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Sunday August 9th, 2020 evening edition

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(CNN) Two police officers in Georgia are on administrative leave after shooting at five minors during a vehicle stop Saturday morning.

The officers are on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, a news release from Waycross Police said.

No one was injured or killed in the shooting, but a 16-year-old was treated by EMS for minor injuries after an altercation with officers, a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

It is just one of four officer-involved shootings since Friday night being investigated by the GBI, news releases on the GBI website show.

The investigations into all three incidents, which occurred in John's Creek, Norcross and Screven County, are ongoing, according to the GBI. »

Chad inquiry finds 44 prisoners died in hot, overcrowded cell

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A group of 44 prisoners died in one night in a prison in Chad because they were all kept in the same cell in 46C heat, an investigation has concluded.

Prosecutors had suggested that the group were suspected Boko Haram militants and had taken poison to kill themselves.

The 44 prisoners were found dead in their cell on the outskirts of the capital N'Djamena on the morning of 15 April. »

Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals

Authored by nature.com
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Participants were asked to indicate their “Sex” using one of four options: “Male”, “Female”, “Transgender” and “Prefer not to say”.

We further removed individuals who did not provide information on gender (“Prefer not to say”), resulting in N = 675,360 individuals.

This resulted in 514,100 individuals whose gender was either “Male” (N = 193,398), “Female” (N = 317,891), or “Transgender” (N = 2811 or 0.55%). »

Georgia Cops Open Fire on Kids Running Home to get Father after Traffic Stop

Authored by newsmaven.io

Georgia cops opened fire on several children who were running home to get their father after the cops pulled them over Saturday, according to family members.

The father of four of the kids, Dominique Goodman Sr., said they were returning home from Walmart when a Waycross cop began following them for several blocks.

The two younger siblings along with their 14-year-old friend stepped out of the car and began running which is when the shooting started. »