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2 CCSD principals promoted to assistant superintendent posts

Bilbray Elementary Principal Aalya Page and Desert Oasis High School Principal Kelly O’Rourke will join the district’s central office and oversee curriculum and assessment.

US aircraft carrier deployed to Iran remains outside Gulf

A U.S. aircraft carrier the White House ordered to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside the Persian Gulf amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Washington.

Gunman’s resignation email had no sign of shooting, officials say

A resignation email the gunman sent hours before a fatal shooting was brief, unremarkable and didn’t contain anything that foreshadowed the rampage, a Virginia Beach official said Monday.

Man who threw boy from Mall of America balcony sentenced to prison

The parents of a 5-year-old Minnesota boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America decried the assailant’s actions as “evil” while saying they forgive him at a hearing Monday where a judge handed down a 19-year prison sentence.

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Oregon votes to ban restaurants from offering plastic straws

Oregon will ban restaurants from automatically offering single-use plastic straws under a measure passed by lawmakers, making it the second state to enact restrictions on plastic straws.

Food contamination by ‘forever chemicals’ found in FDA testing

The Food and Drug Administration’s first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood and in off-the-shelf chocolate cake, according to unreleased findings FDA researchers presented at a scientific conference in Europe.

FDA aims to get experimental drugs to more cancer patients

Thousands of gravely ill cancer patients each year seek access to treatments that are not yet on the market. The government wants to make this easier and give more heft to the requests.

Mass shootings transform how Americans talk, pray, prepare

Mass shootings have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases “active shooter” and “shelter in place” need no explanation.

30 killed as Sudan troops clear protest camp in assault

Sudanese security forces attacked a protest camp in the capital Monday, opening fire, torching tents and killing at least 13 people, as they cleared away the months-old sit-in.

Ceremony, protests mark Trump’s visit to Britain

President Donald Trump embarked on his long-delayed state visit to Britain on Monday, belligerently insulting London’s mayor but being feted with smiles by the royals.