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EDM Tuesday Briefing: Ohio School Shooter Wounds Four, Police Shootings in UT and NC Cause Unrest

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for March 1, 2016: A 14-year-old student wounds four in a school shooting in Ohio, protests occur in both Utah and North Carolina following police shootings and Apple wins an initial court decision against the feds.

  1. A 14-year-old male student in Ohio [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/02/29/3-shot-suspect-custody-ohio-high-school/81108208/” title=”opened fire in a school cafeteria“] yesterday, wounding at least four students. The suspect ran from the school but was caught by authorities and is now facing [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/02/29/3-shot-suspect-custody-ohio-high-school/81108208/” title=”multiple felony charges,“] including two counts of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault.

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  2. The Salt Lake City Police Department is still [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/salt-lake-city-withhold-footage-police-shooting-37283308″ title=”withholding video footage of a fatal shooting from this weekend,“] pending investigation. Officers reportedly shot and killed a 17-year-old male and the police have body camera footage of the incident. The shooting sparked unrest in the city; officers have [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/salt-lake-city-withhold-footage-police-shooting-37283308″ title=”donned riot gear and barricaded city blocks“] to stop sometimes violent protests.
  3. In Raleigh, NC, [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-carolina-shooting-idUSKCN0W22VG” title=”a police officer shot and killed a suspect“] who was trying to evade arrest on Monday. The shooting immediately [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-carolina-shooting-idUSKCN0W22VG” title=”sparked protests in the area,“] with gatherers reportedly chanting “black lives matter” and “no justice, no peace!” This is the latest in a string of police shootings in recent months — in Ferguson, MO, Chicago, San Francisco, Salt Lake City — that entered the public spotlight and resulted in widespread protests.
  4. Apple scored a victory in court yesterday, as a New York judge [link url=”http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/29/ny-judge-rules-in-favor-of-apple-in-government-request-for-iphone-data/” title=”denied a government request for information on an iPhone“] in a drug case. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the US District Court [link url=”http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/29/ny-judge-rules-in-favor-of-apple-in-government-request-for-iphone-data/” title=”ruled in favor of Apple,“] refusing a court order that would force the company to unlock a phone for federal authorities. While this case is separate from the Apple/FBI battle regarding the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, this ruling in New York [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/02/29/judge-denies-fed-request-force-apple-bypass-iphone-passcode/81125500/” title=”is expected to influence the outcome of the high profile case in California.“]

    5. [relink url=”https://amuedge.com/privacy-vs-security-the-debate-that-cannot-end/”]

  5. Scientists in France said they found clear evidence of a [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-gbs-idUSKCN0W22U0″ title=”link between Zika virus and Guillain-Barre“]. Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a nerve syndrome in which the [link url=”http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20025832″ title=”body’s immune system attacks its nervous system.“] This discovery is leading experts to warn that [link url=”http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/29/zika-virus-scientists-evidence-guillain-barre-link” title=”the paralyzing illness could overwhelm intensive care wards“] of countries most affected by the Zika outbreak.

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  6. A rockslide has [link url=”http://www.fox19.com/story/31332773/web-update-interstate-75-shut-down-in-tennessee” title=”shut down both directions of Interstate 75 in Tennessee“] as of late last week. The road is currently closed indefinitely after the slide struck just south of the Kentucky/Tennessee border. There are no reported injuries but lengthy delays are persisting, as [link url=”http://www.fox19.com/story/31332773/web-update-interstate-75-shut-down-in-tennessee” title=”detours are taking hours“] in many instances.

  7. Nearly 10 percent of all U.S. bridges [link url=”https://amuedge.com/report-more-than-58000-bridges-across-the-u-s-need-attention/” title=”were deemed ‘structurally deficient’“] in a recent analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). While the overall number of bridges needing attention dropped slightly from 2014 to 2015, [link url=”https://amuedge.com/report-more-than-58000-bridges-across-the-u-s-need-attention/” title=”the nation is still decades away from fixing all bridges“], according to the ARTBA.

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  8. A new federal program will look to [link url=”https://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/federal-aid-boosts-care-for-homeless/” title=”help Hawaii deal with the ongoing homelessness issues“] afflicting the state. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program known as the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program will allow homeless individuals in Hawaii to remain in Medicaid programs (namely mental health and substance abuse treatment) for longer periods of time. Hawaii recently [link url=”https://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/emergency-declaration-is-extended/” title=”extended a state of emergency“] to address homelessness on the islands.
  9. Seattle recently hired a well-known homeless expert to help the city deal with its current [link url=”http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/stop-opening-tent-cities-homelessness-expert-tells-seattle-leaders/” title=”homelessness crisis.“] Barbara Poppe, who led federal homelessness efforts from 2009 to 2014, will consult the city on homeless matters and has already [link url=”http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/stop-opening-tent-cities-homelessness-expert-tells-seattle-leaders/” title=”recommended against opening more tent cities“] in the region. Seattle declared a state of emergency to combat homelessness [link url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seattle-homeless-emergency_us_56392c7fe4b0411d306eb2eb” title=”back in November 2015.“]

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