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Seven people were killed and more than two dozen wounded during a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday, according to law enforcement officials. As of Monday night, six people were reported dead. The Lake County Coroner's office identified those individuals as Katherine Goldstein, 88, Irina McCarthy, 35, Kevin McCarthy , 37, Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63, Stephen Straus, 88, and Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78. A seventh victim was confirmed during a Tuesday press conference. Their identity has not yet been released. After an eight-hour search, police apprehended 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, who is suspected to be responsible and has yet to be formally charged. While police believe that Crimo concealed his identity with a disguise before accessing the roof from which he fired, a motive remains unknown. Authorities say he acted alone in the shooting. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the parade in the Chicago suburb was stopped when shots rang out … [Read more...] about Highland Park shooting: Seven killed, dozens injured at July Fourth parade

A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police. Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday. Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. “The primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating within the right hours,” Mawela told The Associated Press. “All of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. We don’t have the full details at the moment of what is the motive, and why they were targeting these people,” he said. “You can see that a high caliber firearm was used and it was shooting randomly. You can see that every one of those people were struggling to get out of the tavern,” Mawela told The Associated Press. The area where the … [Read more...] about Bar Shooting In South Africa’s Soweto: Attackers Arrive In Minibus And Kill 15, Injures Dozens

A QAnon influencer who has thousands of people thinking she is the Queen of Canada has ordered her followers to arrest police officers in Ontario. In a Telegram post shared with her 61,000 followers, Romana Didulo on Wednesday ordered the mass arrests of Peterborough Police officers on August 13. Didulo was detained by Canadian police in N ovember after allegedly encouraging her followers to "shoot to kill" health care workers. The following month, a 42-year-old alleged follower was arrested over threats linked to Didulo's health worker post. Didulo has previously called on her followers to stop paying their energy and water bills. Newsweek has found dozens of instances of people reporting online that they had stopped paying their bills as a result, one shared a letter demanding payment of more than $13,000. Similar fake decrees guaranteeing more frequent ferry services, free public transportation and expansion of services to rural areas are frequently "liked" by … [Read more...] about QAnon “Queen of Canada” orders followers to arrest police officers

FBI Director Christopher Wray faced backlash on Friday after issuing a statement in response to those condemning the agency's raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. In a statement on Friday, Wray said, "Unfounded attacks on the integrity of the FBI erode respect for the rule of law and are a grave disservice to the men and women who sacrifice so much to protect others. Violence and threats against law enforcement, including the FBI, are dangerous and should be deeply concerning to all Americans. "Every day I see the men and women of the FBI doing their jobs professionally and with rigor, objectivity, and a fierce commitment to our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution. I am proud to serve alongside them." The statement comes shortly after Wray condemned threats against the FBI that circulated across the internet and called them "deplorable and dangerous," after dozens of FBI agents conducted a … [Read more...] about FBI director slammed for “integrity” comments over Trump raid

Author Sir Salman Rushdie, whose writing led to death threats, has apparently been stabbed in the neck while on stage at an event in New York state. The Indian-born British author has been taken to hospital by helicopter but his condition is not yet known. The 75-year-old was about to give a lecture when a man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and began attacking Sir Salman as he was being introduced, according to an AP reporter who was there. The novelist was taken or fell to the floor, and the suspect was restrained. He is now in custody. Authorities said the interviewer at the event suffered a minor head injury after also being attacked. Advertisement State police said in a statement they are "investigating an attack on author Salman Rushdie prior to a speaking event at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, NY". "At about 11am, a male suspect ran up onto the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer. Rushdie suffered an … [Read more...] about Sir Salman Rushdie: Satanic Verses author ‘suffered apparent stab wound to neck’ at event in New York

