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President Joe Biden awarded his first Medal of Honor this week to a retired colonel for acts of bravery during the Korean War.

‘A true hero’: Biden awards Medal of Honor to 94-year-old Korean War veteran

https://www.fox13news.com/news/biden-awards-medal-of-honor-to-94-year-old-korean-war-veteran

President Joe Biden awarded his first Medal of Honor this week to a retired colonel for acts of bravery during the Korean War, the White House announced Wednesday.

BREAKING: Israeli warplanes pound the Gaza Strip, killing at least 8 children in a refugee camp and flattening a high-rise building housing the offices of international media outlets as Hamas unleashes new barrage of rockets targeting central Israel.

Israel airstrikes kill 8 children, flatten building housing Associated Press, Al Jazeera offices

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-airstrike-gaza-kills-8-children-u-s-envoy-arrives-n1267490

U.S. diplomat Hady Amr is due to meet with senior Israeli, Palestinian and UN officials to push for calm.

Michelle Fuentes worked as a nurse at Houston Methodist hospital in Texas for about 10 years, but says she was forced to leave for declining to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “I just needed a little bit more time and a little bit more research to be done,” she said.

Houston-area nurse says she was terminated for declining the COVID-19 vaccine

https://www.fox13news.com/news/houston-area-nurse-says-he-was-terminated-for-declining-the-covid-19-vaccine?

A Houston-area woman says she was a nurse at Houston Methodist for about 10 years until this week. Michelle Fuentes says she was terminated for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

JUST TWO HOURS: Late Saturday night, 12 people were shot in Chicago in just two hours.

5 killed, 40 others wounded in weekend gun violence across Chicago

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/five-shot-dead-33-others-wounded-in-weekend-gun-violence-across-chicago

Five people were killed and at least 40 others wounded in shootings across Chicago this weekend.

The teenage killer who lured a friend into a bathroom stall at their suburban Miami middle school 17 years ago and cut his throat has died in prison.

Florida man convicted of killing friend in middle school bathroom as teenager dies in prison at 31

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/florida-teen-convicted-of-killing-friend-in-middle-school-bathroom-dies-in-prison-at-31?

The teenage killer who lured a friend into a bathroom stall at their suburban Miami middle school 17 years ago and cut his throat has died in prison.

Ghislaine Maxwell is sleep deprived and things are so torturous for her behind bars she’s suffered a black eye … so claims her attorney in a letter and photo she filed in court.

Ghislaine Maxwell Has Black Eye in First Pic from Prison

https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/29/ghislaine-maxwell-first-photo-prison-black-eye/?f

Ghislaine Maxwell’s pictured with a black eye.

“I’m not an anti-vaxx person,” Joe Rogan, Spotify’s top podcast host, said. “In fact, I said I believe they’re safe and I encourage many people to take them. My parents were vaccinated. I just said I don’t think if you’re a young healthy person you need it.””Their argument was you need it for other people,” Rogan continued. “But that’s a different argument. That’s a different conversation.”

Joe Rogan addresses his controversial anti-vaccine comments – CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/media/joe-rogan-clarifies-vaccine-comments/index.html

Joe Rogan, Spotify\’s top podcast host, responded to the controversy surrounding his remarks that healthy young people should not get the Covid vaccine.

DEVELOPING: More than 100 people have been injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Israel’s main rescue service says.

Dozens killed in stampede at religious gathering in Israel

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dozens-injured-stampede-religious-gathering-israel-n1265920

Tens of thousands of people had gathered at the foot of Mount Meron to celebrate Lag BaOmer.

BREAKING: 5 dead, including 2 deputies, in North Carolina standoff.

Five dead, including two deputies and suspected shooter, in North Carolina standoff

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-deputy-dead-another-wounded-north-carolina-standoff-n1265819?

Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were killed in the hourslong standoff. Three others were found dead inside a house.

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: The Chicago Police Department has now released video on Wednesday that shows a frame-by-frame depiction of the fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez in Portage Park last month.

#AnthonyAlvarez #CPD #Chicago #policeshooting

Anthony Alvarez Video: Footage of Chicago police fatally shooting 22-year-old released

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anthony-alvarez-video-authorities-release-footage-of-chicago-police-fatally-shooting-22-year-old

Videos of Chicago police fatally shooting 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez last month in Portage Park were released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday.

