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Twitter users in widespread locations said they were having problems with the service Wednesday night, days after Elon Musk said he shut down one of… Read More »Twitter users are reporting widespread service outages
Pedro Perez was driving by when he saw the distressed Springfield police officer struggling with an armed robbery suspect on Chapin Terrace shortly after noon… Read More »Good Samaritan Praised For Saving Lives Of 2 Springfield Police Officers; accused charged
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