Capitol attack panel expected to study links between Trump and the extremist groups in closer detail at seventh public hearingTowards the end of her testimony to the House January 6 select committee, former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson raised for the first time the prospect that Donald Trump might have had a line of communication to the leaders of the extremist groups that stormed the Capitol.The potential connection from the former US president to the extremist right-wing groups came through her account of Trump’s order to his White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to call Roger Stone and Mike Flynn – which Meadows did – the evening before the Capitol attack. Continue reading...
Structure in Georgia demolished after being heavily damaged in attack by ‘unknown individuals’A peculiar granite monument that some have dubbed “America’s Stonehenge” but a conservative politician condemned as “satanic” has been torn down by authorities in rural Georgia hours after it was heavily damaged in a bombing by vandals.Investigators from several law enforcement agencies converged on the site 100 miles (161 km) east of Atlanta seeking clues to the pre-dawn explosion on Wednesday that blew a portion of the 42-year-old monument, called the Georgia Guidestones, to pieces. Continue reading...
Roger Stone and Michael Flynn involved in ‘Operation Eagles Wings’, push to train activists in election canvassing and poll-watchingA conservative group called the America Project that boasts Donald Trump loyalists and “big lie” pushers Roger Stone and Michael Flynn as key advisers, has begun a self-styled “election integrity” drive to train activists in election canvassing and poll-watching, sparking fears from voting rights watchdogs about voter intimidation.Patrick Byrne, the multimillionaire co-founder of the America Project, has said he has donated almost $3m to launch the drive, dubbed “Operation Eagles Wings”, with a focus on eight states including Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which Trump lost, plus Texas and Florida, which he won. Continue reading...
In the second part of an exclusive investigation, the Guardian can reveal that multiple organizations and institutions tasked with the welfare and protection of athletes failed to consider, investigate or address repeated allegations of sexual misconduct against Toledo soccer coach Brad Evans
Police on Wednesday also identified the seventh shooting victim in the July 4 mass killing as Eduardo Uvaldo, 69The man charged with killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in an upmarket Chicago suburb has confessed to the mass murder and revealed that he also considered attacking a second parade in Madison, Wisconsin, authorities said at a news conference on Wednesday.But, after deciding against another shooting, Robert Crimo, 21, drove back to Illinois, where he was later arrested, said Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake county major crime taskforce. Continue reading...
An explosive spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with summers only expected to intensifyFollowing an explosive spring that unleashed major wildfires from the US southwest to Alaska, the west is now bracing for a summer of big blazes as the parched landscapes risk turning into tinderboxes.Fire activity is expected to increase in several US states over the coming months, according to a newly released outlook from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), with parts of the Pacific north-west, northern California, Texas, Hawaii and Alaska forecast to be among those hardest hit by fire conditions in the months ahead. Continue reading...
22-year-old breakout star on Netflix’s cheerleading show had pleaded guilty to crimes relating to child abuse images and soliciting sex from minorsJerry Harris, the star of hit Netflix series Cheer, has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars in the US for crimes relating to child sexual abuse images and soliciting sex from minors.Prosecutors had urged the lengthy sentence, saying that Harris’s status as a celebrity had enabled him to “persuade and entice” his young victims to engage in sexual conduct.In the US, call or text the Childhelp abuse hotline on 800-422-4453. In the UK, the NSPCC offers support to children on 0800 1111, and adults concerned about a child on 0808 800 5000. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) offers support for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331. In Australia, children, young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, or Bravehearts on 1800 272 831, and adult survivors can contact Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380. Other sources of help can be found at Child Helplines International Continue reading...
