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Police shoot and kill teenager having schizophrenic episode

Vidal had schizophrenia and “was having an episode,” and his parents wanted police to subdue him so he could get help.

WWAY:

Two officers arrived and began talking with Vidal. The situation was relatively calm until a third officer arrived.

‘We don’t have time for this. Tase that kid now. Let’s get him out of here.’

Vidal tried to run but was struck with two Taser charges and fell backward. The first two officers to respond got on top of Vidal.

WWECT:

WECT attributed a slightly different accounting of events. In that retelling, officers had pinned Vidal to the ground after he had been tased and one of the officers said, “We don’t have time for this” and shot him.

Seventy seconds after the third officer arrived, WECT reported, citing police records, police radioed that they had had to shoot the teenager in self-defense.

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http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4TVC

Google buys Nest

This is awesome!

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/13/262189913/google-buys-nest-will-soon-know-how-cool-you-like-your-home

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4MLI

3-D scans add a new dimension to preservation

Mystic Seaport historians used a 3-D scan during renovation work on the historic Charles W. Morgan whaling vessel.

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4Mss

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New Study Confirms Milky Way Galaxy Has Four Spiral Arms

A 12-year study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has confirmed that our Milky Way Galaxy has four spiral arms, following years of debate that it has only two arms.

http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/science-milky-way-galaxy-four-spiral-arms-01649.html

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4L3O

Nearly 2’ of rain fell in 24 hours in Palm Beach County FL

▼ Reshared Post From NBC News ▼

Nearly 2 feet of rain in 24 hours hits Florida’s Palm Beach County

A torrential downpour lashed Florida’s Palm Beach County before dawn Friday, shuttering schools, flooding an interstate and causing at least two deaths.

Read more: http://nbcnews.to/1aeLaIQ 
Photo: AP

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4KAW

New Amusement Park Lets You Drive Construction Equipment in a Giant Sandbox

For a paltry $400, you get some basic training and two hours to dig ditches, lift 2,000 pound tires and other heavy things, and compete against your friends, all while tooling around in actual Caterpillar construction equipment.

http://www.geekosystem.com/dig-this-park/

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4JCR

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