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Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Sensory Sundays creates accessible trips at local museum (wytv.com) — Youngstown families now have a quieter, more accessible way to enjoy the Butler Institute of Art thanks to a new monthly Sensory Sundays hour. On the first Sunday each month, from 11 a.m. to noon, neurodivergent visitors can explore galleries with reduced crowds and borrow sensory bags stocked with headphones, sunglasses, and cue cards to make the museum experience more comfortable.
2. Armed individual reportedly lunges at Amy Acton at campaign event; multiple people injured (abc6onyourside.com) — An Ohio governor candidate's campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, just outside Youngstown, turned frightening when an armed individual reportedly lunged toward Amy Acton, injuring several nearby people. Authorities and both major-party campaigns condemned the violence, while Acton's team thanked law enforcement and said they're praying for those hurt as more details are gathered.
3. Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton 'lunged at' by armed person at fair, campaign says (meaww.com) — Residents near Youngstown are learning more about Sunday's alarming incident at the Canfield Fair, where an armed man allegedly pushed through a crowd toward gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, injuring two people. Acton was unharmed and helped an injured attendee as troopers arrested the suspect, who reportedly carried handguns, brass knuckles, and a Taser, drawing bipartisan condemnation of political violence.
4. Ohio governor hopeful Amy Acton reportedly attacked during campaign appearance (wbal.com) — An Ohio gubernatorial campaign stop near Youngstown turned violent Sunday when an armed individual allegedly lunged at Democratic nominee Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair, injuring several nearby people. Acton's campaign praised law enforcement's quick response and condemned political violence, while details about her own condition and the investigation remain limited as this story develops.
5. Democratic candidate for Ohio governor accosted at county fair (miamiherald.com) — An armed man allegedly lunged toward Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton while she spoke at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair outside Youngstown, knocking two people down but leaving Acton unharmed. Authorities say multiple weapons and firearms were recovered, and both Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy condemned the incident as unacceptable political violence now under investigation.
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