Texas

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MASS SHOOTING

At least 19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas school shooting

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/22

US President Joe Biden called for tougher gun laws in a White House address on the shooting, but did not detail specific plans

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

US state of Texas sues Meta for facial-recognition without consent

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that the social media giant has been storing millions of biometric identifiers, defined by statute as "a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or record…

World

AUTOPILOT

Two men die in an accident of a Tesla that nobody was driving

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/19/21

Although the Autopilot functions are becoming more powerful over time, they do not currently make a vehicle autonomous.

World

PROTESTS CONTINUE

Hundreds mourn George Floyd at funeral in Texas

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton denounced racism as an "institutional systemic problem" that harkens back to slavery.