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Three people were killed when a shooter opened fire at a manufacturing plant |
Three people were killed and two others injured after a shooter opened fire at a manufacturing plant in Smithsburg, Maryland, authorities said. The suspect, identified only as a man, fled the scene but was confronted by a state trooper on Maplesville Road and Mount Aetna Road, officials said. The two exchanged fire, and the suspect was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated. The deadly shooting Thursday in Washington County follows weeks of brutal mass shootings that have sparked once again a nationwide debate over gun control. On May 24, 19 children and 2 teachers were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Ten days earlier, 10 people were killed when a shooter suspected of targeting Black people opened fire at a Buffalo supermarket. Apart from the headline-grabbing shootings, at least 19,096 people have died from gun violence this year so far, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the legal age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21, among other measures in hopes of reducing gun violence, but the bill is expected to be blocked in the Senate.
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STAYING ON TOP OF THIS Public services decline in Russian-occupied Ukraine |
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- A new intelligence report finds that in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, civilians struggle with inconsistent access to drinking water, internet, and phone services. CNN reports that Kherson also "likely faces a critical shortage of medicines."
- City officials warn that damaged water and sanitation systems have put Mariupol at high risk of a cholera outbreak. Russian leadership has imposed a quarantine on the city.
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Patrick Lyoya's father, Peter Lyoya, grieves during his funeral service in Wyoming, Michigan, on April 22, 2022. Scott Olson / Getty Images |
The officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of his head has been charged with second-degree murder. Christopher Schurr was placed on paid leave and stripped of his police powers pending the outcome of the investigation into the killing, which was conducted by Michigan State Police. New footage from the Capitol riot gave an emotional start to the Jan. 6 committee hearings. Members of Congress became emotional on Thursday as they watched disturbing videos of rioters storming the building and assaulting police while staffers, lawmakers, and journalists tried to flee or take cover. Britney Spears' ex Jason Alexander was arrested after crashing her wedding and posting footage from her home to Instagram Live. Alexander has recently posted about a number of different conspiracies online, including one about Spears.
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NEW OUTBREAK Monkeypox cases are on the rise, but it's not the next COVID-19 |
A new outbreak of monkeypox is spreading throughout the US, Canada, and Europe: According to the World Health Organization, as of June 8, there are now about 1,200 monkeypox cases worldwide, including 321 in the UK, 100 in Canada, and 39 in the US. There is reason to be concerned, but this is not another COVID. The virus is not as contagious or as easy to spread, and there are already two monkeypox vaccines. Monkeypox is not technically an STI, although some people report having lesions on their genitals or acquiring the virus during sexual contact. The disease can be spread through any kind of close contact, which includes cuddling and kissing, sharing towels or sheets, or even breathing or talking during prolonged face-to-face contact. Public health experts recommend talking with all sexual partners and avoiding intimate contact if you have or your partner has had any recent illnesses, rashes, or lesions. Many of the initial cases have been in queer men, but it is not a "gay disease." In addition to causing social harm, UNAIDS also warned that such associations could result in more problems for public health. The program's deputy executive director, Dr. Matthew Kavanagh said, "Stigma hurts everyone. Shared science and social solidarity help everyone."
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"FRED IS BACK HOME" Seth Green got his stolen Bored Ape back |
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Seth Green's "kidnapped" Bored Ape has been returned to its original owner, ending weeks of frantic speculation as to its whereabouts and the intentions of its alleged abductor, a pseudonymous NFT collector known as "Mr Cheese." An unnamed blockchain wallet likely belonging to Green (it's been used to purchase NFTs that now exist in his public vault) transferred 165 Ether, or approximately $297,000, to an address operated by NFT Trader to exchange the ape. The Ether appeared in a wallet belonging to DarkWing84, a Mr Cheese alias, minutes later. The transaction suggests Green may have repurchased the ape for nearly $100,000 more than Cheese initially paid for it. So does this mean the case of Green's "stolen" ape has been closed once and for all? Did he really pay twice for that monkey? Does crime pay? When asked about it in a Twitter Space for Green's NFT company on Thursday, Green confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the ape "is home."
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WHEN DID I BECOME OLD Longreads throwing it back to the early aughts |
Allante Jacquell said her TikTok videos about Y2K fashion receive more views and engagement than average. Allante Jacquell / Via TikTok |
Millennials, look away: Gen Z influencers are bringing Y2K style back Their jeans are low, their purses are small, their hairstyles are spiky, and they appreciate the power of body glitter. These are the hottest new fashion influencers on TikTok: the Y2K girls. For some, though, the 2000s aesthetic isn't just a trend — it's a lifestyle. "I feel like the 2000s was about just having fun," Cothran, a 23-year-old creator living in Nashville, said. "There weren't any rules. You could wear pointless scarves in the summertime and put a dress over your jeans, and it was considered cool." Teen Wolf actor Colton Haynes seemed to be living the dream. The reality was more complicated. Colton Haynes first came to fame as an all-American dreamboat on Teen Wolf, MTV's breakout scripted hit from 2011. His character had a girlfriend, and he was assumed to be hetero offscreen. As Haynes became more and more famous — he later played a superhero sidekick on the CW's Arrow — he was out to neither the public nor the industry. "I was always fixing my hair, checking my reflection," he writes in his new memoir Miss Memory Lane, "swerving any indication that there was something feminine or gay about me." He finally came out on Tumblr in 2016, and the 33-year-old has since become one of the more candid young gay celebrities, sharing his struggles with addiction, marriage, and divorce. Miss Memory Lane is a vulnerable meditation on gender, desire, and fame, and what it felt like living up to his straight public persona. At a time when Hollywood pays lip service to inclusion, even while casting straight men in queer roles, and sanitizing queer men's lives for straight audiences, his grappling with the industry's anti-femme attitudes is especially relevant. |
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Starting over isn't regression. It's courageous! Alexa |
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