❗NATO unlikely to change position on Kiev membership, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says

🚫Russia's President Vladimir Putin will not congratulate his US counterpart Joe Biden and Americans on Independence Day this year, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

Peskov explained that the reason is "the fact that this year was the culmination of an unfriendly policy towards our country on the part of the United States."

"Therefore, of course, in these conditions it can hardly be considered appropriate to send such a congratulatory message," he added.

⚡Multiple people reportedly shot on Independence Day in Illinois

The video of the incident has emerged online

A video shows chairs and strollers that people left behind when fleeing

Another video reveals people running in panic when the shooting started

Law enforcement has arrived at the scene: The Lake County Sheriff's Office said that it is assisting Highland Park Police "with a shooting in the area of the Independence Day parade route"

$191,300 annually is the highest income of a Biden administration employee, according to a congressional report.

💰Luisa Paiewonsky, the senior policy advisor for transportation, has the highest salary among all of the administration’s 474 employees.

Several employees somewhat less ($180,000 annually). Among them are:

▪White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre;

▪White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain;

▪National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

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Five dead, 16 taken to hospital as result of shooting during July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois - authorities

🌭An eco-activist stopped a hot dog-eating record holder from repeating his feat at a competition in New York. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut set a world record last year by swallowing 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. This time he only managed to eat 63.

At least 13 hot dogs were rescued, now animal rights activists can be proud.

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Protests erupted in Akron, Ohio after police published a video with body camera footage showing black deliveryman Jayland Walker being shot as he tried to flee a traffic stop. During the unrest, protesters blocked traffic in the center of the city.

The video explains why the police shot the deliveryman, while the authorities say he was unarmed when the officers pursued him

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Highland Park July 4 parade shooting update from the police:

▪Shooter is on the loose;

▪Residents are asked to shelter in place;

▪6 people are confirmed dead;

▪24 people are injured

🇲🇽Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador says a campaign should be started to remove New York's Statue of Liberty if Julian Assange is convicted in the US

🚨 An unarmed Black man was chased on foot by Akron police and killed him in a hail of gunfire. Officers claimed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to fire again, authorities said Sunday at a news conference.

Akron police released video of the shooting of Jayland Walker, 25, who was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic stop. The mayor called the shooting “heartbreaking” while asking for patience from the community.

It’s not clear how many shots were fired by the eight officers involved, but Walker sustained more than 60 wounds. An attorney for Walker’s family said officers kept firing even after he was on the ground. Walker was grieving the recent death of his fiancee, but his family had no indication of concern beyond that, and he wasn’t a criminal.

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A sprawling, privately run detention center in the wind-swept California desert town of Adelanto can house nearly 2,000 migrants facing the prospect of deportation, but these days it’s nearly empty.

The Adelanto facility is an example of how the US government’s policy of guaranteed minimum payments in contracts with private companies to house immigrant detainees may have a potential financial downside. The government commits to pay for a certain number of beds, whether they’re used or not. US tax payers are paying for at least 1,455 beds a day at Adelanto, but this fiscal year the average daily population is 49 detainees.

The US government pays to guarantee 30,000 immigration detention beds are available in four dozen facilities across the country, but so far this fiscal year about half, on average, have been occupied, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data. The average cost of a detention bed was $144 each day during the last fiscal year, the documents show.

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