A mysterious monument in Georgia has been vandalized in a pre-dawn explosion. The Georgia Guidestones, which have been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories, constitute a 19ft-tall granite monument privately funded and erected by anonymous patrons in 1980. The stones are inscribed with what some people interpret as guidelines for future generations and others see as something more sinister
US Soccer has confirmed it has suspended the coaching license of Brad Evans following a Guardian investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the former University of Toledo women’s coachThe United States Soccer Federation has confirmed it has suspended the coaching license of Brad Evans following a Guardian investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the former University of Toledo head coach.US Soccer said Evans has also been blocked from accessing the federation’s learning center and removed from any study groups or courses he was in. In addition, the federation has notified SafeSport and the leadership at the Ohio Soccer Association, where Evans was employed after stepping down from the Toledo job in 2015.UToledo did conduct an investigation following a report by a student-athlete in January 2015 of verbal harassment by Brad Evans, who was at the time the Head Coach of the women’s soccer team. The investigation did find that Mr. Evans’ conduct toward student-athletes may have violated the University’s Standards of Conduct policy, however, the case was not referred for possible disciplinary action because by the conclusion of the investigation in March 2015, Mr. Evans had already resigned his position effective Feb. 23, 2015.Brad Evans did not respond to multiple requests for an interview or emailed questions regarding specific allegations contained in this story. He did provide a statement by to the Guardian about his departure from the University of Toledo:In 2015 I was asked to answer questions about my relationships with some past co-workers. It was clear that my interactions with those co-workers demonstrated poor judgment on my part, and were against university policy, and resigning was best for all involved.With the help of counseling, I have learned a lot about the causes of my behavior. I am extremely lucky to have the support of my wife in this process. Together, I continue to learn to become a better person. Continue reading...
The United States once pumped out Wimbledon champions with a regularity taken for granted but it has been lacking latelyThe impish grin of Colonel Sanders looking down from the KFC signage amid the upmarket boutiques on high street is proof that not even Wimbledon village has been entirely immune to the creeping Americanization of British culture in recent years. Funny how the trend has been inverted at the All England Club right down the road, where the once-consistent US presence at the business end of the championships – excepting the wholly exceptional reign of the Williams sisters – has been all but a sepia-toned memory over the past two decades.In the opening stages of Wednesday’s much-talked-about American takeover of Centre Court, it looked to be more of the same. When Taylor Fritz was broken in his opening service game and quickly fell behind Rafael Nadal beneath overcast skies following Amanda Amanisova’s error-strewn capitulation to Simona Halep, it appeared the last remaining US players in either Wimbledon singles draw would be swept aside in drama-free fashion. Continue reading...
One officer asked his supervisor if he could shoot the attacker but got no answer, despite penal code not requiring permissionA newly released report found Uvalde police missed multiple opportunities to take down the gunman that killed 21 people at Robb elementary in May.
The public, MPs and one-time allies in cabinet want him out. Johnson’s decision to face them all down is a landmark in our political historyIt was meant to be a mafia death, with no need for a 1922 Committee manoeuvre or an MPs’ vote.When the men in grey suits left Downing Street on Tuesday night, they put on the table the requisite revolver and bottle of whisky. Boris Johnson apparently tossed them in the bin. Michael Gove, very much a cabinet big beast was one of those urging the PM to resign. On Wednesday night he was sacked. Johnson pretty much threw him in the bin too. Continue reading...
Michigan man entered area marked closed, reportedly saying he found official explanations of the deaths ‘odd’A Michigan man who is said to have traveled to California’s Sierra national forest to investigate the heat-related deaths of a young family on a hiking trail last year had to be rescued last month, according to the Mariposa county sheriff’s office.The tourist, whom authorities have not named but said is in his mid-60s, reportedly traveled to the area to research what happened to Ellen Chung, 30, her husband, Jonathan Gerrish, 45, their one-year-old daughter, Miju, and their dog, Oski, who all died on a hike last August. Continue reading...
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a grand slam and meets Nick Kyrgios in the last four, while wins for Elena Rybakina and Simona Halep earned them a semi-final meetingLeading 40-30, Rybakina doesn’t wobble, clouting an ace down the middle for 2-3 while, on Centre, Halep and Anisimova are out. This could well be the match of the day, and though Anisimova has a decent chance, Halep has battered everyone she’s played, and she’s played proper players – Muchova, Frech, Flipkens and Badosa.Tomljanovic is the more consistent player so far, calm and focused – she’s serving well and also making sure to force Rybakina into playing an extra shot when behind in the rally. But from 40-0, two errors give her opponent a sniff only for Rybakina to shank a backhand. Three games in a row for tomljanovic, and a 3-1 lead. Continue reading...
