SUMMARY: A gunman opened fire Monday in an Austin, Texas Target parking lot, killing two adults and a child before stealing two cars during his escape. The suspect, a man in his 30s with a mental health history, was apprehended 20 miles away after wrecking the first stolen vehicle and stealing another. Police are still investigating the motive. The shooting occurred amid back-to-school shopping, shocking the community. Target expressed devastation and offered grief counseling. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson condemned the act as cowardly. Nearby businesses locked down as panic spread. This incident follows a recent mass stabbing at a Michigan Walmart.

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SUMMARY: Amtrak will make its inaugural journey on the Mardi Gras Route on August 16th, celebrated with Southern fanfare. Bay St. Louis potter Steve Barney is contributing by creating ceramic medallions for the 385 VIP gift bags. Barney spent months designing and handcrafting these medallions, combining cultural history and a retro-modern train travel aesthetic using a 3D-printed stamp and seven colors of hand-painting. This Amtrak return to South Mississippi, damaged since Hurricane Katrina, symbolizes regional resilience. Barney expressed pride in representing Magnolia State’s cultural heritage through his art for this landmark event.

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SUMMARY: The Perseids, summer’s brightest meteor shower from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle debris, peak early Wednesday, but an 84% full moon will reduce visibility to 10-20 meteors per hour instead of the usual 60-100 under dark skies. Experts, like Thaddeus LaCoursiere from the Bell Museum, suggest waiting a week post-peak for darker skies. Meteors occur when space debris burns up entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating shooting stars. Viewing is best during early predawn hours away from city lights, with minimal moonlight and no clouds. The next major meteor shower, the Orionids, peaks in late October.

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