Brandon Mitchell said the fact that Derek Chauvin didn’t take the stand “probably was to his detriment.”

Derek Chauvin trial juror Brandon Mitchell details courtroom experience, deliberations: 'You're watching [George Floyd] die on a daily basis' – ABC7 Chicago

https://abc7chicago.com/10555905/

Brandon Mitchell said the fact that Derek Chauvin didn’t take the stand “probably was to his detriment.”

A convicted felon has been charged with possessing nearly three kilograms of powder cocaine and a semiautomatic firearm in his northwest suburban home.

Lake Villa man charged with possessing nearly 3 kilos of cocaine, firearm

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lake-villa-man-charged-with-possessing-nearly-3-kilos-of-cocaine-firearm

A convicted felon has been charged with possessing nearly three kilograms of powder cocaine and a semiautomatic firearm in his northwest suburban home.

LAPD officer writes letter to LeBron James after deleted tweet on police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant

In letter to LeBron James, LAPD officer asks for sitdown after deleted tweet on police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant – ABC7 Los Angeles

https://abc7.com/society/lapd-officer-pens-letter-to-lebron-james-after-deleted-tweet-on-police-shooting/10553340/

A Los Angeles police officer recently took to social media to write a letter to Lakers star LeBron James, who has been vocal about police brutality and racial injustice.

Police say the woman could be seen on surveillance video pulling a firearm out of her waistband.

Chicago woman charged with murder in shooting death of man outside Elmhurst bar

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-woman-charged-after-allegedly-fatally-shooting-man-outside-elmhurst-bar

A Chicago woman has been charged after allegedly fatally shooting a man outside of an Elmhurst bar last month.

GUILTY: The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. MORE:


#gulity #derekChauvin #GeorgeFloyd

Derek Chauvin verdict: Guilty on all counts in George Floyd's death

https://www.fox13news.com/news/derek-chauvin-trial-verdict?

The jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. The 12 jurors deliberated for around 10 hours before deciding to convict Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Live coverage continues on FOX 9 and online at fox9.com/live.

Three former Minneapolis police officers are next to go to trial in the death of George Floyd after a jury found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Derek Chauvin verdict: What happens next? 3 other officers charged in George Floyd death to be tried

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/derek-chauvin-verdict-what-happens-next-3-other-officers-charged-in-george-floyd-death-to-be-tried?

Three former Minneapolis police officers are next to go to trial in the death of George Floyd after a jury found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

BREAKING: The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

Derek Chauvin verdict live update: Jury finds ex-cop guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd's death – ABC7 Chicago

https://abc7chicago.com/10530621

Derek Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades after being convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all counts in the killing of George Floyd.

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murder in Death of George Floyd – E! Online

https://www.eonline.com/news/1260722/derek-chauvin-found-guilty-in-death-of-george-floyd?

On Tuesday, April 20, the Hennepin County Court announced former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the death of George Floyd.

Derek Chauvin is charged with three different counts, and each charge requires a different element of proof as to the ex-officer’s state of mind.


#DerekChauvin #GeorgeFloy

What are charges against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death? – ABC7 Chicago

https://abc7chicago.com/10530839/

Derek Chauvin is charged with three different counts, and each charge requires a different element of proof as to the ex-officer’s state of mind.

Singer Ted Nugent says he has tested positive for COVID-19, a couple of weeks after he questioned lockdowns and asked, “Why weren’t we shut down for Covid one through 18?”


#TedNugent #Covid

"I thought I was dying"; Ted Nugent tests positive for COVID-19 after questioning pandemic rules

https://www.fox13news.com/news/ted-nugent-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-questioning-pandemic-rules

A couple of weeks after asking why there haven’t been lockdowns during ‘Covid 1 through 18,’ the Michigan-born rocker told audiences on a Facebook live stream that he had tested positive for the virus.

President Biden called George Floyd’s family to say he is praying for them, brother says. “He knows how it is to lose a family member, and he knows the process of what we’re going through.”

George Floyd's brother says President Biden called his family to say he is praying for them

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/president-biden-called-george-floyd-s-family-say-he-praying-n1264612?

