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Live from NPR News, I'm Jeanine Herbst. In Rhode island, police are searching for a suspect in an active shooting situation at Brown University that's left at least two people dead, eight others in critical but stable condition. School officials say the shooter, a male dressed in black, only open fire during final exams. Deputy Police Chief Tim o' Hara, preliminarily.
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All we have is a suspect that was a male dressed in black. It is unknown how he entered the building, but we do know that he exited the Hope street side of that complex. We're utilizing every resource possible to find this suspect. The shelter in place is in order, and I urge people to take that very seriously.
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Police say they haven't recovered a weapon and they don't know what kind of weapon was used. This is still an active investigation. Federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the ATF, are aiding local law enforcement. The National Crime Prevention Council says There have been 37 college or university shootings this year so far, not including this one. President Trump says the US Will retaliate after an ISIS militant shot and killed two American soldiers and one U.S. civilian in central Syria. NPR's Greg Myrou reports. This marks a rare attack on the US Forces that still remain in the country.
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The Pentagon said a lone gunman with the Islamic State, or isis, carried out the shooting ambush near the ancient desert city of Palmyra. The gunman killed the two soldiers as well as a U.S. civilian interpreter and also wounded three U.S. troops. The Americans were on a joint mission with Syrian forces and the Syrians killed the ISIS gunman. The Pentagon said US Forces were sent to Syria a decade ago to combat isis. The Americans defeated the group, but remnants still carry out periodic attacks. US Forces have remained in Syria to guard against a resurgence of isis. Greg Myrey, NPR News, Washington.
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The former Soviet republic of Belarus has released more than 120 political prisoners under a deal brokered by the Trump administration. NPR's Charles Maines reports.
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The prisoners were freed in exchange for the US Agreeing to lift sanctions on trade in Belarusian potash, a key export for Belarus. And it means long sought freedom for many of the most high profile critics of the regime of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko, among them Nobel Peace Lord Ales Belyatsky, one time presidential candidate Viktor Bobryko and Maria Kolesnikova, who led a wave of pro democracy protests in 2020 before a violent government crackdown. Their release comes amid a wider attempt by the Trump administration to trade sanctions relief for the freedom of political prison in Belarus, believed to number around 1200 people, according to human rights groups. Charles Mainnes, NPR News.