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Friday November 12nd, 2021 evening edition

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Black teen allegedly shocked with Taser by students dressed as KKK members in Woodsboro.

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A Black teenager was allegedly shocked with a Taser on Halloween night in Woodsboro by high school students dressed as members of the Ku Klux Klan, according to local attorney Matt Manning.

Manning, who has taken the teenage boy as his client, held a news conference in Corpus Christi on Wednesday morning.

The Woodsboro Police Department said it has opened an investigation into the incident and has acquired the help of the Texas Rangers from Sinton.

In a Facebook post Nov. 9, Woodsboro Superintendent Ronald D. Segers Jr. stated the event did not occur at a school or school-sponsored activity.

For that reason, Segers said in the statement, the district cannot punish the students involved. »

Far Cry’s boss has left Ubisoft

Authored by videogameschronicle.com
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Hay joined Ubisoft to produce Far Cry 3 – which remains the series’ highest-rated game to date – and kept his role for virtually every instalment since, including Blood Dragon, Far Cry 4, Primal, Far Cry 5 and New Dawn.

The company veteran was most hands-on with Far Cry 5, on which he acted as creative director.

Together, the developers are responsible for its biggest franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs and Far Cry. »

Trump justified his supporters calling to hang Mike Pence at the Capitol riot, saying it's 'common sense' in new audio

Authored by businessinsider.com
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Trump justified his supporters' calls to hang then-VP Mike Pence during the Capitol riot.

In audio obtained by Axios, ABC News' Jonathan Karl said to Trump: "They were saying 'hang Mike Pence.'".

In a March interview, former President Donald Trump justified his supporters calling to hang his former vice president, Mike Pence, during the Capitol riot, according to audio obtained by Axios. »

Tapeworms found in man’s brain years after he ate feces-tainted food

Authored by arstechnica.com

There, doctors witnessed the man have a two-minute-long tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure, in which he lost consciousness and his muscles aggressively contracted.

Doctors began the painstaking process of trying to piece together what was wrong by performing a battery of tests and interviewing his family.

The scan revealed three calcified lesions in his brain, and doctors homed in on the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. »

Stunning Vaccine Stat: 98.5% Of U.S. Seniors Have Had Shot

Authored by forbes.com

A pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior ... [+] living community in Anaheim, California on January 8.

The CDC reports 98.5% of adults 65 and older have received at least a first vaccine dose as of Wednesday, while 85.8% are fully vaccinated.

So far 32.4% of those 65 and older have received a booster shot, according to the CDC, compared with 14.4% of U.S. adults overall. »