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Months after Marshall Fire, returning Colorado residents struggle with health and air quality

Researchers test air quality inside a surviving home. Credit: University of Colorado at Boulder Six months after the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 houses in Boulder County, Colorado, more than half of residents of surviving homes in the area reported physical symptoms—including headaches, sore throats or a strange taste in their mouth—that they attributed […]

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Madison school shooter pictured with shotgun at firing range just months before her deadly rampage

The father of school shooter Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, who killed two people and wounded six others at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, encouraged the 15-year-old to practice her weapons-handling skills in the months leading up to Monday’s bloodshedaccording to a review of his online activity. In August, Jeff Rupnow – who was […]