Associated Press corrects story that confused ‘sit and shiver’ with ‘sitting shiva’

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The Associated Press issued a correction Monday to a report from last week in which Broward County, Fla., Sheriff Scott Israel was quoted as saying he had visited the homes of high school shooting victims “where they sit and shiver.”

Israel had apparently said, “where they’re sitting shiva,” a reference to a Jewish tradition related to mourning.

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