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By Cameron McWhirter, Thomas Gryta and Jeffrey Horwitz A man shot and killed eight people and wounded several others Thursday night at a FedEx Corp. facility in Indianapolis before killing himself, the city s police said, the third shooting of this scale in recent weeks. The shooting suspect has been identified as Brandon Hole, 19 years old, according to law-enforcement officials. Mr. Hole was a former employee of FedEx, and his employment ended in 2020, police said. Around 11 p.m. Thursday, the suspect arrived at the FedEx Ground facility s parking lot, got out of his car and started shooting at people, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Craig McCartt said at a news conference Friday morning. The man then entered the building, shooting at more people before killing himself.
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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Do we have six more weeks of winter ahead of us?
SNOW POSES VACCINATION CHALLENGE Massachusetts began its second phase of distributing the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, after facing criticism from lawmakers and others that the pace of the rollout here has been too slow. Adults over the age of 75 are now eligible to get the shot.
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A combination of factors has made Christmas trees harder to find and more expensive this year.
The coronavirus pandemic has led people to buy up trees at higher levels than in previous years, growers report, as people seek to create a festive, comforting atmosphere in their homes.
The pandemic has also led growers who sell in places like New York City to change their plans due to the virus.
But the tight supply also has roots in the Great Recession: Trees take eight to 12 years to grow, and in the height of the Recession in 2008, farmers had little incentive to plant trees at their typical levels.