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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...

MIAMI, FLORIDA—A pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed on Thursday, March 15 killing a total of six people, and injuring 10 others. The 950-ton bridge was a relatively new structure on campus, built to avoid pedestrian deaths on the busy road below. When it collapsed Thursday at 1:30 p.m., it fell on top of several cars, trapping and crushing...

UNITED STATES—The U.S. Senate passed legislation for the Border Security Bill 83-16 on Thursday, February 14. It was been signed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. According to reports, President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill on Friday, February 15. The bill allows for $1.375 billion of the $5.7 billion Trump requested that would assist in paying...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco billionaire and philanthropist, Tom Steyer, announced his campaign for the 2020 presidential election on Tuesday, July 9 after denying his interest to run earlier this year. Steyer joined the race a day after Eric Swalwell, the 37-year-old congressman and Democratic presidential candidate dropped from running. Steyer will replace him as the 23rd presidential candidate on an already...

CALIFORNIA—The Center for Disease Control and Prevention placed an alert on romaine lettuce from the Salinas area of California. The recall is due to an E. Coli outbreak that has already caused several people to become ill. Many food distributors have pulled inventory containing romaine lettuce. “A total of 40 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7...

UNITED STATES—Four U.S. Senators sold their million dollar stocks days prior to the market crashing due to the Coronavirus. Senators Dianne Feinstein of California, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, and James Inhofe of Oklahoma, all sold their stocks ahead of the market crash. The stocks were reportedly worth millions of dollars. Feinstein and her husband...

UNITED STATES—An Ohio man who appeared to be kneeling on the neck of a 2-year-old child in a picture that circulated on social media on Tuesday, July 21 was taken into custody by the Clark County’s Sheriff Office.  The picture showed a man putting a knee on the neck of a child and it contains the words “BLM now mf.”...

ORLANDO—A Burger King employee was killed on Saturday, August 1, after getting into a fight with a woman about a delay in a food order.  Around 7:30 p.m. the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call saying that someone had been shot at the Burger King in East Colonial Drive in Orlando, Florida. The victim was identified as Desmond...

ATLANTA, GA—On Wednesday, August 12, Antonio 'Freckleface' DaShawn Daniels, 46, was arrested and his heroin was confiscated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Daniels had hundreds of kilograms of heroin, many guns, and millions of dollars in cash before his arrest. According to the DEA, the seizure and arrest was considered a victory. In a press release on dea.gov, it stated: "The...

CHICAGO—On Wednesday, August 19, six people were shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the shooting occurred in the 8500 block of South Parnell Avenue around 11:30 p.m.The six victims were outside at a gathering while someone was firing gunshots. The incident left a total of six people...