After closing arguments Monday, Philonise Floyd said he’s “optimistic” about the outcome of the trial against Derek Chauvin.

A three-year-old child was hit and killed by a pickup truck Saturday afternoon on the south Skyway fishing pier in Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP: Child hit, killed on south Skyway fishing pier

https://www.fox13news.com/news/fhp-child-hit-killed-on-south-skyway-fishing-pier

A three-year-old child was hit and killed by a pickup truck Saturday afternoon on the south Skyway fishing pier in Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Newly surfaced video shows an Asian woman brutally robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco in October 2020.

Video shows Asian woman pushed to ground, robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco – ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/US/video-shows-asian-woman-pushed-ground-robbed-gunpoint/story?id=77136300

An Asian woman in her 50s was brutally robbed at gunpoint and had her handbag and $16,000 Rolex stolen in San Francisco last year.

DEVELOPING: Three dead, two seriously injured in early morning shooting at bar in Wisconsin, authorities say. The suspect has still not been located at this time.

3 dead, 2 seriously injured in early morning shooting at bar – ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-injured-early-morning-shooting-bar/story?id=77147828

Three people are dead and two people have been left with serious injuries following a shooting that took place at a bar in Wisconsin.

Windsor town prepares for funeral of Prince Philip
Preparations for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral were underway at Windsor Castle on Saturday morning, as police and wardens patrolled the outer grounds ahead of the televised ceremony at 1400GMT (April 17)

#Windsor #EdinBurgh

Protesters rally at Brooklyn Center police station
An angry crowd gathered in Brooklyn Center in Minnesota, Friday, to protest the shooting of a 20-year-old Black man at the hands of a police officer. (April 17)

#BrooklynCenter #Protestors

More than 3 million Lebanese face poverty

More than three million Lebanese – almost half the population – are facing a tough Ramadan.
The monthly cost of iftar, or the meal to break their fast, now costs 2.5 times the minimum wage.
The World Bank says food prices there have become the highest in the region.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has more from Beirut, Lebanon.

#Lebanon #Beirut #AlJazeera #Ramadan

Gang member sentenced to life in prison plus 163 years for retaliation murder

Officer who shot Daunte Wright makes first court appearance
The Chicago Police Department has released a graphic video of the police shooting of a 13-year-old Latino boy.
The killing happened last month and the footage appears to show the boy turn to the police with his hands in the air before he was shot.
Some viewers may find the following footage disturbing, and we have chosen not to show the moment of death.

France outlaws sex with a child under the age of 15, characterizing it as rape and punishable by up to 20 years in jail, justice minister announces.

France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/france-outlaws-sex-children-aged-under-15-n1264274

“This is an historic law for our children and our society,” Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti told the National Assembly.

Video released Thursday shows the frame-by-frame police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago.

Adam Toledo shooting: Frame-by-frame video shows Chicago police shooting 13-year-old

https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/922445

Video released Thursday shows the frame-by-frame police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago.

A white guy drives away from police, dragging an officer and striking him with a hammer, but was NOT shot.

White Suspect Drags and Assaults Minnesota Cop, Lives to Tell About It

https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/15/minnesota-white-man-drags-cop-hits-hammer-daunte-wright-shot-killed/

A white male in Minnesota dragged a cop and struck him with a hammer and lived to tell about it.

Eating disorders and Covid: ‘A perfect storm’ for sufferers – BBC Newsnight
#covid 

Disabled hope their Oscars moment becomes a movement

US imposes new sanctions on Russia, expels diplomats
#US #Russia #

Why Will Smith Pulled His Movie From Georgia

#WillSmith #Georgia #BlackLivesMatter

US police officer arrested over killing of black motorist Daunte Wright – BBC News

#BBCNews #DuanteWright

How the US democracy is coming under attack

Insulting error | French town of Bitche banned on Facebook

China Sets Record for Incursions Into Taiwan’s Air Space

#China #Taiwan

US withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘could lead to civil war’ – BBC News

#BBCNews #Afghanistan #US

Dr. Rashad RIchey BREAKS DOWN the killing of Daunte Wright

#DrRashadRIchey #DuanteWright #News

CHARGED and ARRESTED!! 👏🏼 
   DO NOT TELL ME THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE ISN’T MORE POWERFUL THAN THE PEOPLE IN POWER! 
#JUSTICEFORDAUNTEWRIGHT

