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Teens Give Similar Accounts Of What Happened At Texas Pool Party
Teens Give Similar Accounts Of What Happened At Texas Pool Party


1. The incident in a Dallas suburb where a Texas police officer used excessive force while breaking up a pool party has sparked protests. Parents of the teens involved are calling for the officer to be fired, though currently he's just been put on administrative leave for now. Read more here, and see social reactions below:


2. South Korea says the deadly MERS outbreak may have peaked, and that spread of the deadly disease will hopefully slow and eventually stop over the next couple days. Read more here.


3. Republican candidate Jeb Bush plans to call for deepening U.S. economic ties with its European allies, and that we should work more closely with those allies on security issues, as well. Read more here.


4. Major bank HSBC will shed 50,000 jobs and take a hit to its investment bank in an attempt to simplify and improve its sluggish performance of late. Read more here.

5. Take note: There are new illnesses you can get from ticks, and they're not Lyme disease. See the new reasons to watch out for ticks here.


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