The Daily Populous

Wednesday January 11st, 2023 day edition

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Uvalde school police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo told investigators he was more concerned about saving students in other classrooms than trying to stop a gunman who had already shot children and teachers.

Arredondo, far left, dropped his radios outside the school and relied on his phone to communicate during the massacre.

It was one of many times he did not follow the training and protocol for an active shooter.

“I have informed him of your request and it will be up to him from there,” Hyde wrote in an email.

Video Ad Feedback Arredondo's full interview with investigators after Uvalde school massacre 57:45 - Source: CNN.

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“Because I know there’s probably victims in there and with the shots I heard, I know there’s probably somebody who’s going to be deceased. »

Russian prisoners sent to the front lines in Ukraine have been publicly executed for not charging into enemy fire, captured inmates say

Authored by businessinsider.com

Captured members of a Russian mercenary group say disobedient troops and deserters are being publicly executed in Ukraine.

The infamous Wagner Group has recruited prisoners to fight on the front lines.

In an effort to address worsening manpower issues, the Wagner Group has fought alongside the Russian military and has recruited Russian prisoners in the process. »

George Santos should not get intelligence information - CREW

Authored by citizensforethics.org

George Santos should resign from Congress, but should he refuse, Kevin McCarthy must not seat Santos on any committee where he is given access to classified information, according to a letter sent today by CREW.

Santos’s misrepresentations of large swaths of his background have proven his tendency to lie for power and personal gain.

“It would be a threat to our national security to allow him to serve on any committee where he would gain access to national intelligence.”. »

Gigabit internet is now a legal requirement for new homes in England

Authored by theverge.com

My years-long battle to get gigabit internet installed may soon be over, thanks to new rules introduced by the UK government that make it easier to install faster broadband into apartments and flats across the UK.

DCMS claims that gigabit broadband is currently available in over 72 percent of UK households and is targeting full nationwide gigabit-capable broadband coverage across the UK by 2030.

I can personally attest that getting a fiber optic network — not just gigabit — installed into flats and apartments in the UK is a nightmare. »

Olentangy Schools official cuts off reading of Dr. Seuss book during NPR podcast

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An Olentangy Schools elementary teacher was reading "The Sneetches" as part of NPR’s "Plant Money" podcast when a school official halted the reading.

The assistant director of communications for Olentangy Local School District abruptly stopped the reading of the Dr. Seuss book "The Sneetches" to a third-grade classroom during an NPR podcast after students asked about race.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Olentangy Schools halts reading of Dr. Seuss book during NPR podcast. »