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There have been dozens of shootings and other attacks in U.S. schools and colleges over the years, but until the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead tended to be in the single digits.

mass school shooting unfolds in Uvalde, Texas, many Americans are left to wonder whether there is an end in sight for such tragedies. News of the Texas elementary school shooting comes less than two weeks after another mass shooting that took place at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead.  As America mourns the deaths after another mass shooting, it’s worth pausing to remember the lives of those lost in some of the country’s other deadly school shootings. FILE - Flowers and tokens laid at a makeshift memorial in remembrance of 13 victims killed by two gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School. (Steve Liss/Getty Images)Year: 1999 Victims: 13 On April 20, 1999, two students gunned down 12 students and a teacher and wounded more than 20 others before turning the gun on themselves. The gunmen were identified as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who were 18 and 17 at the time. Harris and Klebold had arrived in separate cars that morning and attempted to set off 20-pound propane bombs inside the school’s cafeteria.

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota regulatory panel on Friday denied a request from two tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, which broke ground this week after receiving its final state permit.The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa asked the independent Public Utilities Commission to stay its earlier approval of the project, citing pending litigation before the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Attorneys for the two northern Minnesota tribes argued that allowing construction to continue would cause irreparable harm should the court rule in their favor.The commission voted 4-1 to reject the request.

coronavirus infections spreading.The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa filed a motion late Wednesday asking the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to stay its approval of the US$2.6-billion project. They argue construction would put locals at increased risk of coronavirus infections as workers move into the area.The bands and other pipeline opponents have sued and protested to try to block the project, and an appeal by the state Commerce Department is pending.

Red Lake residents ordered to evacuate area as forest fire burns nearby “Air attack, Initial Attack FireRangers and heavy equipment worked throughout the day to slow the fire’s progress.”Red Lake Mayor Fred Mota said Wednesday everyone needs to evacuate.