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Forest Middle School python fire damages eight classrooms
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Nick Reiner murder indictment adds lying-in-wait allegation
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Snake on car hood in Tennessee caught on video in Lebanon
A family filmed a roughly 5-foot snake crossing their moving car’s hood in Lebanon, likely a nonvenomous gray rat snake.
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D.C. bomb squad clears adult toy after Wisconsin Avenue response
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FTE calculation starts with the full-time hours benchmark