Trump’s pick for North Carolina governor wins primary. Controversy follows him.
The presidential primary wasn’t the only race closely watched on Super Tuesday. A bid for governor in North Carolina is garnering a lot of media reaction due to a controversial Republican candidate, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
Robinson won the Republican nomination and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein clinched the Democratic nomination. Both Robinson and Stein will face off in November to replace Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is term-limited.
While both Stein and Robinson have made a name for themselves, Robinson often finds himself in the limelight. Some news headlines over the North Carolina gubernatorial race largely focused on Robinson.
The Huff Post: “Conspiracy Theorist Mark Robinson Wins North Carolina’s GOP Primary For Governor.”
The Guardian: “Hitler-quoting candidate wins North Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary.”
However, Robinson has also criticized the media right back.
“Whenever they mention my name, they always mention my name in conjunction with social issues and how I hate everybody,” Robinson said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. “According to them, I hate everybody. It’s always about demonizing Mark Robinson or Ron DeSantis or that fellow that needs to be in the White House right now — Donald Trump.”
Robinson has received the endorsement of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who called him “a Martin Luther King Jr. on steroids.”
Robinson has become known for giving fiery speeches and sermons.
“I got them AR-15’s in case the gov gets too big for its britches,” Robinson said during a speech in June of 2022. “I’m gonna fill those britches with some lead.”
“There is no reason anybody, anywhere should be telling a child about transgenderism or any of that filth, and yes, I called it filth,” Robinson said in October of 2021.
“I don’t have to listen to those in my own party who have watched as my back has been whipped by our enemies,” Robinson said in December of 2023.
Robinson prides himself on not sounding like a politician, and based on Super Tuesday results, it seems to be working for the Republican base.
There was a strong showing for both Stein and Robinson on Super Tuesday. Stein received 476,000 votes, 70% of the Democratic vote, and Robinson received 664,000 votes, 65% of the GOP vote.
Stein and Robinson are two successful candidates with starkly different personalities and policies. The matchup is gearing up to be a contentious showdown in one of the nation’s key battleground states.
Right now, the political makeup of North Carolina is a Democratic governor with a Republican-controlled Legislature. This will be a race to watch outside of the presidential election come November.
Special Forces candidates head to the backwoods of North Carolina
People living in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee are going to be hearing plenty of gunfire and may see some flares falling from the sky for the next couple of weeks. Don’t worry, there’s no actual combat, just the next crop of U.S. Army Special Forces candidates trying to earn their green berets.
It’s basically finals week, only instead of all-night study sessions, approximately a hundred or so Special Forces students will participate in a simulation to help guerilla fighters in their fictitious war against the oppressive powers of “Pineland.”
The Special Forces candidates couldn’t do the exercise alone, so the Army hired people who lived in the area to play the parts of guerilla fighters and opposition forces.
Robin Sage is considered one of the U.S. military’s premiere unconventional warfare exercises. It spans more than two dozen counties in North Carolina and dips into South Carolina and Tennessee as well.
The Army says it works diligently to coordinate the exercise with local law enforcement and residents, that way no one is caught unaware and wondering why more than 100 special operators are roaming through the North Carolina back country with a couple hundred guerilla fighters.
The future Green Berets are tasked with training and advising the guerilla fighters in weapons handling, communications, field medicine, and demolition. The idea behind the exercise is for the soldiers to equip the guerillas with everything they need to fight for their independence.
Once Robin Sage is complete, and if the Special Forces candidates prove to their evaluators they have what it takes to graduate, the candidates will earn their coveted berets and be assigned to one of the Army’s Special Forces units.
Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein court documents unsealed, naming high-profile figures: The Morning Rundown, Jan. 4, 2024
Dozens of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein are unsealed to the public. And the Justice Department is suing Texas over its new immigration law. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.
Previously sealed Jeffrey Epstein court documents released
Hundreds of pages of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the millionaire who was charged with sex trafficking, were released to the public for the first time Wednesday evening, Jan. 3.
