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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. A school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, has left three people dead. A teacher, a student, and the teenaged shooter, who police say was also a student at the Abundant Life Christian School. Police say six others were injured and are hospitalized, and two have life-threatening injuries.
The shooter, whose name, age, and gender are being withheld, was found dead by police. There were no metal detectors or school resource officers on the campus of the small school. Madison Police Chief Sean Barnes says it's a sad day for Madison and the country.
I think we can all agree that enough is enough. And we have to come together to do everything we can to support our students, to prevent press conferences like these from happening again and again and again.
He says the shooter's family is cooperating with police and there's no other threat to the school or community. No word yet on a motive. TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are asking the Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the app next month. As NPR's Bobbi Allen reports, the federal appeals court upheld the law earlier this month.
It's seen as TikTok's last legal shot. It has asked the Supreme Court to step in and halt a law that bans TikTok nationwide unless Beijing-based ByteDance divests the app. In its application, TikTok says Congress has singled out TikTok, saying banning the app would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million American users.
While the viral video app waits for a decision from the high court, President-elect Donald Trump has been indicating he may rescue TikTok. Trump once opposed TikTok, but he recently said it has a warm spot in his heart, but did not explain how he might step in to save the app.
Analysts say there are many ways Trump can keep TikTok in business in the U.S., including instructing his administration to not enforce the law. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
The White House's strategy to counter Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate is coming under criticism from some American Muslims. NPR's Jason DeRose reports the Council on American Islamic Relations calls the plan too little, too late.
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