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• Trump safe after gunshots reported, Biden and Harris have been briefed

  15-09-2024 22:32 via wane.com
  
  Gunshots were reported in Donald Trump's vicinity Sunday afternoon. The former president is safe.U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing. No injuries were reported. Officials say the person fled in an SUV and was later apprehended by local law enforcement.It was not immediately clear whether the reported shots were targeted at Trump. The U.S. Se
  
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• Harris 'glad' Trump is safe after gunshots reported, says 'violence has no place in America'

  15-09-2024 22:27 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Vice President Kamala Harris says she has been briefed after gunshots were reportedly fired near a Florida golf club where former President Donald Trump had been golfing on Sunday.In a statement posted to X, Harris wrote, "I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America."President Joe Biden has also reportedly been briefed on the incident.
  Trump's campaign said Sunday
  
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• Women IN Tech Week works to inspire local ladies

  15-09-2024 19:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne Tech hosts a Celebratory Kickoff Brunch to mark the start of it's first ever Women IN Tech Week on Sunday.According to Lindsay Lott, President of Fort Wayne Tech, the week's goal is to celebrate and empower women in the technological sphere of work. These discussions and panels work to continue breaking down barriers which block women from excelling in the workplace through getting women in touch with other women working in similar fields or careers the
  
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• Support Fragile X Syndrome at the Fundraising Car Cruise In

  15-09-2024 16:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - There's a chance to support the National Fragile X Foundation soon. The Xtreme Wheels for Fragile X Syndrome: Fundraising Car Cruise-In is heading to Fort Wayne for the first year on Saturday.Alison Prather, the Event Coordinator of the Fundraising Car Cruise-In stopped by WANE 15 to discuss the event and the importance of raising funds for Fragile X Syndrome research purposes. You can see that in the interview above.The Xtreme Wheels for Fragile X Syndrome: Fundraising
  
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• Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

  15-09-2024 13:57 via wane.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot.They pulled off the first private spacewalk while orbiting nearly 460 miles (
  
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• Still hot and dry to end the weekend

  15-09-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Last weekend, we got an early glimpse of fall with high temperatures near 70° both days. It was not meant to last, unfortunately. This weekend, we're seeing high temperatures in the upper 80s. When you combine the heat with the lack of rainfall around here, drought conditions will continue to worsen across the region. With no rain being in the forecast over the next few days, more areas could experience severe levels of drought. Drought expands and intensifies across NE Indiana and NW OhioLo
  
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• California teacher accused of fathering child with teen student

  15-09-2024 01:01 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) — A Southern California teacher is under investigation after he allegedly fathered a child with one of his students.The suspect was identified as Steve Graves, 61, by the Anaheim Police Department. Graves is currently employed with the Anaheim Union High School District.On August 26, 2024, a woman reported to police that in the late 1980s, when she was a student at Loara High School in Anaheim, she had a sexual relationship with one of her teachers.Detectives investigated and discov
  
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• Hot and dry weekend continues

  15-09-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  Last weekend, we got an early glimpse of fall with high temps near 70° both days. It was not meant to last, unfortunately. This weekend, we're seeing high temperatures in the upper 80s. When you combine the heat with the lack of rainfall around here, drought conditions will continue to worsen across the region. With no rain being in the forecast over the next few days, more areas could experience severe levels of drought. Drought expands and intensifies across NE Indiana and NW OhioLook for
  
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