Eric Holder gunned down the musician outside his clothing store in March 2019, sending shockwaves across the communityEric Holder Jr, the 33-year-old man who killed the acclaimed Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle, was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday.Holder fatally shot Hussle, whose legal name was Ermias Asghedom, outside the rapper’s beloved Marathon clothing store in south LA on 31 March 2019, and also injured two others. The death of the LA legend and entrepreneur sent shockwaves across the country and the music industry. His death was a devastating loss for his native Crenshaw district where he was dedicated to community development projects. Continue reading...
Size of blaze unchanged but containment doubles to 10%, CalFire saysFavorable weather is aiding the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties.The size of the Electra fire remained unchanged on Wednesday morning at about 6.1 sq miles (15.8 sq km), but containment doubled to 10%, the California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire) said in a daily report. Continue reading...
Illinois’s ‘red flag’ law could have disqualified shooter from legally obtaining guns but he was still able to purchase five firearmsLegislators and activists have derided the weakness of US gun control laws following the Fourth of July mass shooting in which the alleged gunman was allowed to legally purchase weapons despite multiple alarming prior encounters with law enforcement.On Monday, seven people were killed and more than 30 wounded in Highland Park, an affluent, mostly white Chicago suburb, after the suspect allegedly fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop. Continue reading...
White House planned to submit Chad Meredith’s nomination as part of deal with Mitch McConnell to avoid holding up Biden’s other nominationsThe office of Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, has shared emails confirming that Joe Biden intended to nominate Chad Meredith, a conservative lawyer who has previously defended anti-abortion legislation, to a federal judgeship.Reports of Meredith’s potential nomination have sparked outrage among progressives and abortion rights advocates, even as the White House has dodged questions about the matter. Biden is already seen by some as not taking a strong enough lead on defending abortion rights. Continue reading...
After a pandemic pause, alternate side parking returns to New York City with campaigners hoping it will mean cleaner streetsNew York City is known for being one of the most difficult cities in the world to own a car – and a return to pre-pandemic parking restrictions could make it even more discouraging. Starting on Tuesday, drivers who park outside will have to move their cars two or three times a week for street cleaners, up from once a week during the pandemic.This unique dance is called alternate side parking. Under these rules, drivers are allowed to park on many of New York’s streets free of charge, except during marked hours when a sanitation truck drives through to clear debris with a mechanical broom. Each side of a street has different cleaning hours, so that cars can move from one side to the other. Failing to move your car gets you a $65 ticket. Continue reading...
Source says testimony from Pat Cipollone is expected to be a transcribed interview not recorded on cameraThe former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone is expected to testify to the House January 6 select committee on Friday after reaching an agreement over the scope of his cooperation with a subpoena compelling his testimony, according to a source familiar with the matter.The testimony from Cipollone is expected to be a transcribed interview and recorded on camera, the source said, and the former top White House lawyer is expected to only answer questions on a narrow subset of topics and conversations with the former president. Continue reading...
Two-year-old Aiden McCarthy was found wandering alone but has since been reunited with his grandparentsA fundraiser to help the family of a toddler whose parents were both shot to death in the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park has surpassed $2m, following an outpouring of grief after the boy was found wandering alone in the aftermath of the massacre.A picture of two-year-old Aiden McCarthy went viral before he was reunited with his grandparents. Later it was revealed that the child’s parents were both dead. Continue reading...
Megan Hess, 45, faces 20 years in prison after prosecutors said she hatched scheme to sell body parts without families’ consentA Colorado funeral home operator who was accused of selling and stealing body parts pleaded guilty to mail fraud on Tuesday, the US justice department said.Megan Hess, 45, who operated the funeral home in Montrose with her mother, faces a 20-year prison sentence after the decision in US district court in Grand Junction, Colorado. Continue reading...
Corion Evans, 16, from Mississippi, hailed for ‘bravery and selflessness’ after diving in when car fell off end of boat launchA teenager in Mississippi has been praised as a hero for saving the lives of three girls – and a responding police officer – after a car plunged into a river near Pascagoula in the southern US state.Corion Evans, 16, told local TV station WLOX that he saw the car with three teenage girls inside enter the river after it accidentally drove off the end of a boat launch. Continue reading...
