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April 4, 2018

Current Event 4/4/2018 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/04/youtube-shooter-id-d-as-woman-with-apparent-vendetta-against-company.html This article by Greg Re of Fox News discusses a recent shooting in California at the YouTube headquarters and the identification of the shooter. The women suspected of shooting 3 people before killing herself was identified as 39 year old Nasim Aghdam of Southern California. Aghdam was upset with the company after they stopped paying her for videos she posted. Her father Ismail reported her missing on Monday after not hearing from her for two days. The Mountain View police called around 2 a.m. on Tuesday to say they found her sleeping in the car and Ismail warned them she may be headed to YouTube headquarters because she hated the company. Aghdam had a personal website alleging YouTube and says they "censor people who speak the truth." Her videos were removed for violating the companies terms of service on Tuesday but her personal web...
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March 21, 2018

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