The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
While this number was likely linked to the higher number of fatalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this trend has not been reversed in the years following the end of the health emergency.
The very functions that could inform smarter, more efficient resource allocation become the first casualties.
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Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
These attacks typically involve drivers intentionally plowing into crowds, often during festivals, parades, or protests, causing chaos and mass casualties.
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Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Michael Westergren, the National Chairman for the Committee of Youth Education for the Arkansas American Legion, said Veterans Day ceremonies are a chance to ensure that the sacrifices made by soldiers, sailors and airmen aren't forgotten and that their service is appreciated.
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Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
Instead of using Memorial Day as a time to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made by Americans in combat, many Americans use the day as a celebration of the beginning of summer.
In an interview, Mr. Islam says the 2024 martyrs’ families deserve support, but that this won’t become another quota system to be abused.
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Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
The city, where legend has it that the martyr St. James is buried, became a rallying point for Europeans fighting the Moors in the eighth century, after a shepherd claimed to have seen a bright light in the skies above.
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