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Case involving Jackson Women’s Health Organization is one of several across the south, including in Florida and LouisianaAs attorneys argued about abortion laws across the south on Tuesday, a Mississippi judge rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a law that would ban most abortions.Without other developments in the Mississippi lawsuit, the clinic will close at the end of business on Wednesday and the state law will take effect on Thursday. Continue reading...
Measure signed by Republican governor in March a ‘textbook violation’ of law designed to protect voters, department saysThe Department of Justice is challenging a new Arizona law that requires voters to provide proof of citizenship for presidential elections, among other new restrictions, saying the measure was a “textbook violation” of a federal law meant to protect voters.The challenged Arizona measure, HB 2492, was signed into law by the Republican governor, Doug Ducey, in March, requires anyone who wants to vote in a presidential election, or vote by mail in any election, to provide proof of citizenship. Continue reading...
The constitution is being used to destroy the very democratic governance that it was designed to protectTo paraphrase the great US supreme court justice Robert H Jackson, the US constitution should not be read as a suicide pact. That seemingly obvious bit of wisdom appears lost on the present court. Over the course of the past week, the court handed down three landmark decisions, each disastrous in its own right. But taken together they reveal a dangerously hidebound court intent on turning the constitution into an instrument of obstruction, a formidable obstacle to solving some of the nation’s most pressing problems.First, in New York State Rifle v Bruen, the court, by a 6-3 vote, struck down a New York law that required a person demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a concealed handgun. The Sullivan law had been on the books for over a century without running afoul of the constitution. Indeed, between 1791 and 2008, the supreme court had never struck down a government gun regulation, presumably because as Warren Burger, the conservative chief justice appointed by Richard Nixon once observed, the idea that the second amendment creates a personal right to gun ownership is “one of the greatest pieces of fraud – I repeat the word ‘fraud’ – on the American public by special interest groups that I have ever seen in my lifetime”.Lawrence Douglas is the author, most recently, of Will He Go? Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020. He is a contributing opinion writer for the Guardian US and teaches at Amherst College Continue reading...
A new book explores how pregnancy and motherhood affected the lives of artists including Audre Lorde and Susan Sontag. At our current moment, the questions it raises take on additional urgencyWhen Susan Sontag had an abortion in the early 1950s, the abortionist used no anesthetic and had to turn up the radio to smother her screams. When Audre Lorde had breakup sex with her boyfriend and later realized she’d gotten pregnant, she cobbled together two weeks’ pay and gave it to a nurse for a painful and terrifying procedure that she later wrote “was a kind of shift from safety towards self-preservation”. When Ursula Le Guin got pregnant by her Harvard boyfriend, who had assured her that you didn’t need to use a condom the second time in a night, her progressive parents paid what amounted to a full year’s tuition at Radcliffe to get her a professional, safe and clean abortion, one she didn’t speak about for decades. And Alice Walker opted for illegal abortion because, in the unsparing words of biographer Julie Phillips, “her alternative was suicide”.“Reproductive rights – including access to abortion, contraception, fertility treatment and healthcare – are a necessary part of creative mothering,” Phillips writes in her illuminating new book, The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem, which features the stories of all of these creative women, and more, in a quest to understand that overlap in the Venn diagram of motherhood and creativity. “All of them saw control over the timing and material circumstances of their pregnancies, whether they were able to achieve it or not, as essential to the practice of their art.”Sophie Brickman is a contributor to the New Yorker, the New York Times and other publications, and the author of Baby, Unplugged: One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age Continue reading...
Some local officials are unsure of how to order Covid vaccines or when they will arrive, while others are aiming to ignore federal guidelines completelyAshley Comegys, a parent of two young children in Florida, was ecstatic when the Covid vaccines were authorized for children above the age of six months in the US. “We’ve been waiting for this for so long,” she said. “We can finally start to spread our wings again.”But then she learned that Florida had missed two deadlines to preorder vaccines and would not make them available through state and local health departments, delaying the rollout by several weeks and significantly limiting access. Continue reading...
