Gov. Greg Abbott said an 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.Abbott identified the suspect as Salvador Ramas, a Uvalde resident and was likely killed by responding officers but that the events were still being investigated.READ MORE: Texas school shooting: 14 students and teacher dead, suspected gunman killedUvalde is home to about 16,000 people and is the seat of government for Uvalde County.

The town is about 75 miles from the border with Mexico. Robb Elementary is in a mostly residential neighborhood of modest homes.

There is a funeral home across the street from the school.Authorities are still monitoring the situation and there is still more information needed on the suspected shooter.This is a breaking news update.

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Border control not effective in checking pandemic: IATA

New Delhi: Border controls are not effective in managing a pandemic and politicians should balance the economic and social benefits of air connectivity against the need for health-related travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement on Monday. The industry body, which represents around 290 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, called for governments to apply the lessons learned from the dismantling of global connectivity in response to Covid-19 to ensure that future global health threats can be effectively managed without closing borders.

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Scottish mental health charity See Me is looking for Lanarkshire volunteers

Young people across Lanarkshire are being given the opportunity to make a difference.

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What factors should I consider while choosing a health insurance policy?

I am 43 years old with two kids and currently posted in Mumbai. My spouse is 39 years old. I want to buy a health insurance policy for my family of three dependents. Please suggest suitable health insurance policy options. Also, suggest how much insurance cover would be enough in Mumbai and what factors I should look into while choosing the right health insurance policy? -Ashish One should have at least ₹10 -15 lakh of base plan in combination with a low-cost super top-up plan from the same insurance company.

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SaveIN partners MyKare Health to offer instant finance for healthcare treatments

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Mumbai Covid-19 hospitalisation up 187%, records over 2000 new cases

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Ministry notifies previous COVID-19 cases of duplicate text

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India detects over 12,780 covid cases in last 24 hours

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Scarborough shooting leaves 2 in life-threatening condition

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33-year-old Toronto man charged after allegedly setting woman on fire on city bus

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Infected with BA.1 Omicron variant? It won’t protect against newer subvariants: study

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Covid-19: India records 12,781 new cases, active tally crosses 75k mark

India on Monday recorded 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 43,309,473 while the number of active cases increased to 76,700, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,873with 15 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.18 per cent of the total infections.

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Juneteenth federal holiday: What’s open and closed on Monday

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Washington, DC shooting: Teenager killed, 3 adults, including police officer injured

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103-year-old woman becomes oldest to parachute out of a plane

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Man found shot to death in Juniata Park, police say

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4,024 community cases; 391 hospitalisations; 3 in ICU; 9 deaths

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Impact of the pandemic on the mental health of young people revealed

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Texas school shooting: 18 children, 2 adults dead

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Texas school shooting: 14 students and 1 teacher dead, suspected gunman killed

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Who is Salvador Romas? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspect

UVALDE, Texas - Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday. Gov. Greg Abbott said an 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.Abbott identified the suspect as Salvador Romas, a Uvalde resident and was likely killed by responding officers but that the events were still being investigated.Two police officers were shot and wounded but were expected to survive, Abbott said. "Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde.

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Texas school shooting: Lawmakers, others react to latest case of mass gun violence

killed 15 people Tuesday at an elementary school in Texas, authorities said. The victims included 14 children and one teacher.

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