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24 May 2022, US, Uvalde: A woman burst into tears as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center. Fourteen students and one teacher were killed in a shooting in an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde Governor Greg Abbott has said in a press conference. Photo: San Antonio Express-News/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA/dpa.

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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

28 October 2021, Ukraine, ---: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on a video displayed on a smartphone screen as he announces the new name for Facebook. Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta in a nod to the "metaverse." Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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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…

A Tesla electric car charging the batteries. Photo: Pixabay.

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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.

A woman raises her fist during the funeral service for African-American citizen George Floyd, who was killed on 25 May 2020 by a white policeman in the US city of Minneapolis, at the Fountain of Praise Church. Photo: David J. Phillip/POOL via Zuma/dpa

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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.

Texas

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

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

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

Hundreds mourn George Floyd at funeral in Texas

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