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Calculated Shard: 19 (from laksa181)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa019.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/03/13/Mother-Son-doesnt-understand-what-he-did/3935952923600/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/03/13/Mother-Son-doesnt-understand-what-he-did/3935952923600/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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I really don't feel he knows or understands what happened. He knows something is wrong but he really doesn't know what,\" Owens said.\n\"Whenever we try to discuss (Kayla) all he does is withdraw from me, so I try not to ask. But he just keeps telling me he's sorry and he didn't mean to do it.\"\nPolice say the boy brought a stolen .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun to school one day after he and the victim got into a squabble on the school playground. He told investigators he was trying to scare Kayla.\nThe gun belonged to a friend of the family, Jamelle James, 19, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing the weapon to fall into the boy's hands. The boy said he found the gun under some bedding.\nOwens defended her decision to leave the boy with her brother and James after the family lost the lease on their house. She said she was working two jobs.\nPolice said drugs and stolen guns were found in what they described as the \"crack house\" where the boy was living.\n\"I put my child with my brother so he could go to school,\" Owens said. She said she had no idea what was going on in the house and denied reports she is a drug addict or that she had exposed her children to marijuana use.\nThe state has placed the boy and two siblings - a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy - in the custody of a maternal aunt. A hearing on neglect charges is scheduled next week.\nOwens said she would fight for the children's custody and hopes her 6-year-old son will one day be accepted by society.\n\"I blame myself the most for not being able to be there for my kids as much as I really need to, but I needed to work those two jobs to make ends meet,\" Owens said. \"It's hard for me to sleep at night, I haven't slept real good since all of this happened. It's on my conscience about this 6-year-old little girl.\"","attrs_markdown":"- [U.S. News](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/ \"U.S. News\")\n- [World News](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/ \"World News\")\n  - [Korea Regional Review](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Korea-Regional-Review\/ \"Korea Regional Review\")\n  - [Latin America Region](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/World\/Latin-America\/ \"Latin America Region\")\n- [Odd News](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Odd_News\/ \"Odd News\")\n- [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/ \"Entertainment News\")\n  - [Movies](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Movies\/ \"Movies\")\n  - [Music](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Music\/ \"Music\")\n  - [TV](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/TV\/ \"TV\")\n- [Sports](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/ \"Sports\")\n  - [NFL](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/NFL\/ \"NFL\")\n  - [MLB](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/MLB\/ \"MLB\")\n  - [NBA](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/NBA\/ \"NBA\")\n  - [Soccer](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/Soccer\/ \"Soccer\")\n- [Voices](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Voices\/ \"Voices\")\n- [Photos](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/ \"Photos\")\n  - [News](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/collections\/News\/ \"News\")\n  - [US News](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/collections\/Top_News\/US \"US News\")\n  - [World News](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/collections\/Top_News\/World \"World News\")\n  - [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/collections\/Entertainment\/ \"Entertainment\")\n  - [Sports](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/collections\/Sports\/ \"Sports\")\n- [Archive](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/ \"Archive\")\n  - [Almanac](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Almanac\/ \"Almanac\")\n- [![Korea Regional Review](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Korea-Regional-Review\/img\/Korea-Regional-Review.png)](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Korea-Regional-Review\/ \"Korea Regional Review\")\n\n[UPI Archives](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/ \"UPI Archives\")\n\nMarch 13, 2000\n# Mother: Son doesn't understand what he did\n[![Share with X](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/img\/x_share.webp)](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupi.com%2Far%2F3935952923600&text=Mother%3A+Son+doesn%27t+understand+what+he+did&via=upi \"Share with X\")\n\nNEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) - The mother of the 6-year-old Michigan boy who allegedly shot and killed a first-grade classmate says her son doesn't understand what happened.\n\nIn an interview on \"Good Morning America\" Monday, Tamarla Owens said she has tried to get her son to talk about the shooting death of Kayla Rolland as she and her classmates lined up to go to the library at Buell Elementary School in suburban Flint, Mich.\n\n\"I talk to my son every night. I really don't feel he knows or understands what happened. He knows something is wrong but he really doesn't know what,\" Owens said.\n\n\"Whenever we try to discuss (Kayla) all he does is withdraw from me, so I try not to ask. But he just keeps telling me he's sorry and he didn't mean to do it.