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Six people were killed and about 15 more were injured (Sunday) at the scene of a missile strike in the Beit Shemesh area, following the launches from Iran towards Israel. A 10-year-old girl and another person were seriously injured in the strike. MDA teams are providing medical treatment at the scene and are working to evacuate the injured to hospitals. Hadassah Hospital prepared for a mass casualty incident. The missile struck the roof of a shelter where people had gathered in response to the red alert sirens. It was also reported that in the latest barrage, a 50-year-old man was...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida prison officials fired a probation officer and three supervisors today accused of failing to keep custody of the lead figure in the beating and stabbing murders of six people in Deltona last week. Corrections Secretary James Crosby said the probation officials missed two key opportunities to put Troy Victorino in jail. One of those times was Thursday before the killings that night. Victorino was arrested July 29 on a battery charge. Officials say that a day later police notified probation officers who were supposed to send a report to a judge requesting an arrest warrant...