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The 40 documents, of around 250 that are expected to be unsealed in days ahead, largely mentioned high-profile figures that have already been known, names of Epstein’s friends and victims who have spoken publicly. The documents are being unsealed as part of a lawsuit filed by alleged victim Virginia Giuffre against Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for helping recruit underage victims for Epstein. She is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
The released documents include previously reported deposition transcripts by one of the girls hired by Maxwell, which mentioned former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, neither of whom is accused of wrongdoing. A Clinton spokesperson responded to the release of the documents, referring to a 2019 statement that said the former president had flown on Epstein’s private plane but had no knowledge of his “terrible crimes.”
Trump did not immediately respond but had previously said he had not been in touch with Epstein for 15 years before his death. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial. Other names in the document include Prince Andrew. Giuffre settled a lawsuit against him in 2022.
The judge, who decided what should be unsealed, said she ordered the release of the records because much of the information is already public. When all documents are unsealed, they are expected to include nearly 200 names, including accusers, well-known businesspeople, and politicians.
Imam dies after being shot outside New Jersey mosque
Police in New Jersey continue to search for the shooter who killed an Imam outside of a mosque while as they also look to determine a motive. The fatal shooting occurred around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Newark. Police said the Imam, Hassan Sharif, was shot multiple times. Sharif was taken to the hospital in critical condition but died hours later. Authorities said preliminary evidence indicated the shooting was not motivated by bias or was an act of domestic terrorism.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said the motive is still being investigated. Platkin said security at houses of worship in the state has been ramped up amid growing reports of threats and violence against Muslims and Jews in America since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October.
Justice Department sues Texas over immigration law
Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, signed a bill into law that allows local police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally. Now, the Justice Department is taking Texas to court over it.
I like my chances.
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott, R
The law has already been met with a lot of opposition; some critics said it could lead to racial profiling, and some sheriffs said it would overwhelm local jails and courts. The DOJ asked a federal court in Austin, Texas, to rule that the new law is unconstitutional as it violates the Supremacy Clause, which establishes that federal laws take precedence over state laws.
“Texas cannot run its own immigration system. Its efforts, through SB 4, intrude on the federal government’s exclusive authority to regulate the entry and removal of noncitizens, frustrate the United States’ immigration operations and proceedings, and interfere with U.S. foreign relations,” the lawsuit said.
Meanwhile, Abbott contends that the law is necessary as he called President Biden out for inaction as migrants continue to flood the southern border at record numbers. Abbot said that Texas has been left to fend for itself. In a post on “X” referring to the lawsuit, Abbot said, “I like my chances.”
Trump challenges Colorado’s decision to bar him from 2024 ballot
By considering the question of President Trump’s eligibility and barring him from the ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court arrogated Congress’ authority.
Trump’s legal team
Trump is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on Colorado’s Supreme Court ruling taking him off the ballot. Colorado’s landmark Dec. 19 ruling is the first time a presidential candidate has been disqualified under the 14th Amendment insurrection clause. Trump’s team contends that individual states do not have the authority to determine eligibility of presidential candidates, arguing that authority is reserved for the United States Congress.
“By considering the question of President Trump’s eligibility and barring him from the ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court arrogated Congress’ authority,” Trump’s team wrote.
The challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court follows a similar challenge to Colorado’s ruling by the state’s GOP. Colorado has paused the decision until the Supreme Court makes its ruling; the Colorado presidential primary is slated for March 5.
FDA investigating reports of Ozempic side effects of hair loss, suicidal thoughts
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is looking into three possible side effects that could be linked to a group of medications that have soared in popularity as weight loss aides. These drugs include:
Ozempic
Moujaro
Wegovy
The FDA said it is evaluating reports of side effects such as hair loss, aspiration, and suicidal thoughts in people taking these medications. These drugs have been approved to treat diabetes or weight loss. The FDA said while investigating these reported side effects, the agency has not concluded the drugs have these risks. Novo Nordisk, the company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, said it stands behind the safety of its medicines when they are used as indicated.
U-Haul report: Most Americans who moved in 2023 headed to Texas
Most Americans who decided to pick things up, rent a moving truck, and move to a different state in 2023 headed for Texas. That’s according to U-Haul, as the moving equipment company on Wednesday, Jan. 3, released its annual growth index report, which tracks the net gain of one-way equipment U-Haul trucks arriving in a state in a calendar year.
It was the third consecutive year Texas netted the largest number of movers. Florida ranked second, followed by North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. California saw the most one-way U-Haul trucks leaving the state. U-Haul said that while its growth index is based on more than 2.5 million moving transactions each year and indicates how well states attract new residents, it does not correlate directly to population or economic growth.
