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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
2/21/21
Why a predictable cold snap crippled the Texas power grid
As Texans cranked up their heaters early Monday to combat plunging temperatures, a record surge of electricity demand set off a disastrous chain reaction in the state's power grid.
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3/5/21
U.S. probes role of human smuggling in Mexico border collision that killed 13
At least 13 people, 10 of them Mexican nationals, were killed on Tuesday when a tractor-trailer slammed into an SUV crammed with 25 adults and children on a dusty Southern Californian road near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
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3/5/21
Ex-police chief in Maryland charged with 12 arsons targeting enemies
A former police chief in Maryland was labeled as a serial arsonist by law enforcement officials on Thursday, a day after he was charged with setting a dozen fires over a span of nine years targeting his enemies.
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3/11/21
Hawaii declares emergency due to floods, orders evacuations
Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, and authorities ordered the evacuation of several thousand people from communities threatened by rising waters.
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3/11/21
Houston Police says three people killed in shooting
Three people were killed and a fourth person was wounded and taken to hospital after a shooting in Houston, police said early on Thursday.
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3/14/21
Dangerous spring snow storm takes aim at U.S. Rockies, High Plains
A powerful spring snow storm was expected over the next three days to blanket parts of the U.S. Rockies and central High Plains where forecasters warned of whiteout conditions, power outages and avalanches.
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4/13/21
Unrest flares again in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Black motorist
A suburban Minneapolis police officer apparently drew her gun by mistake, instead of her Taser, when she shot a young Black man to death during a traffic stop, a police chief said on Monday, hours before a second night of unrest sparked by the killing.
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4/13/21
Student shot dead at Knoxville high school after police say he fired on them
Police shot and killed a Knoxville, Tennessee, high school student on Monday after they said he opened fire on them in a campus bathroom, wounding an officer.
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4/13/21
The young man black man had an outstanding warrant, for which he was being arrested. He resisted arrest. IF true, the officer tried to use non-lethal force to get him back in the car. IF true, it's a tragedy for both the young man's family and the police officer. It would have all been avoided if the young man had complied with police instructions.
In another instance, a black uniformed military officer was pepper-sprayed and pulled from his car by police after refusing to get out of his car when he was pulled over by highway patrol. They didn't see his paper plates, it was a new car. If he had just exited his car, as requested, they would have apologized and sent him on his way, which is what happened at the end. WHY didn't he just get out of his car as requested in the first place.
We have the right to know why we're being stopped or arrested, but do we have the right to resist? What happens to a society if we can just say F-off and go on our merry way? There's so many questions about the role of police and the rights of citizens in a law-abiding society.
In the same situations, if the men had been white, would the outcomes have been the same? Don't know, but from experience, I can tell you if police tell me to get out of the car, or to shut up, I do it.