\"\n\nPolice say the boy brought a stolen .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun to school one day after he and the victim got into a squabble on the school playground. He told investigators he was trying to scare Kayla.\n\nThe gun belonged to a friend of the family, Jamelle James, 19, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing the weapon to fall into the boy's hands. The boy said he found the gun under some bedding.\n\nOwens defended her decision to leave the boy with her brother and James after the family lost the lease on their house. She said she was working two jobs.\n\nPolice said drugs and stolen guns were found in what they described as the \"crack house\" where the boy was living.\n\n\"I put my child with my brother so he could go to school,\" Owens said. She said she had no idea what was going on in the house and denied reports she is a drug addict or that she had exposed her children to marijuana use.\n\nThe state has placed the boy and two siblings - a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy - in the custody of a maternal aunt. A hearing on neglect charges is scheduled next week.\n\nOwens said she would fight for the children's custody and hopes her 6-year-old son will one day be accepted by society.\n\n\"I blame myself the most for not being able to be there for my kids as much as I really need to, but I needed to work those two jobs to make ends meet,\" Owens said. \"It's hard for me to sleep at night, I haven't slept real good since all of this happened. It's on my conscience about this 6-year-old little girl.\"\n\n### Latest Headlines\n[![Regulations tighten after Coupang data breach](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/img\/clear.gif) World News *\/\/ 43 minutes ago* Regulations tighten after Coupang data breach Feb. 22 (Asia Today) -- Regulatory scrutiny of online platform industry is intensifying following a personal data breach at Coupang, raising concerns that expanding oversight](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2026\/02\/22\/regulatory-expanding-oversight-concerns\/2871771811305\/ \"Regulations tighten after Coupang data breach\")\n\n[![Washington-Iran nuclear deal talks continue in Geneva Thursday](https:\/\/www.upi.com\/img\/clear.gif) World News *\/\/ 2 hours ago* Washington-Iran nuclear deal talks continue in Geneva Thursday Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, in Geneva to discuss a nuclear deal, officials 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All Rights Reserved.\n\n[Terms of Use](https:\/\/about.upi.com\/terms \"Terms of Use\")[Privacy Policy](https:\/\/about.upi.com\/privacy-policy \"Privacy Policy\")","attrs_readable_markdown":"NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) - The mother of the 6-year-old Michigan boy who allegedly shot and killed a first-grade classmate says her son doesn't understand what happened.\n\nIn an interview on \"Good Morning America\" Monday, Tamarla Owens said she has tried to get her son to talk about the shooting death of Kayla Rolland as she and her classmates lined up to go to the library at Buell Elementary School in suburban Flint, Mich.\n\n\"I talk to my son every night. I really don't feel he knows or understands what happened. He knows something is wrong but he really doesn't know what,\" Owens said.\n\n\"Whenever we try to discuss (Kayla) all he does is withdraw from me, so I try not to ask. But he just keeps telling me he's sorry and he didn't mean to do it.\"\n\nPolice say the boy brought a stolen .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun to school one day after he and the victim got into a squabble on the school playground. He told investigators he was trying to scare Kayla.\n\nThe gun belonged to a friend of the family, Jamelle James, 19, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing the weapon to fall into the boy's hands. The boy said he found the gun under some bedding.\n\nOwens defended her decision to leave the boy with her brother and James after the family lost the lease on their house. She said she was working two jobs.\n\nPolice said drugs and stolen guns were found in what they described as the \"crack house\" where the boy was living.\n\n\"I put my child with my brother so he could go to school,\" Owens said. She said she had no idea what was going on in the house and denied reports she is a drug addict or that she had exposed her children to marijuana use.\n\nThe state has placed the boy and two siblings - a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy - in the custody of a maternal aunt. A hearing on neglect charges is scheduled next week.\n\nOwens said she would fight for the children's custody and hopes her 6-year-old son will one day be accepted by society.\n\n\"I blame myself the most for not being able to be there for my kids as much as I really need to, but I needed to work those two jobs to make ends meet,\" Owens said. \"It's hard for me to sleep at night, I haven't slept real good since all of this happened. It's on my conscience about this 6-year-old little girl.\"","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) - The mother of the 6-year-old Michigan boy who allegedly shot and killed a first-grade classmate says her son doesn't understand what happened. In an interview on "Good Morning America" Monday, Tamarla Owens said she has tried to get her son to talk about the shooting death of Kayla Rolland as she and her classmates lined up to go to the library at Buell Elementary School in suburban Flint, Mich. "I talk to my son every night. I really don't feel he knows or understands what happened. He knows something is wrong but he really doesn't know what," Owens said. "Whenever we try to discuss (Kayla) all he does is withdraw from me, so I try not to ask. But he just keeps telling me he's sorry and he didn't mean to do it." Police say the boy brought a stolen .