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  • 6 dead, 32 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings

    05/18/2020 6:46:54 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 48 replies
    Six people were killed and 32 others were wounded by gun violence so far over the weekend in Chicago. The latest fatal attack left a man dead Saturday in Austin on the West Side. The man, 32, was with a male suspect about 7:04 p.m. in the first block of South Leamington Avenue when the male shot him in the chest, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. Earlier that afternoon, a 29-year-old man was fatally shot in Chatham on the South Side. About 3:05 p.m., he was standing on the corner in the 8300 block of...
  • House won’t resume as planned next week due to virus risk

    04/28/2020 11:11:04 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 74 replies
    Associated Press ^ | April 28, 2020 | Lisa Mascaro
    Facing fierce blowback, House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday the House will not resume session next week as planned because of risks associated with the coronavirus pandemi c. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer declared the sudden about-face a day after a lawmakers revolted. He said after discussions with the Capitol physician, the risk was too great. The physician has privately warned senior lawmakers it will be at least a year before Congress can return to business as usual. “We will not come back next week,” Hoyer told reporters on a conference call. “But we hope to come back very soon.” Hoyer, D-Md.,...