Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in US gun violence could continue into summer as coronavirus restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize.The attacks took place late Friday or early Saturday in the Texas capital of Austin, Chicago and Savannah, Georgia.In Austin, authorities said they arrested one of two male suspects and were searching for the other after a shooting early Saturday on a crowded pedestrian-only street packed with bars and restaurants. Fourteen people were wounded, including two critically,…
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Shelling of the rebel-held city of Afrin in northern Syria killed at least 18 people on Saturday, many of them when a hospital was hit, a war monitor said.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a doctor, three hospital staff, two women and two children died at Al-Shifaa hospital in the city which is held by Turkish-backed rebels.A rebel commander also died at the hospital, the Observatory said, adding that 23 people were injured.An AFP correspondent shot footage of white-helmeted aid workers in the hospital courtyard strewn with bodies.”The shelling targeted several areas of the town and hit the hospital”,…
The four-seater Robin HR 100 had just taken off from an airfield when it crashed and caught fire near Wambrechies, near the city of Lille, said prosecutor Carole Etienne. AFP | PUBLISHED ON JUN 13, 2021 04:05 AM IST Three people died after a sightseeing plane crashed in northern France Saturday, following what is thought to have been an engine failure, the local prosecutor said.The four-seater Robin HR 100 had just taken off from an airfield when it crashed and caught fire near Wambrechies, near the city of Lille, said prosecutor Carole Etienne.Air accident investigators were at the scene, and…
Iran cast doubt on the chances of reviving a nuclear accord with world powers before Iranians elect a new president next week who’s likely to be less willing to make concessions.Diplomats convened a sixth and possibly final round of negotiations in Vienna on Saturday. At stake is the 2015 agreement that capped Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. Then-President Donald Trump jettisoned the accord three years ago and unilaterally reimposed punishing penalties, prompting Iran to dramatically increase its production of nuclear fuel.”I don’t think we can reach a final conclusion this week,” Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas…
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday — and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask, in violation of local pandemic restrictions.The conservative president waved to the crowd from his motorcycle and later from atop a sound truck, where helmeted but largely maskless backers cheered and chanted as he insisted that masks were useless for those already vaccinated — an assertion disputed by most public health experts.Sao Paulo’s state government press office said a fine — equivalent to about $110 — would be imposed for…
Biden said in a statement Saturday that he has “stayed in touch with families of the victims and with the survivors who have turned their pain into purpose” and described the club as “hallowed ground.” AP | PUBLISHED ON JUN 13, 2021 01:58 AM IST President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in US history left 49 people dead and 53 people wounded as “Latin Night” was being celebrated…
Around 2,000 people demonstrated Saturday night outside the Jerusalem residence of Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of a crucial vote in parliament that could end the reign of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.Parliament is to vote on whether to install a “change” coalition government and end Netanyahu’s 12 consecutive years in power.The anti-Netanyahu bloc includes parties from the right, the left and centre as well as an Arab Islamic conservative party — united by hostility to the rule of the premier known by his nickname Bibi.To the tune of the Italian partisans’ Bella Ciao song, protesters belted out “Bibi Ciao” in…
Several hundred mourners joined a public funeral service on Saturday of a Canadian Muslim family run over and killed by a man in a pick-up truck last Sunday in an attack the police said was driven by hate.The four victims, spanning three generations, were killed when Nathaniel Veltman, 20, ran into them while they were out for an evening walk near their home in London, Ontario. A fifth family member, a 9-year-old boy, is recovering from his injuries in the hospital.Police have said the attack was premeditated and allege the family was targeted because of their Islamic faith.The hour-long ceremony…
Mark B., Tech Times 12 June 2021, 02:06 pm The global leader in synthesizer manufacturing, Modal Electronics, has announced the Monster Machine: an all-new sound library for its feature-packed Argon Series synthesizers. Through the raw power of the Modal Electronics’ ARGON Series and its supercharged wavetable synth engine, combined with a healthy dose of Sci-Fi and horror inspiration, the Monster Machine contains 40 otherworldly audio textures set to take your mixing and production experience to unprecedented heights. Among the unique textures in the latest Modal Electronics collection are dystopian sound beds, strikingly edgy and thunderous bass beat, and even eerie…
It used to be easy to hate pharmaceutical companies. Between soaring drug costs and the opioid crisis, the industry was widely perceived as one that put profits over people’s health. In a 2019 Gallup survey, pharma was ranked dead last for positive perception among United States institutions. People had more positive feelings about the federal government than Big Pharma. That year, technology companies were more popular. In a different survey, just under half of US adults had a positive view of the tech sector. It’s hard to compare two different polls head to head, but the general trend is clear:…