teacher has died from complications of COVID-19, district officials confirmed Wednesday. Demetria “Demi” Bannister was a third-grade teacher at Windsor Elementary School in Columbia. She had been in the teaching profession for five years. “I want to express my sincere condolences to Ms. Bannister’s parents, relatives, friends and school family,” Richland Two Superintendent…

"it's Time To Go" Oregon Wildfires Force More Evacuations
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“It’s Time To Go” – Oregon Wildfires Force More Evacuations

Tens of thousands prepare to flee deadly Oregon wildfires that have already destroyed hundreds of homes. KGW's Morgan Romero reports.
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(NBC News) — The fire storm Oregon is experiencing is like nothing the state has seen in the past 120 years, officials said Wednesday. Oregon Governor Kate Brown said, “hundreds of homes have been lost”. From the air, you get a glimpse of what is happening, of the ferocious fires pushed by raging winds and helped by low humidity as…

Legionella Poses Back To School Threat
Health

Legionella Poses Back-To-School Threat

As schools and sports facilities reopen COVID-19 isn't the only respiratory illness to worry about. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — As schools and sports facilities reopen COVID-19 isn’t the only respiratory illness to worry about. The early and extended closure of buildings has heightened the risk of another illness. Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires Disease, has been detected in several schools near Dayton, Ohio and in a Pittsburgh suburb. Legionella can form in stagnant water, from…

Keeping The Party Going: Adapting To Covid 19
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Keeping The Party Going: Adapting To COVID-19

When COVID-19 restrictions forced weddings, parties and other events that had been planned for months to cancel, caterers learned to adapt. NBC's Dan Scheneman reports.
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(NBC News) — When COVID-19 restrictions forced weddings, parties and other events that had been planned for months to cancel, Jill Marcus’s catering business came to a halt. She turned things around by reimagining how events needed to look in order to be safe, offering boxed appetizers and buffets protected by a six-foot Plexiglas screen. Other businesses are also adapting…

Salt Lake City Police Shoot Autistic Teen
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Salt Lake City police shoot autistic teen

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(KSL) Officials with Utah’s Salt Lake City Police Department aren’t saying much about a police shooting on Friday night involving a 13-year-old boy, but the boy’s family is. His mother, Golda Barton, said the boy was shot multiple times while he was running from officers. However, officials with the Salt Lake City Police Department haven’t released those details because it’s…

Naked Protesters Call For Police Reforms

Naked protesters call for police reforms

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(WHEC) Naked demonstrators arrived outside the Public Safety Building in downtown Rochester, New York Monday morning. The protesters were wearing nothing but spit hoods, a reference to the body camera video that was released last week of Daniel Prude. The 41-year-old Black man was not breathing and had no pulse after officers restrained and handcuffed him. He died seven days…

California Wildfires Destroy Homes, Leave Dozens Trapped
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California wildfires destroy homes, leave dozens trapped

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(NBC News) Dozens of wildfires are raging across California. Among the worst is the “Creek” fire, which has destroyed dozens of homes, consumed nearly 80,000 acres and left nearly 50 people cut off from help. An attempted airlift overnight failed. The fire is currently at zero containment. East of Los Angeles, the El Dorado fire has burned more than 11…

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