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UNC-Chapel Hill shooting: One faculty member dead, suspect in custody #Shorts

UNC-Chapel Hill shooting: One faculty member dead, suspect in custody #Shorts

UNC Police were notified of shots fired at Caudill Laboratories, a chemistry building near the center of campus. A suspect is now in custody. https://tinyurl.com/3ce6e6p6 RELATED: Mourners remember lives lost after alleged hate-driven shooting https://youtu.be/LkiuBDt4j38 A faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was shot and killed in a campus building Monday afternoon, officials said in …

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Tennessee House GOP silences Rep. Justin Jones after heated session #Shorts

Tennessee House GOP silences Rep. Justin Jones after heated session #Shorts

The apparent physical altercation between Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Dem. Rep. Justin Pearson happened after the House was adjourned. https://rb.gy/agzw5 RELATED: Expelled Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones win reelection https://youtu.be/IRkT8Z1fE5c The Tennessee House Democratic caucus on Monday walked off the floor of the lower chamber to protest a disciplinary vote against a member of the so-called Tennessee …

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Severe turbulence hospitalizes 11 crew and passengers on Delta flight #Shorts

Severe turbulence hospitalizes 11 crew and passengers on Delta flight #Shorts

Eleven people were hospitalized after a Delta flight traveling to Atlanta hit severe turbulence. Video was provided to USA TODAY with blurring. RELATED: What causes turbulence? Here’s how climate change is making it worse. https://youtu.be/fz2wxV_0cSs Eleven people were hospitalized after a Delta Air Lines flight hit severe turbulence on approach to Atlanta on Tuesday. A Delta spokesperson told USA TODAY …

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From trash to beautiful dresses: Student creates eco-friendly outfits | USA TODAY

From trash to beautiful dresses: Student creates eco-friendly outfits | USA TODAY

An art student in the Philippines created an eco-friendly fashion collection made out of plastic packaging that he collected, cleaned and recycled. RELATED: Bizarre new electric ATV has 18 wheels and is eco-friendly https://youtu.be/8IEH9Dpiyu8 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/m2b3unkt » USA TODAY delivers current local and national …

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Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as ‘catastrophic’ Category 3 #Shorts

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as ‘catastrophic’ Category 3 #Shorts

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 but has been downgraded to a Category 1. https://tinyurl.com/3zdrnt27 RELATED: Idalia surges up Florida’s Gulf Coast https://youtube.com/shorts/g-wgc5oJwIo Historic Hurricane Idalia powered across southeastern Georgia on Wednesday afternoon after making landfall earlier along Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 tropical cyclone, driving “catastrophic” storm surge and flooding for …

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Surprise found in West Point time capsule after appearing empty | USA TODAY

Surprise found in West Point time capsule after appearing empty | USA TODAY

Six coins and a commemorative medal were found in what appeared to be an empty time capsule. RELATED: From trash to beautiful dresses: Student creates eco-friendly outfits https://tinyurl.com/2aabdd8e No one saw them at first, but later, six old coins, dating from 1795 to 1828, and a commemorative medal from 1826, were found among the thick, caked silt at the bottom …

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Girl cries over missing hairnet after surgery, ‘they took my hat!’ #Shorts

Girl cries over missing hairnet after surgery, ‘they took my hat!’  #Shorts

A mom recorded her daughter under anesthesia after having her tonsils removed. RELATED: Dentist gives once-homeless man a ‘wonderful smile’ https://tinyurl.com/52za8bf7 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and …

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Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall #Shorts

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall #Shorts

Florida residents are preparing as tropical storm Idalia has strengthened into a hurricane. RELATED: Fire rescue helicopter crashes near Fort Lauderdale https://tinyurl.com/4n2cw8dd The Category 1 storm was expected to “rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous major hurricane” before striking Florida on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said. Extremely warm waters in the Gulf were fueling Idalia, which now has maximum …

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Idalia aftermath shows downed power lines, flooding and damaged homes | USA TODAY

Idalia aftermath shows downed power lines, flooding and damaged homes | USA TODAY

Idalia ripped through parts of Florida with damaging winds and powerful storm surges, leaving a widespread damage in its wake. https://tinyurl.com/3rac4v56 RELATED: Idalia: Tornado confirmed in South Carolina, sends car flying into air https://youtube.com/shorts/ap4BrNqW6c0 Downgraded to a tropical storm, what had been Hurricane Idalia powered across southeastern Georgia and the Carolinas on Wednesday evening after making landfall earlier along Florida’s …

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Category 4 Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida #Shorts

Category 4 Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida #Shorts

Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida as a Category 4. The National Weather Service warns it can be a “life-threatening, dangerous situation.” RELATED: Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall https://tinyurl.com/2x32dsh6 Hurricane Idalia intensified Wednesday to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 130 mph, just 90 miles from the state’s capital Tallahassee and bearing down on Florida’s Big Bend with “catastrophic” …

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Idalia surges up Florida’s Gulf Coast #Shorts

Idalia surges up Florida’s Gulf Coast #Shorts

Idalia is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with powerful winds and dangerous storm surges in parts of Florida. https://tinyurl.com/mr3hruu5 RELATED: Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall https://youtube.com/shorts/OmkrP-mfPlI Idalia reached hurricane status Tuesday and is expected to continue to intensify as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast. …

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Curious deer strolls into candy store attracted by candy smell #Shorts

Curious deer strolls into candy store attracted by candy smell #Shorts

Buddy and Howie’s Candy Store in Washington shared surveillance footage of a wild deer walking into their store and browsing some candy. RELATED: Big herd of deer crosses the road in a surprising video https://bit.ly/3sySfYX » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/35qNC7H » USA TODAY delivers current local and …

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Pup sent into sweetness overload after devouring Starbucks puppuccino #Shorts

Pup sent into sweetness overload after devouring Starbucks puppuccino #Shorts

A puppy and his owner made a stop at a Seattle Starbucks for a sweet puppuccino treat. RELATED: Pomsky puppy gets star treatment from Starbucks drive-thru employees https://bit.ly/3YVCuXY » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3HSe9u5 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and …

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Roundworm pulled from woman’s brain leaves doctors stunned #Shorts

Roundworm pulled from woman’s brain leaves doctors stunned #Shorts

A neurosurgeon performing a biopsy pulled a roundworm, known as a parasite that infects snakes, from a woman’s brain. RELATED: Watch out! These worms will turn your lawn brown in 48 hours https://youtu.be/BkJTIHA4H_Q In what scientists are calling a world first, a 3-inch worm was found alive after doctors performed surgery on the brain of an Australian woman. The worm …

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