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Matthew Modabber: Polymarket top executive's firing reportedly angered CEO and school friend Shayne Coplan

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Matthew Modabber, the chief marketing officer for Polymarket, has reportedly been fired. (Linkedin/Matthew Modabber)

Matthew Modabber, who served as Polymarket‘s chief marketing officer since 2024, has reportedly been fired after an internal investigation which was launched this year. Modabber was known to be closely allied with CEO Shayne Coplan. Matthew Modabber, the chief marketing officer for Polymarket, has reportedly been fired. (Linkedin/Matthew Modabber) Modabber’s firing is part of the … Read more

James Talarico, the former middle school teacher challenging Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race

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James Talarico is a Democratic Senate candidate from Texas. (REUTERS)

James Dell Talarico is currently in the spotlight as he runs for a US Senate seat from Texas, challenging Republican candidate and state attorney general Ken Paxton. The race has garnered widespread attention as Texas hasn’t seen an elected Democrat senator since 1988 after Lloyd Bentsen. Talarico will face Paxton on November 3, during the … Read more

Corona High School shooting threat leads to arrest of 2 Riverside County teen girls: All on charges filed against them

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Two 15-year-old students were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit murder after investigators say they researched school shootings and discussed plans for an attack at Corona High School. (Unsplash)

Two 15-year-old students from Riverside County have been taken into custody on allegations of plotting a potential school shooting at Corona High School, according to Corona police officials. Two 15-year-old students were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit murder after investigators say they researched school shootings and discussed plans for an attack at Corona … Read more

Toledo hazardous chemical leak forces school closures in Ohio: Know about symptoms of overexposure

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Toledo officials evacuated nearby residents late Tuesday and urged others to shelter indoors as crews responded to a chemical release.

Authorities in Toledo, Ohio, implemented evacuation protocols following a hazardous chemical discharge that occurred late Tuesday evening. Similarly, residents in adjacent areas received directives to stay indoors while emergency response personnel addressed the situation. Toledo officials evacuated nearby residents late Tuesday and urged others to shelter indoors as crews responded to a chemical release. The … Read more

Shooting near Augusta's Laney High School leaves 3 injured

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Three people were shot in the tailgate area of Laney High School. (Unsplash)

Three people were shot near Laney High School in Augusta, Georgia, on October 17. As per Newsnation, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting at the school in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday Three people were shot in the tailgate area of Laney High School. (Unsplash) What happened? According to the Post … Read more

Man stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has 2 daughters at the school, his mom says

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Man stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has 2 daughters at the school, his mom says

BEND, Ore. — The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by shooting the gunman inside the building is the father of two girls at the school, his mother said Friday. Man stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has 2 daughters at the school, his mom says In a statement read to … Read more

Kaylub Giamanco, 'hero' bystander who shot dead Oregon school shooter, is a Silver Rail parent

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Kaylub Giamanco is a carpenter whose two daughters studied at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. (Kaylub Giamanco/ Facebook)

Kaylub Giamanco, 36-year-old carpenter, whose two daughters studied at the Silver Rail Elementary school in Bend, Oregon, was identified as the bystander who intervened and fatally shot the 16-year-old suspect, John J. Griffin, before he killed four and injured two at the school on Thursday. Kaylub Giamanco is a carpenter whose two daughters studied at … Read more

Oregon school shooter's mother Shauntai May Nickerson says son was a 'good boy'

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A makeshift memorial at a sign marking the Silver Rail Elementary School near a cordoned-off area, following a shooting, in Bend, Oregon, US. (REUTERS)

Shauntai May Nickerson, the mother of 16-year-old John J. Griffin II, said her son was “a good boy” a day after a shooting at an Oregon elementary school left three children and a teacher dead. A makeshift memorial at a sign marking the Silver Rail Elementary School near a cordoned-off area, following a shooting, in … Read more

Oregon teacher Meghan Lambert killed in school shooting was a beloved local volleyball coach: 'She loved teaching'

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Mike Krantz, Bend Chief of Police, addresses the media during a press conference at the Bend Municipal Court on October 16 in Bend, Oregon. (Getty Images via AFP)

A teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School who was among the four deceased in Thursday’s tragic shooting was identified as 25-year-old Meghan Lambert. Lambert, along with three students, was fatally shot by the suspect inside the special education room of the school in Bend, Oregon. Two others are critically injured. Mike Krantz, Bend Chief of … Read more

GoFundMe launched for Kaylub Giamanco, who risked life to stop Oregon school gunman

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Kaylub Giamanco, a father from Bend, Oregon, who stopped the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. (GoFundme)

A GoFundMe has been set up to support Kaylub Giamanco and his family. He is the father who ran into an Oregon elementary school during a shooting and stopped the gunman. The fundraiser says the family has “an incredibly difficult road ahead.” Kaylub Giamanco, a father from Bend, Oregon, who stopped the gunman at Silver … Read more