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Apr 4 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Gaza’s universities embodied the ambitions of young Palestinians.
In weeks, the Israeli military destroyed them. nbcnews.app.link/nLNnEi5VwIb
According to @NBCNews analysis of videos, photos, and interviews with university staff and students, at least 5 of Gaza’s 7 major universities have been destroyed or partially damaged since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Last March, Iowa police investigated a bomb threat targeting a junior high school.
They determined that the threat was a hoax.
But a detective from the police department had a theory about its possible inspiration: the ‘Libs of TikTok’ account. nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…
Officers and government officials in four other jurisdictions tell @NBCNews they believe the account has sparked threats in their localities with posts that digitally heckle people such as drag performers, LGBTQ teachers and doctors who treat transgender patients.
Oct 25, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
NEW: A Mississippi mother spent 172 days searching for her adult son, only to learn that he’d been dead all along.
An off-duty officer had run him over less than an hour after he left the house.
Authorities then buried him without notifying his family. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b…
The last time Bettersten Wade saw her son, Dexter — who suffered from mental illness — was March 5, when he walked away from their home with a friend. She reported him missing to Jackson police nine days later.
BREAKING: Hamas intentionally targeted elementary schools in Israel, instructed terrorists to seize hostages, move them into Gaza, and to "kill as many people as possible," maps and documents recovered from the bodies of attackers show. nbcnews.com/news/investiga…
One page labeled “Top Secret” outlines a plan of attack for Kfar Sa’ad, saying “Combat unit 1” is directed to “contain the new Da’at school,” while “Combat unit 2” is to “collect hostages,” “search the Bnei Akiva youth center” and “search the old Da’at school.”
Oct 9, 2023 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
LIVE UPDATES: ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
• Israel orders a "full siege" of the Gaza Strip in what officials say will cut off power, food and fuel
In 2009, Desiree Jennings, the “Flu Shot Cheerleader,” became a media sensation for her story that a vaccine triggered a mysterious disability.
Now, Desiree has a warning for others about the anti-vaccine movement that made her its poster girl:
“Run.” nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d…
The media storm came as the world was in the midst of a different pandemic — a novel H1N1 flu — and anti-vaccine activists were on the hunt for vaccine injury stories.
Jenny McCarthy’s group found her and offered a cure – if she would star in an anti-vaccine documentary.
Jun 18, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
State lawmakers have been trying to figure out exactly how much to compensate Black people of California for the effects of slavery and discrimination.
Here are some fundamental answers to key questions about the state's reparations efforts: nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ca…
To be eligible for reparations, one would have to:
• Trace their lineage directly to a person who had been enslaved in the U.S., or to African Americans who lived in the U.S. prior to 1900
• Prove lineage by DNA testing, federal documents, or a genealogist’s help
Jun 18, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
More than 20 shipping containers line near a Navy base in Gulfport, Mississippi.
They’re not there to transport goods, but to shield the base from gun violence. nbcnews.app.link/xeH4aDLDJAb
The boxes were put in place after gunfire at an apartment complex damaged five homes inside the Naval Construction Battalion Center last fall. No one was hurt.
The base responded by increasing patrols around its perimeter — and fortifying its base even more so.
May 9, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
NEW: Conservatives took over a Colorado school board, and then:
• Adopted a right-wing group’s social studies program
• Did not reapply for grants to pay counselors
• 40% of the high school’s professional staff won’t return next year
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When a conservative slate of candidates won control of the school board in Woodland Park 18 months ago, they began making big changes to reshape the district.
After teachers protested, employees were barred from discussing the district on social media, and some were forced out.
May 8, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Texas mall shooting latest:
• 8 killed, 6 injured on Saturday afternoon
• Gunman was a 33-year-old suspected neo-Nazi sympathizer, armed with an "AR-15 style assault weapon," officials say
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Two elementary school students were among the eight people killed in the shooting at an Allen outlet mall in Texas, Wylie Independent School District says. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…
May 7, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
“This salt water has destroyed my childhood, school, and life.”
Thousands of Bangladeshi women face reproductive health issues caused by the increasing salt content in the waters in which they live and work. nbcnews.com/science/enviro…
The salt comes from the Bay of Bengal, where Bangladesh’s major rivers meet the sea.
As global temperatures climb and the planet’s glaciers melt, the sea rises causing more saltwater to seep into freshwater, degrading ponds for washing, rivers for fishing, and soil for farming.
May 6, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
King Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Saturday. nbcnews.com/news/world/pho…
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team flies over Buckingham Palace during the coronation.
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Apr 16, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Before the Russian invasion, gay pride parades in socially conservative Ukraine were often attacked.
But attitudes appear to be changing as the LGTBQ community becomes increasingly visible, with many LGBTQ people fighting on the front lines. nbcnews.com/news/world/ukr…
Junior Sergeant Ivan Honzyk's most liked Instagram post is a photo of him dressed in heels and stockings alongside an image dress in military garb.
He says his uncompromising self-expression whilst in the army is helping further the cause of LGBTQ rights. nbcnews.to/3A19kuT
Apr 12, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
After the Labor Dept. found over 100 migrant children cleaning slaughterhouses, their employer paid a fine and agreed to stop employing children.
But a 16-year-old tells @NBCNews he’s still cleaning one of the slaughterhouses up to seven nights a week. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/k…
The teen tells @NBCNews he is responsible for hauling animal parts in a cart and then scrubbing blood off the floor with harsh chemicals.
Along with being reprimanded if he falls behind, he has sustained a severe burn from the cleaning chemicals.
Apr 4, 2023 • 21 tweets • 9 min read
TRUMP ARRAIGNMENT LATEST
• The former president is expected to turn himself in today, becoming the first former U.S. president charged with a crime
• He'll face about 30 counts related to document fraud; charges to be made public following arraignment
Though a common identity has helped build political power over decades, the term “Asian American” is burying subgroups. It’s time, advocates say, to rethink how it’s used. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…
The term “Asian American” was forged in civil rights spaces of the 1960s, and activists pushed for it to be added to the census so meaningful data could be collected on its communities.
Mar 28, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: A massive manhunt in India for a Sikh separatist leader has so far failed to find its target.
The search prompted authorities to block internet services, restricting communication for 27 million residents — almost the population of Texas. nbcnews.to/42PK6wI
In their effort to apprehend Amritpal Singh, Indian authorities have arrested more than 200 people, deployed thousands of paramilitary soldiers and enforced heightened security measures in Punjab, a state in northwestern India that borders Pakistan. nbcnews.com/news/world/ind…
Mar 27, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
NASHVILLE SCHOOL SHOOTING:
• 3 children, 3 adults killed
• Police now say shooter was a 28-year-old female after previously reporting she appeared to be a teen
• Shooter was armed with two "assault-type rifles" and a handgun, police say
Latest: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…
President Biden is expected to address the Nashville Christian school shooting and to reiterate his call on Congress to take legislative action on gun violence, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…
Mar 26, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
A Mississippi police chase ended with an innocent woman shot in her bedroom. nbcnews.to/3nhqZvj
On Dec. 11, Mississippi Capitol Police attempted to pull over a suspected stolen vehicle, state authorities say.
The incident ended with a bullet slicing through 49-year-old Latasha Smith’s bedroom wall.
The bullet is still lodged in her arm.
Mar 17, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
A new study found that runners were not more likely to develop hip and knee osteoarthritis the longer, faster and more frequently they ran. nbcnews.com/health/health-…
It's widely believed, even among doctors, that using the joints more often, through a repetitive activity like running, makes the knee and hip cartilage deteriorate more quickly, upping osteoarthritis risks.
