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On 9/11, New York’s Ten House was among the first firehouses to respond; 25 years later, 65-year-old Sal Argano is its last active member from that day

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On 9/11, New York's Ten House was among the first firehouses to respond; 25 years later, 65-year-old Sal Argano is its last active member from that day

Nearly 25 years after the September 11 attacksa small firehouse across from the World Trade Center site has become more than a place where firefighters begin and end their shifts. For 65-year-old Sal Argano, it is also a living link to a generation of firefighters whose lives were changed forever that morning. According to the … Read more

Fort Hood shooting reports: Army officials confirm no active shooter at base; details of incident emerge

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Fort Hood in Texas was under attention Saturday afternoon after reports circulated online claiming that at least three active shooters were at the Army installation. Reports of active shooters at Fort Hood remain unconfirmed as officials investigate. (Unsplash) The reports also claimed that people on the post were ordered to shelter in place. However, Army … Read more

Africa world’s most active terrorism theatre; reports more than two-thirds of ISIS activity: Report

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Africa world's most active terrorism theatre; reports more than two-thirds of ISIS activity: Report

Africa has emerged as the world’s most active terrorism theatre, according to a new US House Homeland Security Committee report. Africa has emerged as the world’s most active theatre of terrorism, with more than two-thirds of Islamic State (ISIS) activity taking place on the continent, according to a new report by the US House Committee … Read more

Minneapolis shooting update: Police respond at Loring Towers amid active shooter; details

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Police in MinneapolisMinnesota is responding to reports of shooting at Loring Tower on Wednesday afternoon. Minneapolis Police Department confirmed that multiple people were injured, including two police officers. Their condition is not known. Representational. (Unsplash) Fox News reported that the suspect, who was barricaded on the 9th floor of Lorin Towers, is down. Details surrounding … Read more

Scientists use robots more than two kilometres beneath the Pacific to discover huge lava fields around an active underwater volcano

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Scientists use robots more than two kilometres beneath the Pacific to discover huge lava fields around an active underwater volcano

More than two kilometres beneath the surface of the Pacific, off the coast of Oregon, an active underwater volcano has been hiding one of the strangest landscapes ever mapped on the seafloor. Using robotic vehicles capable of withstanding crushing depths, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have spent more than two decades surveying … Read more

Sri Lanka’s missing persons commission handling nearly 17,000 active cases

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Sri Lanka's missing persons commission handling nearly 17,000 active cases

Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons is handling almost 17,000 active cases of disappearances while its database contains over 23,000 cases, its chairman Mahesh Katulanda has said. Sri Lanka’s missing persons commission handling nearly 17,000 active cases Katulanda said the figures included disappearances linked to the island nation’s decades-long military conflict with the Liberation … Read more

Warner Robins High School shooting reports: Police respond amid active shooter claims- what we know

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Update: Officials with the Warner Robins Police Department confirmed that a 14-year-old ninth-grader is in custody after having injured a fellow student. The injured student has been taken to a hospital, and their condition is currently unknown. Representational (Unsplash) The suspect fled the school compound after the incident before being arrested by the police in … Read more