Media Miss: Sea turtle nest numbers up in US amid climate change concerns
Despite climate change worries, sea turtles are breaking records as biologists in the U.S. report discovering the most nests since 2016. On beaches in Florida, preliminary reports recorded more than 133,840 loggerhead turtle nests and 76,500 green turtle nests.
So particularly with climate change, reproductive output of all of these nests is actually quite low compared to what it should be.
Justin Perrault, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
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The record numbers are not limited to Florida beaches; other states, like South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia, have also seen a rise in nests this year, as female turtles made their slow journey up beaches, like they have done for millions of years to lay their eggs.
The increase in nests comes despite climate change piling onto the already challenging nesting process. Justin Perrault, the director of research at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, told the Associated Press that the world’s sea turtles aren’t out of the sand–er, woods–yet.
“You’ve got habitat loss and sea level rise and coastal armoring, a lot of these things that have come up pretty heavily in that last several decades that the turtle now has to combat,” Perrault said. “So particularly with climate change, reproductive output of all of these nests is actually quite low compared to what it should be.”
Roughly one in every 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings makes it to adulthood. A turtle’s journey from its nest to the ocean is already riddled with threats from humans and predators. For instance, hatchlings use the moon to navigate to the water, and light pollution from streetlights and hotels can confuse them and point them in the wrong direction.
While biologists are concerned that climate change will continue to threaten sea turtles in the future, warmer temperatures have already affected the species for years. Sand temperatures play a direct role in the gender of hatchlings, and more heatwaves in Florida over the past few years have made the sand warmer, leading to a gender imbalance.
As temperatures rise globally, a study by a Florida State University professor found that turtles will have to start nesting much earlier or much later than normal. Though nesting rates are up this year, the fear, according to the study, is the climate may be changing too quickly for the turtles to evolve and survive as a species.
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Family sues Google over man’s death after he followed Maps’ directions
The family of a U.S. Navy veteran is suing Google, alleging that Google Maps directed Philip “John” Paxson to drive over a bridge that was no longer there, resulting in his drowning. In a lawsuit filed in Wake County, North Carolina, Paxson’s family argues that the bridge washed away nine years prior to the incident, giving Google ample time to update its maps.
According to Paxson’s family, he was driving home from his daughter’s ninth birthday party in September 2022 during dark rainy conditions when his truck went off the side of the washed-out bridge.
The family is also suing the owners of the land where the bridge was, claiming that there were no signs or barriers indicating the bridge was gone. According to a report by The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the barriers had been removed due to vandalism.
The lawsuit states that several individuals contacted Google, requesting map updates due to concerns about the missing bridge before Paxson’s fatal incident.
A Google spokesperson told The Associated Press, the company has “the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family.”
Blinken’s unannounced Ukraine visit: The Morning Rundown Sept. 6, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine, and there’s a new oldest wrongful conviction to be overturned based on DNA evidence. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.
Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine amid counteroffensive
Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday as part of an unannounced visit to meet with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. During his two-day trip, Blinken is expected to announce an additional $1 billion aid package from the United States in a signal of continued support, according to senior State Department officials.
Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years in prison
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 5 to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. That sentence tops the 18 years given to fellow former Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes as the harshest punishment handed down related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
The Justice Department is appealing Rhodes’ sentence, which was less the 25 years prosecutors had requested. Prosecutors sought a 33-year sentence for Tarrio.
Before the sentence came down, Tarrio called Jan. 6 a “national embarrassment.” He apologized to Capitol Police, as well as the lawmakers who were in the Capitol at the time of the attack.
Tarrio’s lawyers, who had asked for no more than 15 years, said they plan to appeal.
“While we respect the judge’s sentence, we respectfully disagree,” Nayib Hassan, an attorney for Tarrio, said. “There will be a day and a time where an appeal will come and we expect appeals to come soon… we will be filing it in due course.”
Tarrio is the final Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy to receive his sentence.
61 ‘Cop City” protesters indicted in latest Georgia RICO case
Those who oppose the training facility fear it will lead to lead to greater militarization of police in Atlanta. They have also expressed concern that the facility’s construction in an urban forest will cause environmental damage.
