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Mariel Padilla

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World
25 Jun 2024
When a Missouri deputy said she fatally shot a man in 2017 because he was reaching for her Taser, the sheriff’s department awarded her a medal of valor. But after the deputy used the same defense for shooting a woman in the back in August, the county prosecutor pressed charges last week and promised to look into the 2017 shooting again.
Prosecutors Reexamine Killing After Missouri Deputy Is Charged in Another Shooting
World
1 Jul 2019
When James Barron went into his smokehouse in southern Alabama to grab an ax, he was alarmed to see a giant wasp nest about 7 feet wide extending along the wall. It had been two months since he had last stepped foot inside.
Officials Warn of Wasp 'Super Nests' in Alabama