Hong Kong, now under full de facto control of communist China after reforms meant to curb protests last year, celebrated its first “National Security Education Day” on Thursday by having children in schools learn the basics of a Beijing-imposed anti-protest law. The “National Security Law” which Beijing’s National People’s Congress (NPC) passed in May 2020 punishes anyone in Hong Kong with a minimum sentence of ten years in prison found guilty of four crimes: “secession,” encouraging foreign interference, terrorism, and subversion of state power. Hong Kong police have enforced the law despite the fact that, under the “One Country, Two Systems” policy, laws passed by the Communist Party of China cannot be enforced in Hong Kong. China has not formally repealed “One Country, Two Systems.” The law triggered a mass exodus from the city of dissidents and pro-democracy leaders who had been active in the 2019 protest wave, which began as a backlash to a law proposed at the time that … [Read more...] about China Indoctrinates Hong Kong Children with ‘National Security Education Day’

The search warrant authorizing the FBI 's raid at Donald Trump 's Mar-a-Lago residence was unsealed Friday with the former president's backing, providing new insight on a search that has enraged Trump's allies . The warrant shows that agents were authorized to search Trump's residence and seize any governmental and presidential records created during his presidency, physical documents with classification markings and information related to the "retrieval, storage, or transmission of national defense information or classified material." It also allowed for the seizure of any evidence that government or presidential records and documents marked as classified were altered, destroyed or concealed. The property receipt describes the items seized as secret documents, top secret documents, a potential presidential record, various boxes and something referred to as "Info re: President of France." U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced at a briefing Thursday that he had … [Read more...] about Read the FBI search warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Krispy Kreme is offering a sweet deal for anyone who gets one of the COVID-19 vaccines. Beginning on March 22, the company began a promotion in which anyone with a card showing they had been vaccinated can receive one free original glazed doughnut. This isn't a one-time offer. Anyone who wishes to get a daily dose of sugary, fried dough, can return to a Krispy Kreme every single day for a free doughnut for the rest of 2021. The offer is available after full vaccinations, as well as after just the first dose of the two-shot vaccine options. Krispy Kreme rolled out the announcement with posts all over its social media accounts. However, many comments to the posts disagreed with the company's seemingly benevolent offer. These responses noted the paradox of offering an unhealthy food as reward for public health, like one comment on Krispy Kreme's Instagram announcement that "...obesity kills far more people than Covid ever will." Some people poked fun at the announcement, … [Read more...] about Social media not sweet on Krispy Kreme giving doughnuts to vaccinated people

The story so far: The Monsoon Session of Parliament ended four days ahead of schedule after both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on August 8. The ninth session of the Lok Sabha and 257th session of the Rajya Sabha were the second worst in terms of functioning in the 17th Lok Sabha so far. This is also the seventh consecutive time in this Lok Sabha when a session has been cut short ahead of the scheduled date Also Read Hindi names in Bills should be translated to Tamil, English, other languages, says AIADMK MP In 16 sittings against the scheduled 18, both Houses functioned for less than 50 per cent of the allotted time as proceedings were marred by frequent disruptions and multiple adjournments over issues ranging from inflation to suspension of MPs and the ‘misuse’ of central investigating agencies. The truncated session also left an impact on legislative business, with Parliament passing only five Bills. At the start of the session, the … [Read more...] about Explained | How productive was the 2022 Monsoon Session?

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was right when he objected to the State Government’s move to reissue 11 ordinances, since the Government was trying to introduce ‘ordinance raj’, rather than get the executive order ratified by the Assembly, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said here on Friday. These ordinances ought to have ideally been passed in the previous Assembly session. The Governor can take a stand on such issues, he being the gatekeeper of the Constitution, since the Government was trying to violate Constitutonal norms. The Governor’s objection has resulted in the Government being forced to take the Constitutional path, he told media persons at the FACT premises in Eloor near here. The Governor-Government stand off was over moves to pass among others, the controversial Kerala Lok Ayukta, 1999, amendment ordinance, and the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 2022, amendment ordinance. The Opposition too had petitioned Mr. Khan not to sign the … [Read more...] about Union Minister justifies Kerala Governor’s stand on opposing 11 ordinances