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Thursday October 8th, 2020 morning edition

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Court documents ask Parkland parents to prove mental anguish Parents who sued a school district after their children died in a mass shooting at a Florida high school are being asked to turn over psychiatric records to prove they've suffered mental anguish.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Parents who sued a school district after their children died in a mass shooting at a Florida high school are being asked to turn over their psychiatric records to prove they have suffered mental anguish.

She was elected to the school board after the shooting.

He said it's rare to ask for mental records to prove heartbreak.

“I don’t think anyone is going to dispute that these families have suffered mental anguish,” Kelley said.

Broward Circuit Judge Patti Englander Henning will consider what the victims will be forced to answer during a hearing on Thursday.

The Florida Supreme Court last month ruled that, for liability purposes, the tragedy is considered one event in the eyes of the law. »

USPS employee arrested after allegedly dumping mail, including ballots sent to New Jersey residents

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EMBED >More News Videos Los Angeles County election officials are apologizing for a misprint of more than 2,000 ballots that omitted the presidential race.

Postal Service mail carrier from New Jersey was arrested Wednesday for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from a county board of elections.Nicholas Beauchene, 26, of Kearny, is charged by complaint with one count of delay, secretion, or detention of mail and one count of obstruction of mail.

The obstruction of mail charge is punishable by a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. »

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients' native tongue

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For instance, Italian speakers with dyslexia tend to have less severe reading impairment than English or French speakers due to Italian's simpler and more phonetic spelling.

In contrast, Italian speakers with the same disorder had fewer pronunciation difficulties but tended to produce much shorter and grammatically simpler sentences.

"In contrast, Italian is easier to pronounce, but has much more complex grammar, and this is how Italian speakers with PPA tend to run into trouble.". »

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ to Return to Theaters on October 30

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“Alita: Battle Angel,” the 2019 sci-fi and action film from Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron, is returning to theaters on October 30, Cameron announced on Twitter Wednesday.

Also Read: How Fans Fight to Save a Franchise: 'Alita: Battle Angel' Is the Latest Battleground.

It’s unclear at time of writing how many theaters will be showing “Alita: Battle Angel,” but Cinemark advertised that it will be showing the film in a limited release with tickets on sale now. »

After Years Of Claiming It Doesn't Use Facial Recognition Software, The LAPD Admits It Has Used It 30,000 Times Since 2009

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After Years Of Claiming It Doesn't Use Facial Recognition Software, The LAPD Admits It Has Used It 30,000 Times Since 2009. from the we-regret-the-repeated-errors dept.

Here's what the LA Times has discovered, thanks to public records that the LAPD finally decided to stop withholding.

Now that the LAPD can't continue pretending it doesn't use facial recognition tech, it's begun issuing statements correcting its earlier "mistakes." »