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Christine Hauser

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Uganda New York Times world
17 Oct 2019
The anonymous tip to the Winston-Salem Police Department came in June. A caller said a cellphone video posted on social media showed two women with dementia at an assisted living center being encouraged by workers to fight each other, authorities said.
Video of Dementia Patients Fighting Leads to Charges for 3 Workers
Uganda New York Times world
20 Aug 2019
Dorian Harris, 17, grabbed a few cans of Spiked Watermelon beer from a cooler in the Top Stop Shop in Memphis, Tennessee, last year. He ran out the door without paying, dropping one in his haste. The store clerk grabbed a handgun and chased him, firing off a few shots into the dark night, on March 29, the authorities said.
Clerk Convicted of Murder for Shooting Memphis Teenager Who Stole $2 Beer
Uganda New York Times world
15 Aug 2019
Dog owners have reported this summer that their pets became fatally ill after swimming in freshwater lakes and ponds, apparently after ingesting water laden with toxic blue-green algae.
Poisonous Algae Is Killing Frolicking Dogs
Uganda New York Times world
21 Jul 2019
The house in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the perfect venue for the quiet wedding the two men were planning for August. They would hold the ceremony in the glass-clad sunroom of the house, set on 2 acres that backed up to the woods. They started to write their own vows. The owner of the house, the couple’s friend Gabriel Biser, agreed to officiate.
Tennessee says internet-ordained ministers and marriage don't mix
Uganda New York Times world
30 Jun 2019
The 8-year-old son of Caly and Wade Watkins is an active and happy Utah boy, they say. He fishes in a pond, sometimes landing a catfish, which he throws back. He rides his dirt bike for miles. He pores over his schoolwork, which in second grade included mastering multiplication tables.
Utah Family Sues After Son With Diabetes Is Kept From School
Uganda New York Times world
9 Jun 2019
On a recent morning in May, Carlos Barrientos drove up to a Belt Line Road intersection on his way to work in Grand Prairie, Texas. His breakfast sandwich, sports drink, backpack and papers were arranged around him and on the seats, so Barrientos, 23, tried to avoid making sudden moves.
Texas is latest state to pump the brakes on red-light cameras
Uganda New York Times world
8 May 2019
The detention of a high school student in Arizona by Border Patrol authorities has shaken his classmates in Tucson, prompting a protest this week in front of the campus and a march to a sheriff’s department headquarters.
Arizona students protest border patrol detention of classmate
Uganda New York Times world
26 Apr 2019
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, came under criticism from state Democrats on Friday for suggesting that teachers on strike were to blame for the shooting of a 7-year-old girl who had stayed home because of school closures. The remarks were the latest to ignite controversy for the governor, who faces low approval ratings before an election in November.