However, ongoing protests have at times veered into vandalism and violence. In the indictment, Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr described the protesters as “militant anarchists” who supported a violent movement that prosecutors have traced back to the racial justices protests of 2020.
“As alleged in the indictment, the defendants are members of Defend the Atlanta Forest, an anarchist, anti-police and anti-business, extremist organization,” Carr said at a Tuesday news conference. “We contend the 61 defendants together have conspired to prevent the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by conducting, coordinating and organizing acts of violence, intimidation and property destruction.”
The indictment is the latest application of the state’s anti-racketeering or RICO law. It comes just weeks after the same law was used to indict former President Donald Trump and 18 others over an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
In the Cop City case, many of the 61 indicted were already facing separate charges related to the protests. This includes:
More than three dozen people already facing domestic terrorism charges in connection to violent protests
Three leaders of a bail fund previously accused of money laundering
Three activists previously charged with felony intimidation after authorities said they distributed flyers calling a state trooper a “murderer” for his involvement in the fatal shooting of a protester
Russia, Saudi Arabia extend oil production cuts
Gas prices are at the highest seasonal level in more than a decade, with the national average for regular gasoline at $3.81 per gallon. That price is likely to remain high after news of Saudi Arabia and Russia extending voluntary oil production cuts through the end of 2023.
1.3 million barrels of crude oil per day will be trimmed from the global market through December. The oil production cut extension adds new pressure on Saudi Arabia’s strained relationship with the U.S. President Joe Biden warned there would be consequences for Saudi Arabia over its partnership with Russia.
Man cleared of rape conviction from 47 years ago
A man wrongfully convicted of rape nearly five decades ago has been exonerated after the intervention of the Innocence Project. The organization said the “wrongful conviction is the longest to be overturned based on new DNA evidence.”
72-year old Leonard Mack, a Vietnam veteran, spent 7.5 years in a state prison on charges of raping a teenage girl back in 1976. The new DNA evidence linked a convicted sex offender currently behind bars to the crime.
Flamingos blown across U.S. by winds from Hurricane Idalia
More than 150 flamingos have showed up in states they usually don’t call home. The recent observations by bird watchers came just after Hurricane Idalia blew through Florida and neighboring states.
Bird researchers believe the flamingos originate from Mexico. They have been spotted in the following states:
Florida
Texas
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Ohio
Tennessee
Virginia
According to the researchers, the birds were blown in by the hurricane and dropped out along the coast. Bird watchers have called the relocation “unprecedented.”
Idalia, now a hurricane, nears Florida: The Morning Rundown Aug. 29, 2023
Idalia has strengthened to a hurricane on its way toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, and Toyota has stopped all production at its plants in Japan. These stories highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Idalia expected to hit Florida as Category 3 hurricane
Less than 24 hours away from projected landfall in Florida, Idalia has strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane. The storm is expected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds topping 100 mph.
President Joe Biden spoke with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Monday, Aug. 28. A federal emergency disaster has already been declared in the state in order to expedite federal resources.
Warmer-than-average water in the Gulf of Mexico has grown the size of the storm. It’s expected to hit Florida early on Wednesday, Aug. 30 and impact a wide central portion of Florida. This includes major cities like Tampa and Orlando.
As Idalia approaches Florida, Hurricane Franklin is at Category 4 strength over the Atlantic. It’s projected to miss the southeastern coast of the United States.
Trial date set for March 4 in Trump federal election case
1 dead in shooting at University of North Carolina
A shooter opened fire on the campus of the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill on Monday, Aug. 28, killing one faculty member and causing the school to go into lockdown for hours. Police said the shots were fired inside the school’s chemistry building around 1:00 p.m.
Sirens sounded, and students and staff were told to remain inside. Arriving officers found the faculty member, who has not been identified, inside a school lab.
“I’m grieved to report that one of our faculty members was killed in this shooting,” UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who also released a statement, said Monday. “This loss is devastating and the shooting damages the trust and safety we so often take for granted in our campus community.”
Police said witness information helped officers track down the suspected shooter. According to local reports, the suspect was arrested a short time later in a residential neighborhood near campus.
The name of the suspect has not been released. A motive for the shooting is under investigation.
Toyota plants in Japan shut down due to computer problems
All 28 assembly lines at Toyota’s 14 plants in Japan had to shut down due to a production system malfunction. The company said the problem was with its computer system that deals with incoming auto parts.
