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A 5-year-old missing boy whose body was found in a motel room in Texas may have been dead for weeks, court papers have revealed. Samuel Olson was reported missing by his father, Dalton Olson, on May 27. On June 1, Houston Police said a body found in a motel in Jasper was believed to be the 5-year-old boy and Theresa Balboa, Dalton Olson's girlfriend, had been taken into custody. Court documents now state that Samuel might have died as far back as May 10, and that Balboa had left the child's body in a bathtub for two days before moving him to different locations in a plastic storage box. When Dalton Olson reported his son missing, he told police Balboa had been looking after Samuel since April 30—which was also the last day he was seen in school. The investigation began to focus on Balboa after she falsely claimed that Samuel's mother, Sarah Olson, and a man dressed as a police officer had taken him from her home at around 7:30 a.m. on May 27. Sarah Olson later provided the …

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Teachers in a Texas city have been told if they have book on the Holocaust in the classroom they should also have one offering an "opposing" view. The instruction by a school boss to staff in Southlake, which lies 26 miles northwest of Dallas, was secretly captured on an audio recording obtained by NBC News. Gina Peddy, an executive director of the Carroll Independent School District, was speaking during a training session on which books teachers can have in classroom libraries. NEW: A school administrator in Southlake, Texas, advised teachers last week that if they have a book about the Holocaust in their classroom, they should also have a book with an "opposing" perspective. @NBCNews : https://t.co/vS0IjlROMu pic.twitter.com/yPtM1ncjgV — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 14, 2021 It came four days after the Carroll school board, responding to a parent's complaint, voted to reprimand a teacher who had an anti-racism book in her classroom. In the recording, Ms …

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Star Trek star William Shatner says Prince William was 'wrong' when he criticised space race leaders and their missions. The Duke slammed billionaire space tourists such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for pursuing space travel instead of helping to solve the climate crisis. In an impassioned plea to two of the world’s richest men, both worth around £150billion each, he said: “We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live.” His comments came on the same day Hollywood actor Shatner became the oldest person to go to space on Wednesday. But Shatner said William had the "wrong idea" about what the space race stood for. Bullish William said the selfish actions of others were “robbing from our children’s future” ( Image: BBC) He said: "He's a lovely Englishman. He's going to be king of England one day," Shatner told of the Duke of Cambridge. 'He's a …

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— -- In the wake of yet another deadly shooting at a school, some parents are turning to bulletproof backpacks. But how much protection they actually offer is up for debate. "[Our bulletproof backpacks] sold out within three days of the shooting," Yasir Sheikh, the president of Guard Dog Security, a personal defense product company, said about its sales following the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. "The entire line." Sheikh's Florida-based company has promised customers that proceeds from bulletproof backpacks will benefit the families and victims of the Stoneman Douglas shooting. "We knew we were going to see an increase in sales when lives were lost," Sheikh said about the decision to donate the proceeds. "We found that after every shooting, especially a school shooting, that sales go up," he added. Florida school shooting now among deadliest gun massacres in US history Florida governor calls for …

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Five months ago, stepping onto the March For Our Lives stage this past spring in Washington, D.C., 17-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Delaney Tarr emerged from her four-minute speech as one of the most poised and vocal leaders in the reinvigorated culture war against gun violence. "This is more than just a march," she said at the podium, her cadence picking up. "This is more than just one day, one event. This is a movement. This is a movement reliant on the persistence and passion of its people." Tarr is a survivor of the Feb. 14 shooting at her Florida high school, in which 17 students and teachers were gunned down in only six minutes. "We are not here for breadcrumbs. We are here for real change," she declared. Tarr’s mother, Jen, echoed that spirit, telling ABC News during a March interview that her daughter will "move mountains." Alongside her classmates and other young individuals affected by gun violence, Tarr personified both the fear many students …

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A heartwarming social media video showed a nurse serenading one of her COVID patients with a gospel song. The video is another example of a nurse going above and beyond to comfort patients during a difficult time. Methodist Healthcare — a healthcare provider in San Antonio, Texas — posted the video to its Instagram account last week. According to the video's caption, the interaction took place at Methodist Hospital South. "Allison Walker believes in the importance of spiritual & emotional healing of her patients, not just their physical recovery, especially during the pandemic," said Methodist Healthcare in the post's caption. "That's why she incorporates her love of singing into her work ..." the caption continued. The video shows Walker singing "How Great Thou Art" to her patient, who happens to be a church pastor, the caption explained. The pastor recorded the video so that he could later share it with his family. In the video, Walker is fully dressed in PPE as she …

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The Google Doodle for Tuesday, April 6, advises users to "Wear a Mask. Save Lives." The search engine's latest Doodle comes as several states have lifted mask mandates in recent days, including Indiana where the state's mask requirement will become a "mask advisory" from Tuesday. The latest Google Doodle states: "Masks are still important. Wear a mask and save lives. "As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, help stop the spread by following these steps," the Doodle says, linking out to the latest advice on face coverings from local authorities, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ). It also advises: "Learn more here about resources to help you and your communities stay informed and connected, and the latest ways we're responding," providing links to different COVID-19 information sources including the latest news on the pandemic as well as COVID-19 vaccines. In Indiana, masks will still be mandatory in "all state buildings and …

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Everything is falling apart. A bout 40 percent of the United States , split at the seams, can't understand the other 60 percent (and vice versa). And we're all so busy yelling into the void that it's impossible to hear a damn thing anyone is saying. Nuclear war just sort of hangs there, a bulbous nightmare on the horizon. LaVar Ball is on prime-time CNN . What I'm saying is, on Thanksgiving eve, feast your eyes on American indulgence as this whole experiment appears to be crumbling. That's the "Texas-Style Dressing Holiday Meal," an apparent peace offering from Jerry Jones for threatening to blow up the NFL . It will be offered by the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday at AT&T Stadium when they take on the Los Angeles Chargers. The dish was described in a press release Tuesday as a "Texas-shaped waffle made from traditional stuffing, topped with homemade mashed potatoes, a choice of roasted turkey breast or Petit Jean smoked pit ham, fresh green beans and homemade cranberry …

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When you go to watch Peacock's new movie, Psych 2: Lassie Comes Home , you may notice a new name in the opening credits. And while the film certainly marks the debut of the name, it belongs to someone Psych fans are very familiar with. The comedy detective film, which debuts on NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock on Wednesday, follows the TV series' usual lead characters, Shawn and Gus. Dulé Hill is back to reprise his role as the reliable officer Gus, and the same actor who stars as the clairvoyant Shawn is also back for the new movie—except his name is a little different than fans are used to seeing. Formerly known as James Roday, the actor is now incorporating his legal surname and will go by James Roday Rodriguez. In an interview with TVLine published Tuesday, 44-year-old Rodriguez explained why he took on his Mexican-American surname again. The actor said a recent discussion he had with his father about his family's heritage led to the decision. "On one …

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A former Boeing employee has been charged in connection with the crashes of two 737 Max airliners. Mark Forkner has been indicted for allegedly giving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) false and incomplete information about a system on the planes which played a role in the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 and 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 incidents. In total, 346 people died in the crashes. The 737 Max model was grounded for more than a year and a half following the tragedies. Forkner, 49, was charged with two counts of fraud involving aircraft parts in interstate commerce and four counts of wire fraud and is expected in court in Texas today. Advertisement He faces up to 100 years in prison should he be convicted. The alleged deception centres on the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). More on Boeing Two passengers sue United Airlines after Boeing 777 engine catches fire in mid-air UK …

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