🚔 Sacramento mass shooting: 6 dead, 18 injured in California
Six people were killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento. Police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect.
Sunday’s violence was the third time in the US this year that at least six people were killed in a mass shooting. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg decried rising gun violence at the news conference, and said city officials would support the victims.
The area where Sunday’s shooting occurred is packed with restaurants and bars. Nightclubs close at 2 a.m. and it’s normal for streets to be full of people at that hour.
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Six people were killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento. Police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect.
Sunday’s violence was the third time in the US this year that at least six people were killed in a mass shooting. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg decried rising gun violence at the news conference, and said city officials would support the victims.
The area where Sunday’s shooting occurred is packed with restaurants and bars. Nightclubs close at 2 a.m. and it’s normal for streets to be full of people at that hour.
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✈️ Airlines cancel more than 3,300 US flights over weekend
Airlines have canceled more than 3,300 US flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal.
Alaska Airlines said its weekend flight cancellations that began Friday have affected more than 37,000 customers, and said on Sunday that further cancellations were possible.
The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights. People on social media complained about hourslong hold times and lines to get their canceled flights rescheduled.
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Airlines have canceled more than 3,300 US flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal.
Alaska Airlines said its weekend flight cancellations that began Friday have affected more than 37,000 customers, and said on Sunday that further cancellations were possible.
The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights. People on social media complained about hourslong hold times and lines to get their canceled flights rescheduled.
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🏠 Battle heats up over remaining federal rental assistance
The debate is playing out across the country as the Treasury Department begins reallocating some of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from places slow to spend to others that are running out of funds.
Treasury announced earlier this month that over $1 billion of ERA1 funds would be moved, for a total of $2.3 billion reallocated this year. Larger states like California, New York, New Jersey and Texas are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in additional money. Native American tribes, including the Oglala Sioux Lakota in South Dakota and Chippewa Cree in Montana, are also receiving tens of millions of dollars in additional help.
Several states argued the reallocation addresses a flaw in the program, which created a funding formula based on population, not the number of renters in a state.
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The debate is playing out across the country as the Treasury Department begins reallocating some of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from places slow to spend to others that are running out of funds.
Treasury announced earlier this month that over $1 billion of ERA1 funds would be moved, for a total of $2.3 billion reallocated this year. Larger states like California, New York, New Jersey and Texas are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in additional money. Native American tribes, including the Oglala Sioux Lakota in South Dakota and Chippewa Cree in Montana, are also receiving tens of millions of dollars in additional help.
Several states argued the reallocation addresses a flaw in the program, which created a funding formula based on population, not the number of renters in a state.
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‼️Russia requests UN Security Council meeting on Kiev's ‘provocation in Bucha’ - Envoy to UN
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💊 States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising
As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the US for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl.
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As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the US for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl.
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🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES
Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:
🔹Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo for "Drivers License"
🔹Best Rock Performance: Foo fighters for "Making a Fire"
🔹Best Alternative Music Album: St. Vincent for "Daddy's Home"
🔹Best Traditional R&B Performance: H.E.R. for "Fight for You"
🔹Best R&B Song: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars) for "Leave the Door Open"
🔹Best Rap Album: Tyler, the Creator for "Call Me If You Get Lost"
Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:
🔹Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo for "Drivers License"
🔹Best Rock Performance: Foo fighters for "Making a Fire"
🔹Best Alternative Music Album: St. Vincent for "Daddy's Home"
🔹Best Traditional R&B Performance: H.E.R. for "Fight for You"
🔹Best R&B Song: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars) for "Leave the Door Open"
🔹Best Rap Album: Tyler, the Creator for "Call Me If You Get Lost"
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
🏆 'Song of the Year' Goes for Hit 'Leave the Door Open' by Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
🏆 'Best Country Album' Goes to Chris Stapleton for 'Starting Over'
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
🏆 Olivia Rodrigo Wins Grammy for 'Best New Artist'
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
‼️ Ukraine's Zelensky issues taped message at Grammys to introduce John Legend performance
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⚡️ Johnson to discuss Ukraine with Polish, German leaders, calling for more sanctions
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
🏆 Doja Cat & SZA Win 'Best Pop Duo/Group Performance' for 'Kiss Me More'
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
🏆 'Record of the Year' Goes to Silk Sonic for 'Leave the Door Open'
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Sputnik International
🎶 The annual Grammy Awards are officially back Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. LIVE UPDATES Ahead of the official start of the night's big event, various awards were given out in the following categories:…
🏆 Jon Batiste Wins Grammy for 'Album of the Year'
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🗳 Former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin said on Friday that she intends to fill the "big shoes" left by late Rep. Don Young, who died earlier this year following a 49-year career in Congress.
Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed his support to Sarah Palin in her bid for a congressional seat.
According to the ex-president's statement shared with the media, "wonderful" Palin will be "a true America First fighter on the ballot to replace the late and legendary Congressman Don Young."
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Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed his support to Sarah Palin in her bid for a congressional seat.
According to the ex-president's statement shared with the media, "wonderful" Palin will be "a true America First fighter on the ballot to replace the late and legendary Congressman Don Young."
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