Baseball bat attack at congressman's office
A man armed with a bat injured two staffers at a Virginia congressman's district office. And it's not too weird for kids to want to skip school, but it's gotten a lot worse since the pandemic.
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Staff members attacked with bat at congressman's office
Two staff members who work for Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., were hospitalized after being assaulted in the congressman’s district office Monday morning, according to Connolly. A person armed with a baseball bat entered Connolly’s office and asked for him before “committing an act of violence” against the two staff members, who had injuries that weren't life-threatening, Connolly said in a statement. The suspect was identified as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham of Fairfax, Virginia. Here's what we know.
More kids refusing school than pre-pandemic
It's not unusual for a kid not to want to go to school. But as we all know, COVID-19 changed a lot of things. Since the pandemic, more students have refused to go to school or had difficulty being in class all day. Mental health experts say the crisis – typically a symptom of anxiety – has gotten worse, leaving both parents and school systems at a loss for how to help. Here's what you need to know.
- Anxiety takes a toll elsewhere: For parents, working from home may hurt mental health.
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Tight presidential vote in Turkey heads to runoff
A runoff between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, will take place in two weeks after a tight election race in Turkey, the country's electoral chief said Monday. The result will determine if the NATO ally remains under the control of Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey for 20 years with an increasingly authoritarian grip, or resumes the more democratic path promised by Kilicdaroglu.
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World's oldest dog is a year older
He's a socialite who roams the forest and likes long naps by the fire. And he's raising the bar on what it means to be the world's oldest dog. Meet Bobi, a pooch confirmed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living dog and oldest dog in February, who just celebrated his 31st birthday. In the rural Portuguese village where the pooch has lived his entire life, Bobi’s owner, 38-year-old Leonel Costa, had a birthday bash planned: A “very traditional” Portuguese party, with more than 100 of Bobi's friends expected to attend. Read more about Bobi's long life here.
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