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Fairfax County schools cancel foreign exchange program due to coronavirus

by WRIC Newsroom / Jan 22, 2020

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Fairfax County Schools say they're canceling their foreign exchange program after 21 students and five chaperones arrived from China.

The cancellation is as result of the coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of 17 people and left hundreds sick in China.

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Double shooting at Richmond motel prompts councilman to spur change: ‘One is too many’

by Nick Conigliaro / Jan 22, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police said Wednesday that an investigation is underway after a 30-year-old man was killed and a woman was hurt in a double shooting at a Richmond motel over the weekend.

The weekend motel shooting is the third in the Central Virginia area since December.

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Authorities warn of TikTok viral video challenge that’s causing fires

by CNN Newsource / Jan 22, 2020

HOLDEN, Mass. (CNN) – — The Massachusetts Fire Marshal is warning of a viral video challenge that could cause a fire. Peter J. Ostroskey wrote in a letter to fire departments about the trend on social media platform TikTok that he calls an “unsafe use of electricity and fire.”

“It involves using the plug part of a phone charger, partially inserting it into the wall outlet, and then sliding a penny down the wall onto the exposed prongs,” Ostroskey writes. “The result is sparks, electrical system damage, and in some cases fire.”

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