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Plane crash at Kennedy International Airport leaves 5 people deceased Thursday night.

The TWA jet in New York had forty-five passengers aboard along with several crew members. Two of the passengers were Backwater State University professors. Associate professor of rural sociology, John Dumont, and associate professor of English, George Johnson, both escaped injury free.

More information about the other passengers and crew members will be released to the public in a couple days.

A tragic barn fire in Chicago leads to a stampede of horses on the loose, and several dead one day before the opening of racing season.

This one story, wooden barn was suspected to be burnt down via arson around 4 in the morning. Albert Ramos, a jockey from Miami, sorrowfully watched the arson squad clean up the remainders of the scene.

Officials are questioning whether this fire was a purposeful attack or not. Fire chief Jim Connery stated, “The fire exploded near the center of the barn. Flames were shooting out of the building when we got here. The fire is definitely suspicious.”

With racing season nearly underway, this puts many jockeys and fans questioning what truly happened to these beloved horses. Was this attack purposeful?

More updates to come from this travesty among the horse racing world soon.

Crime rates spike and terrorists are at an all time high surrounding the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

OPINION ON STORY

OBJECTIVE? WHY ITS TIMELY?

Prior to 9/11/01, crime rates had dropped well over 60% from the 1990’s. Terrorism typically was not a common fear in the United States. After the strike on the Twin Towers, everything had changed for the citizens of America.

While terrorists haven’t been able to come anywhere near as intense as 9/11, we have entered a new era of terrorism which concerns many American’s.

Cities all around our country are losing police day by day as well. Police are retiring, taking leaves of absence, and so much more all due to these painstakingly high crime rates. Recruitment for the police officers are depleting as well.

Not having these forms of safety on the streets can leave American’s in these cities feeling unsafe and unprotected.

Fortunately, history has shown that there can be hope for the troubles America goes through. Leaders who chose to use their voice and influence in a positive way can help make common citizens feel safe in their own country.

Time will tell if these leaders advocate for the greater good of our land; for now, though, our streets are not as safe as they once were.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/9-11-anniversary-leaders-understand-safety-governments-job

“After a Summer of Grief, It’s Back to School in Uvalde”

Classes resumed on Tuesday in Uvalde where a mass shooting occurred in May. This tragic shooting took the lives of 19 students and 2 teachers.

Some of the local families in the town are choosing to home-school their children after the incident, and others are sending their children to private schools. However, most of the parents do believe returning to public school would be an important part of the children’s healing process. 

The school refused to discuss the student’s return other than this written statement – “Creating routines and structure can profoundly impact our ability to heal from loss and process grief. As our community continues to recover from the tragedy we experienced, our priority is ensuring that our students, families, and staff can return to teaching, learning, and essential school activities without disruption.” 

School administrators decided to delay the start of the school year from the usual mid-August return in order to have enough time to add additional security measures. They added new eight-foot fences as well as more security cameras and replacement door locks. Teachers have also been given specialized training with state police officers.

Pictured: Kimberly Rubio helping her son, Julian, put his shoes on before the first day of school in Uvalde, Texas.