Dante Wright shooting: Protesters clash with police in Minnesota as unrest continues for 3rd night

#DanteWright #BlackLivesMatter #Minnesota

Syrian refugees in Iraq face worsening living conditions

#Syrian #Refugees #Iraq

Armenia discussing military base expansion with Russia

#Armenia #Russia #military #news

Thailand faces worst COVID-19 outbreak

Thailand is facing what appears to be its worst outbreak of COVID-19 so far.

This is a blow for the tourism-dependent nation, which was hoping to reopen in time to celebrate its New Year holiday.

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clots
The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. (April 13)

How did we get through 2020?

#newsfeed 

British-born Shamima Begum, who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join ISIS, should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk, the UK Supreme Court rules.

Runaway schoolgirl who joined ISIS cannot return to U.K., top court says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/runaway-schoolgirl-who-joined-isis-cannot-return-u-k-top-n1258923

Shamina Begum’s case has been the subject of a heated debate in Britain over the responsibilities of the state towards her.

Ted Cruz may have come up with a bright idea on his flight back from Cancun — if no one else gives him props, he’ll do it himself.

Ted Cruz Posts Pics of Himself Delivering Water to Texans

https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/21/ted-cruz-delivers-water-in-texas-twitter-aoc-cancun-storm

Ted Cruz may have come up with a bright idea on his flight back from Cancun — if no one else gives him props, he’ll do it himself.

An 11-year-old boy who had just seen snow for the first time and an ailing 75-year-old Vietnam vet who left home to fetch an oxygen tank from his truck are among the dead.

Texas counts its losses and begins to mourn those who died in the cold

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-counts-its-losses-begins-mourn-those-who-died-cold-n1258365

“I fear there will be more once we thaw out,” said one Abilene charity activist.

A growing group of people who get sick with Covid-19 never fully recover. In support groups, they sometimes refer to themselves as long-haulers; their condition is alternately called long Covid, post-Covid syndrome or post-acute Covid syndrome.

Almost a third of people with 'mild' Covid-19 still battle symptoms months later, study finds – CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/post-covid-syndrome-long-haulers-gupta-wellness

It’s been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with Covid-19.

“I said, I know there’s not a klan sign in the window next door,” said Jedonna Dinges. “And I opened the curtains and I looked and sure enough, there was a klan sign in the window next door.”

Grosse Pointe Park man hangs KKK flag in window facing Black neighbor sparking outrage

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/grosse-pointe-park-man-hangs-kkk-flag-in-window-facing-black-neighbor-sparks-outrage

“I said, I know there’s not a klan sign in the window next door,” said Jedonna Dinges. “And I opened the curtains and I looked and sure enough, there was a klan sign in the window next door.”

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Biden Admin Jabs Ted Cruz For Trip To Mexico During Texas Weather Chaos

Biden Admin Jabs Ted Cruz For Trip To Mexico During Texas Weather Chaos

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/02/18/biden-admin-jabs-ted-cruz-for-trip-to-mexico-during-texas-weather-chaos

Cruz has been slammed for taking his daughters on a trip instead of staying in his home state.

Poland proposes social media ‘free speech’ law

Poland proposes social media 'free speech' law – BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55678502

The law would see social networks fined if they ban a Polish user who has not broken local laws.

Officials said Arizpe assaulted a woman in the home with a construction hammer before the man that lives there, a North Carolina concealed carry permit holder, shot at the suspect several times.

ENC man shoots burglar assaulting a woman with a construction hammer | WCTI

https://wcti12.com/news/local/enc-man-shoots-burglar-assaulting-a-woman-with-a-construction-hammer

An eastern North Carolina man was shot when investigators say he broke into a home with the intent to rob it. Nash County Sheriff’s Office Deputies said the burglary attempt was made at a home on Old Middlesex Rd in Bailey at about 11 p. m. on Monday. The suspect, identified as Jose Luiz Arizpe, was given first aid and taken to the hospital for further treatment; as of Tuesday morning he was in surgery and was in stable condition.

BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced.