Exclusive: The Guardian can reveal for the first time the circumstances behind Brad Evans’ sudden exit as University of Toledo soccer coach, how the school managed reports about his behavior, and how he has still been allowed to hold prominent positions within the game in the USCandice Fabry finished training with the under-nine girls team she coached and drove to El Camino Real, a restaurant in Toledo, Ohio. Fabry knew the restaurant from her time as a player with the University of Toledo women’s soccer team. Players would often go there and, according to a team joke, the restaurant didn’t necessarily have the best margaritas in Toledo but it definitely had “the most-known”.It was July 2007, and Fabry was planning to meet University of Toledo women’s soccer coach Brad Evans and his wife at El Camino Real – as well as the team’s assistant coach Jennifer Whipple. Fabry had previously played for four years on the University of Toledo women’s soccer team, who compete in the Mid-American Conference.On my way to the bathroom, I saw Brad in the hallway and he grabbed me into a side room, began kissing me and was attempting to put his hands down my pants. I froze for a moment unsure of what was happening, but then quickly pushed him back with both hands and started screaming ‘no, no, no’.Candace [sic]I wanted to confirm that I have received your email. I’m not able to make any comment on it at this time….UToledo did conduct an investigation following a report by a student-athlete in January 2015 of verbal harassment by Brad Evans, who was at the time the Head Coach of the women’s soccer team. The investigation did find that Mr. Evans’ conduct toward student-athletes may have violated the University’s Standards of Conduct policy, however, the case was not referred for possible disciplinary action because by the conclusion of the investigation in March 2015, Mr. Evans had already resigned his position effective Feb. 23, 2015.Brad Evans did not respond to multiple requests for an interview or emailed questions regarding specific allegations contained in this story. He did provide a statement by to the Guardian about his departure from the University of Toledo:In 2015 I was asked to answer questions about my relationships with some past co-workers. It was clear that my interactions with those co-workers demonstrated poor judgment on my part, and were against university policy, and resigning was best for all involved.With the help of counseling, I have learned a lot about the causes of my behavior. I am extremely lucky to have the support of my wife in this process. Together, I continue to learn to become a better person.*Some names have been changed to protect the identity of individuals concerned about personal and professional repercussions from speaking publicly about their experiences.
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The last five years have seen more mass shootings than any other comparable time span dating back to 1966, with 31 massacres from 2017 through 2021, compared with 24 from 2012 through 2016On the morning of 4 July, President Joe Biden hailed the day as one to “celebrate the goodness of our nation”.Less than an hour after his 9.25am EST tweet, a gunman on a rooftop opened fire into a crowd of spectators who gathered to enjoy a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb. He killed seven people and injured dozens. Continue reading...
Just when you think you’ve plumbed the depths of delusion and bigotry, another stalwart of the GOP proves you wrong. Astounding work, Kristina Karamo, Scott Neely and Karianne LisonbeeHave you mislaid a few brain cells? Do you have increasingly bizarre delusions? Are you completely befuddled about how the female body works? Well, congratulations! You have what it takes to forge a successful career as a Republican politician. Anyone watching recent events unfold would be forgiven for thinking the main skills required for a job in Republican politics appear to be extreme bigotry combined with a knack for saying whatever outlandish thing comes into your head first.Even so, there are still times when Republican politicians can surprise you with the depths of their inanity. Let me introduce you, for example, to Scott Neely, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. During a televised debate last week Neely discussed an Arizona abortion ban by invoking aliens. “If we found life on Mars, wouldn’t we do everything in our power to protect that life?” Neely asked. “Why can’t we treat human life the same way we would treat alien life?”Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
The US supreme court is helping to destroy our climate. But it was a much smaller decision, closer to home, that was the final straw for meIt feels like the end game. In the US last week, the third perverse and highly partisan supreme court decision in a few days made American efforts to prevent climate breakdown almost impossible. Ruling in favour of the state of West Virginia, the court decided that the Environmental Protection Agency is not entitled to restrict carbon dioxide emissions from power stations.The day before, in the UK, the government’s climate change committee reported a “shocking” failure by Boris Johnson’s administration to meet its climate targets. So stupid and perverse are its policies on issues such as energy saving that it’s hard to see this as anything other than failure by design. On the day of the supreme court ruling, the UK government also announced that it intended to scrap the law protecting the UK’s most important wildlife sites.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Shooting injured dozens as dead include grandfather Nicolas Toledo, teacher Jacki Sundheim and financial broker Steve StrausThe first details have begun to emerge of the victims of the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, after a lone gunman fired into a crowd of people watching the Chicago suburb’s Fourth of July parade.The shooting killed seven people and injured dozens, triggering panic and shock across the US as yet another attack disrupted what is usually a day of patriotic celebration. Continue reading...
