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Children found in New Mexico compound were training for school shootings, prosecutors say:

The five suspects accused of abusing 11 children at a New Mexico compound were training them to commit school shootings, prosecutors said Wednesday.

If the defendants were to “be released from custody, there is a substantial likelihood defendant may commit new crimes due to his planning and preparation for future school shootings,” the court documents said.

The filings did not provide further details about the alleged training. The makeshift compound appeared to have a shooting range on the property and loaded firearms were found on the property, authorities said.

A foster parent of one of the children also said, “The defendant had trained the child in the use of an assault rifle in preparation for future school shootings,” according to the court filings.

Argentina’s Senate rejects proposed bill to legalize abortion:

Argentina’s Senate voted against legalizing elective abortion in the early hours of Thursday morning, dashing the hopes of pro-abortion rights advocates in the predominantly Catholic country, homeland of Pope Francis.

The Senate rejected the proposed bill 38 to 31, with two abstentions and one absentee.

The bill, which fueled contentious debate, would have expanded abortion rights to allow women to end a pregnancy in the first 14 weeks. Current laws allow the procedure only in cases of rape, or when the mother’s health is at risk.

A heavy police presence around the National Congress in Buenos Aires quickly quelled scattered confrontations after the vote’s outcome was announced.

Golfer Jarrod Lyle Dies from Leukemia at Age 36:

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle died Wednesday at the age of 36.

“It breaks my heart to tell everyone that Jarrod is no longer with us,” Lyle’s wife, Briony, said in a statement, per The Guardian.

He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last year and decided to stop receiving treatment last week.

“Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care,” Briony wrote in a Facebook post on July 31. “He has given everything that he’s got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. We’ll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.”

WNBA team’s travel nightmare results in forfeit after league ruling:

For the first time in WNBA history, there has been a forfeit.

The Las Vegas Aces, who are fighting for one of the league’s final playoff spots, declined to play against the Washington Mystics last week, citing safety concerns after traveling for more than 25 hours.

The WNBA announced in a one-sentence statement on Tuesday it considered the move a forfeit “because the Aces failed to appear for the game.”

It’s the first time a WNBA game has been canceled in the league’s 22-year history.

‘Dear Ivanka’: Celebrities target Trump’s daughter in Instagram campaign:

Celebrities including Amy Schumer and Chelsea Handler have launched an Instagram campaign targeted at Ivanka Trump, urging the US President’s daughter to act on the administration’s family-separation policy and calling for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

As part of the campaign, well-known figures followed by Ivanka Trump on Instagram — including not just Schumer and Handler, but also American fashion entrepreneur Sophie Amoruso and British model Cara Delevingne — have been posting messages detailing the alleged abuses of children under controversial family separations at the US-Mexico border in an effort to flood her feed.

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