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun to school one day after he and the victim got into a squabble on the school playground. He told investigators he was trying to scare Kayla. The gun belonged to a friend of the family, Jamelle James, 19, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing the weapon to fall into the boy's hands. The boy said he found the gun under some bedding. Owens defended her decision to leave the boy with her brother and James after the family lost the lease on their house. She said she was working two jobs. Police said drugs and stolen guns were found in what they described as the "crack house" where the boy was living. "I put my child with my brother so he could go to school," Owens said. She said she had no idea what was going on in the house and denied reports she is a drug addict or that she had exposed her children to marijuana use. The state has placed the boy and two siblings - a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy - in the custody of a maternal aunt. A hearing on neglect charges is scheduled next week. Owens said she would fight for the children's custody and hopes her 6-year-old son will one day be accepted by society. "I blame myself the most for not being able to be there for my kids as much as I really need to, but I needed to work those two jobs to make ends meet," Owens said. "It's hard for me to sleep at night, I haven't slept real good since all of this happened. It's on my conscience about this 6-year-old little girl."
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In an interview on "Good Morning America" Monday, Tamarla Owens said she has tried to get her son to talk about the shooting death of Kayla Rolland as she and her classmates lined up to go to the library at Buell Elementary School in suburban Flint, Mich. "I talk to my son every night. I really don't feel he knows or understands what happened. He knows something is wrong but he really doesn't know what," Owens said. "Whenever we try to discuss (Kayla) all he does is withdraw from me, so I try not to ask. But he just keeps telling me he's sorry and he didn't mean to do it." Police say the boy brought a stolen .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun to school one day after he and the victim got into a squabble on the school playground. He told investigators he was trying to scare Kayla. The gun belonged to a friend of the family, Jamelle James, 19, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing the weapon to fall into the boy's hands. The boy said he found the gun under some bedding. Owens defended her decision to leave the boy with her brother and James after the family lost the lease on their house. She said she was working two jobs. Police said drugs and stolen guns were found in what they described as the "crack house" where the boy was living. "I put my child with my brother so he could go to school," Owens said. She said she had no idea what was going on in the house and denied reports she is a drug addict or that she had exposed her children to marijuana use. The state has placed the boy and two siblings - a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy - in the custody of a maternal aunt. A hearing on neglect charges is scheduled next week. Owens said she would fight for the children's custody and hopes her 6-year-old son will one day be accepted by society. 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Readable Markdown	NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) - The mother of the 6-year-old Michigan boy who allegedly shot and killed a first-grade classmate says her son doesn't understand what happened. In an interview on "Good Morning America" Monday, Tamarla Owens said she has tried to get her son to talk about the shooting death of Kayla Rolland as she and her classmates lined up to go to the library at Buell Elementary School in suburban Flint, Mich. "I talk to my son every night. I really don't feel he knows or understands what happened. He knows something is wrong but he really doesn't know what," Owens said. "Whenever we try to discuss (Kayla) all he does is withdraw from me, so I try not to ask. But he just keeps telling me he's sorry and he didn't mean to do it." Police say the boy brought a stolen .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun to school one day after he and the victim got into a squabble on the school playground. He told investigators he was trying to scare Kayla. The gun belonged to a friend of the family, Jamelle James, 19, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing the weapon to fall into the boy's hands. The boy said he found the gun under some bedding. Owens defended her decision to leave the boy with her brother and James after the family lost the lease on their house. She said she was working two jobs. Police said drugs and stolen guns were found in what they described as the "crack house" where the boy was living. "I put my child with my brother so he could go to school," Owens said. She said she had no idea what was going on in the house and denied reports she is a drug addict or that she had exposed her children to marijuana use. The state has placed the boy and two siblings - a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy - in the custody of a maternal aunt. A hearing on neglect charges is scheduled next week. Owens said she would fight for the children's custody and hopes her 6-year-old son will one day be accepted by society. "I blame myself the most for not being able to be there for my kids as much as I really need to, but I needed to work those two jobs to make ends meet," Owens said. "It's hard for me to sleep at night, I haven't slept real good since all of this happened. It's on my conscience about this 6-year-old little girl."
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