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70 | Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-dead-talk-radio-conservative-icon

Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday morning at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced.

Two dead from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a car for heat in Texas winter storm, police say.

Two dead from carbon monoxide poisoning after using car for heat in Texas storm

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/two-dead-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-after-using-car-heat-texas-n1257972

Houston police said the victims were a woman and a girl. Two others, including a boy, were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

“Norway isn’t the only country preaching sustainability while simultaneously cashing in on the very thing that is causing climate change,” writes CNN’s Ivana Kottasová.

Climate change: Why Norway, the UK and Canada are climate hypocrites – CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/17/world/climate-hypocrites-uk-canada-norway-intl

In Oslo, street lamps are powered by renewables. To conserve energy, the smart lights dim when nobody is around. The Norwegian capital, like the rest of the country, is proud of its exceptional green credentials. Its public transportation system too is powered entirely by renewable energy. Two thirds of new cars sold in the city are electric. There’s even a highway for bees.

Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person, ending Elon Musk’s roughly six-week reign atop the list.

Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world's richest person again – CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/investing/jeff-bezos-elon-musk-worlds-richest-person/

Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person, ending Elon Musk’s roughly six-week reign atop the list.

Bluefield College president suspends players because kneeling “shuts down a number of individuals from listening to the message” protesting racial injustice.

Virginia College Forfeits Basketball Game After Suspending Players For Kneeling During Anthem | HuffPost

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bluefield-college-basketball-game-forfeited-kneeling_n_60289a61c5b6741597e29143

Bluefield College president suspends players because kneeling “shuts down a number of individuals from listening to the message” protesting racial injust…

Trump thanked lawmakers, saying they “stood proudly for the Constitution we all reverse and for the sacred legal principles at the heart of our country.”

Read Trump’s full statement: Former president welcomes impeachment acquittal | WGN-TV

https://wgntv.com/news/read-trumps-full-statement-former-president-welcomes-impeachment-acquittal

Former President Donald Trump released a statement Saturday following the Senate vote to acquit him in his second impeachment trial, saying his movement “has only just begun.”

Breaking news

BREAKING: Missing 12-year-old boy found dead near golf course with multiple gunshot wounds – Crime Online

https://www.crimeonline.com/2021/02/11/breaking-missing-12-year-old-boy-found-dead-near-golf-course-with-multiple-gunshot-wounds/

A 12-year-old boy who had been reported missing Tuesday night was

Lucasfilm says Gina Carano is no longer a part of “The Mandalorian” cast after many online called for her firing over a social media post that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate.

Gina Carano fired from ‘The Mandalorian’ over social media post | WGN-TV

https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/gina-carano-fired-from-the-mandalorian-over-social-media-post/

Lucasfilm says Gina Carano is no longer a part of “The Mandalorian” cast after many online called for her firing over a social media post that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to…

Poll: 1 in 3 Americans skeptical of COVID shots
About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (Feb. 10)

WATCH: Full video: Impeachment managers show multiple new graphic security videos from the Capitol riot.

Full video: Impeachment managers show new graphic security footage of Capitol riot

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/full-video-impeachment-managers-show-new-graphic-security-footage-of-capitol-riot-100824645592

House impeachment managers presented newly-released security camera video showing the events of the pro-Trump Capitol riot unfolding from inside the building. 

The officer “fired his gun at two unarmed Latino men who were sitting in a car, posing no risk to anyone,” their lawyers said.

Video of off-duty officer shooting driver in Albany Park released by COPA – ABC7 Chicago

https://abc7chicago.com/10324866/

The officer “fired his gun at two unarmed Latino men who were sitting in a car, posing no risk to anyone,” their lawyers said.

2020: WTH was that?!

“You don’t care as much if it’s a ‘peaceful protest,'” DeSantis said. “You don’t care as much if they’re celebrating a Biden election. You only care about it if it’s people you don’t like. I’m a Bucs fan. I’m damn proud of what they did on Sunday night.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis defends crowds gathering after Super Bowl win

https://www.fox13news.com/news/gov-ron-desantis-defends-crowds-gathering-after-super-bowl-win

“You only care about it if it’s people you don’t like,” DeSantis said.

Snapchat is dishing out $1m for the best clips