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CHICAGO—On Monday, August 3, the Chicago Police Department released new statistics that show an increase in crime compared to last month. By the end of July, the CPD reported that the city has seen a 139% total increase in homicides and murders when compared to July of 2019. Over a three-day period, from Friday July 31 to August 2, nine...

PORTLAND, OR—The city of Portland, Oregon experienced more deaths in the past month than the city has seen in over three decades. Of the 24 homicides in Portland this year, 15 occurred in the month of July, the Portland Police Bureau reported. In 2019, only three homicides occurred in the month of July. Since July 2015, there has not been...

UNITED STATES—Pandora embarked on a new free live concert series for the modern virtual world on Tuesday, July 28. Pandora started their new series with country artist Kane Brown. Fans were able to tune in 15 minutes early for exclusive pre-show activities including artist trivia, and other Pandora Live events. The series will all be free and open to the...

CHICAGO, IL—On Friday, July 31, a 9-year-old was shot and killed in the 900-block of North Cambridge Avenue on the Near North Side in Chicago. The victim has been identified as Janari Andres Ricks. The shooting transpired  s the victim was on his way to a friend’s house to get a game controller. Around 6 p.m., a gunman approached a...

CHICAGO, IL—On Saturday, August 1, the Illinois State Police (ISP) announced via social media they arrested and charged Vincent J. Sessler, 25 for disorderly conduct, reckless conduct and battery to a peace officer. The ISP also posted the official statement about the case. On Thursday, July 30, around 10:20 p.m., an ISP trooper purchased a cup of hot coffee from...

PORTLAND—More than 150 rounds were fired into a Northeast Portland apartment complex on the night of July 31.  Portland police responded to the shooting around 11 p.m., closing off streets of the Goodrick-Spencer Apartments and Scruggs Townhomes in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood. At least 8 occupied apartments and 7 cars were hit by the wide spray of bullets. It is unknown...

PORTLAND, OR—On Saturday, July 25, Blake David Hampe, 43, stabbed Andrew Duncomb, a 25-year-old videographer and reporter, during Portland protests around 2:30 a.m. He left his home in Wawona, California on July 24 to capture video of the nightly protests outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse and county Justice Center. Duncomb and his friends noticed a group following...

ATLANTA, GA─Politician and business executive, Herman Cain, who ran as a presidential candidate for the Republican party, died at the age of 74 on Thursday, July 30. He was hospitalized in an Atlanta area hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 on June 29. “We knew when he was first hospitalized with COVID-19 that this was going to be a rough...

UNITED STATES—Dr. Simone Gold, a board certified emergency physician who appeared in the hydroxychloroquine viral video and led "America’s Frontline Doctors," lost her job, according to a report by Fox News on July 30. Dr. Simone, 54, graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science, The Chicago Medical School in 1989. She has worked in Emergency Rooms across Los Angeles,...

UNITED STATES—Twenty-five year old videographer and journalist, Andrew Duncomb, was stabbed around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, at a Portland protest. A group was following Duncomb and a few of his friends for several blocks. Duncomb decided to hand the camera over to his friend so that he could confront the men who had been following them. He proceeded...