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September 17, 2024

Ohio Orders Daily Bomb Sweeps in Springfield Schools Amid Right-Wing Attack on Haitian Community
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In Ohio, Republican Governor Mike De Wine announced he's deploying state
troopers and conducting daily bomb sweeps in Springfield schools after
racist and inflammatory comments by Trump, Vance and other Republican
officials against the city's Haitian community led to 33 separate bomb
threats. During a recent CNN interview about the lies he is helping
spread about the Haitian community, JD Vance said he is willing to
"create stories." The city of Springfield also announced it's canceling
its annual Culture Fest that was scheduled for later this month.


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