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U.S. News

Police are treating Buffalo shooting as racially motivated hate crime

On Saturday afternoon, a white gunman opened fire on shoppers in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Officials in Buffalo are investigating the attack as a racially motivated hate crime.

The neighborhood in which the supermarket was located is a predominantly black neighborhood in Buffalo. The gunman livestreamed the shooting before the platform cut his feed.

A document circulating online seems to be 18-year-old Payton Gendron’s manifesto, which included racist, anti-immigrant beliefs and a desire to drive out people of non-European descent from the U.S. He seems to have drawn inspiration from the Christchurch shooting in 2019 when a gunman opened fire on two mosques, killing 51 people.

Police say Gendron had purchased his gun legally but the magazines he used were not allowed to be sold in New York.

The FBI is investigating the attack as racially motivated violent extremism and a hate crime.

Pennsylvania US Senate candidate John Fetterman suffered a stroke

John Fetterman, a candidate for the US Senate, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. He is the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and is holding a significant lead in the polls for the Senate.

“I had a stroke that was caused by a clot from my heart being in an A-fib rhythm for too long,” he said. “I’m feeling much better, and the doctors tell me I didn’t suffer any cognitive damage. I’m well on my way to a full recovery.”

“Our campaign isn’t slowing down one bit, and we are still on track to win this primary on Tuesday, and flip this Senate seat in November.”

1 dead, 4 wounded in shooting at California church

At least one person is dead and four are critically wounded after a shooting Sunday at a church in Laguna Woods, California.

“All victims are adults and are enroute to the hospital,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a tweet. “One victim is deceased at the scene.”

The shooting occurred at the Geneva Presbyterian Church during a lunch reception to honor a former pastor of a Taiwanese congregation that uses the church for its worship services.

Police have a suspect in custody. He is believed to be an Asian man in his 60s and does not live in the area.

Churchgoers were able to overpower him and tie his legs with an extension cord until police arrived.

Nebraska governor says he will call a special session to pass total abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Republican Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts said on Sunday that he will call for a special session to “do more to protect preborn babies” if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

He also stated that he would not give exceptions to pregnancies as a result of incest or rape, stating: “So, Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life starts at conception. And those are babies too. So, if Roe v. Wade, which was a horrible constitutional decision, gets overturned by the Supreme Court, which we’re hopeful of, here in Nebraska, we’re going to take further steps to protect those preborn babies.”

World News

Finland to join NATO despite Russia’s threats of retaliation

Finland is intending on joining NATO, leaving behind its former stance of neutrality despite threats from Russia of possible retaliation. Sweden’s ruling party said it will also support joining the alliance.

The decision was announced at a press conference by President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who said that the parliament must ratify the move before Finland can formally apply to NATO.

Kim Jong Un sends in military to help deal with COVID outbreak in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to stabilize the supply of medicine in Pyongyang after an outbreak of COVID-19 prompted the country to enter an emergency lockdown.

North Korea has reported 392,920 people with fever conditions and 8 new deaths. North Korea has not reported how many of the suspected cases have COVID-19. North Korea also has no vaccines or treatments against COVID nor does it have the capacity to mass-test.

Ukraine wins Eurovision

Ukraine has won the Eurovision song contest. Kalush Orchestra represented the country at the competition, winning with the song “Stefania.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the group on Instagram, saying: “Our courage impresses the world, our music conquers Europe!”

He also added: “Next year Ukraine will host Eurovision! For the third time in its history. And, I believe, not the last. We will do our best to one day host the participants and guests of Eurovision in Ukrainian Mariupol. Free, peaceful, rebuilt!”

The winning country of Eurovision hosts the next competition according to the rules.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE’s president

In a unanimous appointment, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has become the United Arab Emirate’s next president. The appointment comes after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 73, died on Friday. It is the third time the country has appointed a president since becoming independent in 1971.

Curfew declared in Nigeria over protests after female student killed by mob

The governor of Nigeria’s Sokoto state has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew to quell protest demanding the release of suspects in the killing of Debora Samuel.

Samuel was beaten and burned by other students on Thursday for alleged blasphemous statements about the Prophet Muhammad in a Whatsapp group.

Protesters demanded the release of the suspects that appeared in the video of the beating that circulated on social media. Policemen and soldiers responded to the protests, dispersing a crowd that had formed outside the palace of Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, the sultan of Sokoto.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder of the student.

US to remove 5 defunct groups from foreign terrorism list

The United States will be removing five extremist groups believed to be defunct from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.

The organizations are: ETA (Basque separatist group), Aum Shinrikyo (Japanese cult), Kahane Kach (radical Jewish group), the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, and Gama’a al-Islamiyya.

The decision is politically sensitive for the Biden administration and the countries in which the organizations operated in.

The State Department said on Sunday that “revoking FTO designations ensures our terrorism sanctions remain current and credible and does not reflect any change in policy towards the past activities of any of these organizations.”

Business News

Jeff Bezos criticizes Joe Biden on Twitter over inflation

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tweeted Sunday that inflation is most hurtful to lower-income families and criticized President Joe Biden for his comments on inflation.

Bezos wrote: “In fact, the administration tried hard to inject even more stimulus into an already over-heated, inflationary economy and only Manchin saved them from themselves. Inflation is a regressive tax that hurts the least affluent. Misdirection doesn’t help the country.”

His comments came in response to a threat in which President Biden claimed the US was on track to see its largest yearly deficit decline ever, totaling $1.5 trillion.

Mars Wrigley issues recall over several candies, including Skittles, Starburst, and Life Saver Gummies

Mars Wrigley US is recalling several gummy candies, saying that there may be a thin metal strand inside the candies or loose in the bags. The recall comes amid customer complaints. The company says that it is not aware of any illnesses or injuries caused by the metal strands.

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