A spokesperson for the automaker said they do not suspect it to be a cyberattack. According to Reuters, the Japanese plants account for roughly 33% of Toyota’s global production.
It’s not clear when production will resume. The shutdown comes as Toyota rebounds from a semiconductor shortage that stalled production.
American Airlines fined after passengers stuck on tarmac
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for unlawfully keeping passengers stuck inside planes on the tarmac for lengthy periods of time. It’s the heftiest fine the government agency has ever handed down over tarmac delay violations.
Airlines are prohibited from keeping passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours. American Airlines violated that rule 43 times between 2018 and 2021, including one delay on the tarmac in San Antonio that lasted six hours.
The airline released a statement saying the 43 incidents represent a small number of the nearly 8 million flights taken during that time period.
In July of 2023, it was a Delta Air Lines plane that passengers were on when their flight was delayed for hours. Some passengers reportedly passed out due to hot and uncomfortable conditions while stuck on the tarmac.
NASA exploring idea of Mach 4 passenger jet
NASA has begun investigating the possibility of a passenger plane traveling four times faster than the speed of sound, or around 3,045 miles per hour. The agency said it is studying about 50 established commercial air routes.
Since the U.S. and other nations have banned all civilian supersonic flights over land 50 years ago, NASA’s study only covered trans-oceanic travel. The agency has issued two year-long contracts to companies like Boeing to develop concept designs to make supersonic air travel a reality.
Severe weather continues to take hold over the United States during the week of July 16, with a tornado hitting a Pfizer plant in North Carolina and passengers on a Delta flight getting sick due to the Las Vegas heat. The tornado hit just after midday on Wednesday, July 20.
There were no serious reports of injury at the Pfizer plant, with all employees safely evacuated and accounted for. However, Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone reported 50,000 pallets of medicine were “strewn across the facility and damaged through the rain and the wind.”
According to the Pfizer website, the North Carolina plan produces anesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medications used in U.S. hospitals. Erin Fox, a senior pharmacy director at University of Utah Health, said the damage “will likely lead to long-term shortages while Pfizer works to either move production to other sites or rebuilds.”
While there were no injuries at the Pfizer plant, other parts of Nash County weren’t so lucky. The county reported 13 injuries and damage to 89 buildings.
The tornado at the Pfizer plant came as the rest of the country deals with searing heat and rising floodwaters. Days after Phoenix set a record for the longest streak of 110-degree days, torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky.
Meteorologists warned of a “life-threatening situation” in the communities of Mayfield and Wingo, Kentucky. Forecasters expected up to 10 inches of rain to fall on parts of Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri. Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., declared a state of emergency Wednesday.
“Please pray for Mayfield and areas of Western Kentucky impacted by significant flooding,” Gov. Beshear said in a statement. “We’re working to assess the damage and respond. Just like every challenge we’ve faced, we will be there for all those affected. We will get through this together.”
In Las Vegas, at least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday, July 17. Multiple passengers were treated on site.
“What an INSANE experience. First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant. Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111 degree weather. Now we are heading back to the gate cause people are passing out,” Krista Garvin, a field producer for Fox News who was on the flight, tweeted. “Paramedics are on now. I’ve seen a total of three people wheeled out so far. Oxygen tanks are being pulled out. They said to press your call button if you need medical assistance. Babies are screaming crying. They’re handing out sandwiches to the diabetics.”
@Delta what an INSANE experience. First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant. Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111 degree weather. Now we are heading back to the gate cause people are passing out. We are now being told you
Forecasters said little relief appears in sight from the heat and storms. Miami has endured a heat index of 100 degrees or more for weeks, with temperatures expected to rise this weekend.
Glass bottle plants closing after Bud Light boycott cuts sales
More than 600 employees will be losing their jobs this month due in part to the backlash surrounding Bud Light, according to an internal message revealed by WRAL News. Two glass plants that make bottles for the beer giant are shutting down in mid-July.
Bud Light sales fell in May and into June after a nationwide boycott over the brand’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The ripple effect forced a glass plant in Wilson, North Carolina, to cut down bottle production.
