‘I Want My Baby Back’: Astroworld Festival Deaths Rise To 9

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ACROSS AMERICA — Good morning! It’s Friday, Nov. 12. The weekend is finally here, and before you spend the next couple days unplugging with family and friends, catch up on the stories we're following today:

• Another person has died of injuries received in the crowd surge at Astroworld Festival in Houston.
• On Veterans Day, readers took a moment to remember the veterans in their lives.
• A man is facing attempted murder charges after an argument over apple pie went wrong.
• A Virginia pharmacy gave the wrong COVID-19 vaccine to kids.

Astroworld Deaths Now At Nine

Bharti Shahani, the Texas A&M student who was showing no brain activity this week after suffering injuries at the Astroworld Festival a week ago, has died, the family attorney confirmed at a news conference Thursday.

"Bharti is love," Shahani's mother said in the news conference. "She was a blessing. Where is my blessing now? I want my baby back." » Astroworld Festival Deaths Up To 9 After Texas A&M Student Dies, via Houston Patch

Readers Salute Veterans

Thursday was Veterans Day, and in some parts of Patchland, readers and Patch editors alike took the opportunity to thank the veterans in their lives. Through simple yet poignant words, veterans were remembered for both their service and their sacrifice.

Ami Bresson of Fairfax City, Virginia, remembers her father’s time serving in World War II as a “group effort for the common good.”

“Everyone pulled together, everyone supported others who had someone serving, everyone stood up to the plate to do their part. Truly the greatest generation,” Bresson wrote. “Happy Veteran's Day to all who have served us.” » Patch Readers Salute Veterans In Their Families On Veterans Day, via Fairfax City, Virginia, Patch

• RELATED: Veterans Day: Crosses, Mementos Help Marines Remember Fallen Comrades | Photos: America Remembers Its Veterans In Somber Ceremonies

Defense Rests In Rittenhouse Trial

After eight days of testimony from both sides, the defense has rested its case in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of killing two people and injuring another person during racial justice protests in Kenosho, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020.

Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder adjourned the trial until Monday to give the jury a break after eight days of testimony. Schroeder instructed the jury not to talk about the case over the weekend or read or listen to any accounts of the trial.

Rittenhouse, 18, could face life in prison if a jury finds him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide. » Defense Rests Case In Rittenhouse Trial, via Grayslake, Illinois, Patch

• RELATED: Chicago PD Cancels Days Off Ahead Of Rittenhouse Verdict

Trump Gets Stay On Document Dump

Former President Donald Trump scored a temporary victory Thursday when a federal appeals court paused the release of documents to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. »Trump Wins, Temporarily At Least, As Court Blocks Document Dump, via Across America Patch

More national headlines on Across America Patch and others:

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• Biden Announces Effort To ID Toxic Air Issues In Veterans
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Around ‘The Patch’

Political Pizza: Solorzano's Pizzerias in Sarasota is selling a new menu item — a pizza with "FJB" written in pepperoni. You can guess what politician that's aimed at, via Sarasota, Florida, Patch

A Fraud For The History Books: A 48-year-old Florida man will spend 6 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to taking part in one of the largest health care frauds in history, via Tampa Patch

Apple Pie Assault: A Maryland man faces attempted murder charges after an argument about apple pie turned violent, via Dundalk Patch

More Local News:

• Children Receive Wrong COVID-19 Vaccine Dosage From Virginia Pharmacy, via Ashburn Patch
• Portland Murder Spurs FBI Reward, Mom 'Will Never Be The Same', via Portland, Oregon, Patch
• New Jersey Mom Planned Killings Of 2 Kids For A Week: Report, via Hillsborough Patch
• All California Adults Now Allowed To Get COVID-19 Booster Shots, via Los Angeles Patch
• Navy Veteran Creates Special Chocolate Bar For Veterans Day, via Chantilly, Virginia, Patch
• Help 15-Year-Old Send Care Package Gifts To Sister's Sky Soldiers, via New City, New York, Patch
• IL COVID Spike: Mask Mandate Likely To Stay Through The Holidays, via Chicago Patch
• Tiger Sisters Euthanized At Oakland Zoo, via San Leandro Patch

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