Robert Crimo, 21, faces seven counts of first-degree murder after Fourth of July massacreThe man alleged to have fatally shot seven people and wounded more than 30 others at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago managed to legally obtain five guns – including the murder weapon – after a suicide attempt and a threat to “kill everyone” in 2019, authorities revealed on Tuesday.The new details came as Robert Crimo III, 21, was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder over the deadly massacre. Announcing the charges in an evening press conference on Tuesday, the Lake County state’s attorney, Eric Rinehart, said that the community of Highland Park would “never be the same” and promised the charges were just “the first of many”. Continue reading...
Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham among members of legal team to receive subpoenas over ex-president’s efforts to ‘find’ votesThe special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has subpoenaed several of the former US president’s legal advisers and political allies.Court documents show the Fulton county special grand jury has issued subpoenas to members of the Trump campaign legal team, including Rudy Giuliani, and Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican of South Carolina. Continue reading...
A judge had ruled that the ban violated the privacy protections in the state’s constitution, pausing the restrictive measureAfter a judge in Florida temporarily halted a state law banning abortions beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, a state appeal restored the ban on Tuesday.Judge John C Cooper of an appellate court in Florida’s capital of Tallahassee ruled that the ban in question – enshrined in a bill that Republican lawmakers approved in April – violates privacy protections in the state constitution. Continue reading...
Fast-moving Electra fire forces hundreds to evacuate and threatens crucial power infrastructure east of SacramentoAn explosive wildfire that erupted in California on Fourth of July more than doubled in size overnight, quickly consuming more than 3,000 acres by Tuesday morning.The fast-moving Electra fire, burning through the dried grasses and steep, rugged terrain east of Sacramento has forced hundreds of evacuations and continues to pose threats to critical power infrastructure according to officials with the California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire). Continue reading...
On a sensational day of tennis, all four matches went the distance and all four matches were won from behind, Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie reaching the men’s semis and Tatjana Maria and Ons Jabeur the women’sOn 30-all, Maria – who’s not settled at all – slices a forehand long, but responds with a heavier serve down the T, and it’s too good for Niemeier. She can’t press home her first advantage, botching a lob under pressure when Niemeier charges to the net, then an ace is followed by a double. But she eventually closes out, securing her first game for 1-2.A nervy service game from Niemeier that includes a double, but on 40-30 her footwork gets her forehand-side of the ball and means she can go line or cross; she picks the latter, dematerialising a winner that’ll have her feeling pretty good about life. She leads 2-0. Continue reading...
Details have emerged about the alleged attacker in the shooting that left at least six people dead and 30 wounded in a Chicago suburb at a Fourth of July parade. The Lake County deputy chief, Chris Covelli, said the person of interest, Robert E Crimo III, appeared to have 'pre-planned the attack for several weeks', adding that investigators believe he dressed in women's clothing to conceal his tattoos and to make it easier to blend with the crowd as he escaped
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YouTube has taken down page belonging to man in custody, while Instagram and Twitter have terminated his accounts, as death toll increasesSeeking clues for a possible motivation, police were combing through the social media profile and published songs of the alleged attacker in the shooting that left at least seven dead and 30 wounded in a Chicago suburb on the Fourth of July.Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained hours after the shooting Monday as a person of interest in the case, said the police chief of Highland Park, Illinois. Investigators have stopped short of calling Crimo a suspect, but on Tuesday they described finding evidence that he disguised himself in “women’s clothing” before opening fire on strangers with a high-powered rifle styled after an AR-15. Continue reading...
America’s national day became a twisted showcase of another form of US exceptionalism: its exceptionally easy access to guns and the resultant mayhemThe United States marked 246 years of independence with the traditional fireworks, flag-waving and barbecues – but this Fourth of July was also marred by an eruption of gun violence in dozens of cities across the nation.As America celebrated its declaration of freedom from colonial rule on Monday, its national day became a twisted showcase of another form of US exceptionalism: its exceptionally easy access to guns and the resultant mayhem. While fireworks lit up the night sky, the ugly impact of firearms was also widely on display. Continue reading...
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