Now, the plant’s owner, Ardagh Group, is closing that plant and another in Louisiana, laying off 625 employees. A memo from the Wilson plant manager said the closing was due to slow sales with Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Bud Light’s parent company, WRAL reported. Workers at the Wilson plant said the manager told employees during a recent meeting the boycott was forcing the shutdown.
However, some employees don’t blame the Bud Light boycott. They say the glass packaging industry itself is having problems, citing a drop in shipments and revenue that started in February before the beer controversy sparked in April.
Back then, the media predicted that Bud Light would bounce back from the boycott, but those reports were wrong.
Last week, SAN reported that Bud Light sales were at an all time low, down 28% year-over-year. That’s when the Anheuser-Busch Inbev CEO said a sales drop would directly impact frontline workers.
Now, Ardagh Group, one of the largest glass producers in the world, says it will be closing more plants in the future.
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In a statement, Bud Light doubled down on its support of the LGBTQ+ community. But the company is expected to spend a record amount of money in marketing this summer to help quiet the boycott and boost sales.
Baltimore police search for suspects after 30 shot in mass shooting: July 3 rundown
Cities across the U.S. are riddled with gun violence and violent protests in France continue. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Monday, July 3, 2023.
31 people shot at Baltimore block party
A mass shooting at a holiday celebration in Baltimore left two young people dead and another 28 people shot and injured. Just after midnight on Sunday, two people started shooting into an annual block party. An 18 and 20 year old were shot and killed. More than two dozen others were shot and injured. Many of them were minors with the youngest being just 13 years old.
Police say they are still looking for suspects.
Mass shooting in Kansas, explosives detonated in D.C.
Over the weekend In Chicago, 31 people were shot, 3 of them fatally. And in Wichita, Kansas, seven people were shot and two more were injured when they were trampled in a nightclub.
And in Washington, D.C., police are searching for the people responsible for setting off multiple explosive devices around the city. Three businesses were targeted including a supermarket, a Nike store, and a bank. No injuries were reported.
Hundreds arrested as French riots rage in streets
Violent protests continued in France over the weekend following the deadly police shooting of a teenager. Police fatally shot the teenage-driver while he was attempting to drive away from police during a traffic stop.
Angry crowds launched fireworks at police, and set fire to France, mainly in Paris. Dozens of police officers have been injured. More than 500 vehicles and 74 buildings have been set on fire, along with more than 800 fires set on public roads. Hundreds of protesters have been arrested daily since the shooting last Tuesday.
The policeman who fired the fatal shot has been placed under formal investigation for murder. He has apologized to the family. And the grandmother of that 17-year-old who was killed called for calm and asked protesters to end the rioting.
U.S. treasury secretary to visit China this week
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China later this week. She is scheduled to meet with Chinese officials on a range of issues, including U.S. concerns about a new Chinese counter-espionage law that could potentially have consequences on U.S. firms overseas.
This trip comes just two weeks after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing in another attempt to shore up battered-relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Chicago floods, extreme heat spans the U.S.
Heavy rains over the weekend flooded the streets of Chicago, prompting NASCAR officials to postpone a race because of the hazardous conditions. Cars were stranded as underpasses flooded and basements across the Chicago area had inches of rain water rush in. Some areas received more then five inches of rain on Sunday, breaking previous records in the city.
Meanwhile, 110 million Americans are under extreme weather alerts as a scorching heat wave is spanning across the country from the West Coast to the South. The Fourth of July is set to be steamy across the U.S.
Roller coaster shut down after visitor spots cracked beam
A North Carolina amusement park shut down one of its largest attractions over the weekend after a visitor spotted a cracked support beam on a roller coaster ride.
The visitor took a video of the roller coaster in action where he described the beam as moving two to four feet when the coaster’s car full of people sped past it on the track. He reported the incident and the amusement park shut the ride down immediately for repairs.
An inspection is taking place and the ride will be closed indefinitely until the issue is fixed.
Twitter limits tweets
Twitter users will now be limited in how many tweets they can view per day. The temporary restrictions are described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of data, something that was slowing down and glitching the platform for users.
Unverified accounts, not paying for the platform, can read 1,000 posts per day. Verified accounts will be able to scroll through 10,000.
According to Elon Musk, the restrictions could result in users being locked out of Twitter for the day after scrolling through their limit. Thousands of users ran into the issue on Saturday.