Check out our brief summary of some of the latest news:

▪️ Three people have been killed and two sustained injuries in a shooting at The Somers House Tavern in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

▪️ The former FedEx worker, who murdered eight people in Indianapolis, legally bought the two weapons he used

▪️ The US and China have agreed to cooperate to curb climate change

▪️ The Minnesota State Patrol will stop monitoring journalists covering protests after free press outcry

▪️ The Indianapolis Sikh community has called for gun reforms as they mourn the deaths of four Sikhs who were among the eight people killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse

▪️ Hester Ford, the oldest person in the US, died on Saturday at the age of 116

China has warned the US and Japan against meddling in the country’s domestic affairs, accusing the two of “actually ganging up to form cliques and fanning bloc confrontation”.

A few days earlier, US President Biden and Japanese PM Suga discussed an array of pressing issues, including those related to China's growing “assertiveness” on the global arena.

Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters visited Brooklyn Center last night, where BLM protests against police violence have been going on for a week.

During her brief visit, Waters managed to make a number of head-scratching statements.

▪️She said that she does not know what “curfew” means.

▪️The congresswoman urged BLM demonstrators to “stay on the streets” and “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin, who is on trial over the death of George Floyd, is found not guilty of “murder”.

▪️She also called on other BLM protesters in Brooklyn Center to ignore the curfew, saying she does not “agree” with it.

After saying all that, less than 30 minutes before the curfew went into effect, the Democrat House member finally stated that she was not going to stay and protest with the rest of the BLM activists.

Wow.

Iraqi base hosting US contractors hit by at least five Katyusha rockets

❗️ Five rockets have hit Iraq's Balad Air Base, the country's security officials said on Sunday, adding that they landed in an area hosting US contractors.

However, there were no reports of any casualties in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility for it.

❗️Shooting in Austin, Texas, leaves at least three people dead

At least three people were killed on Sunday, in an "active" shooter incident in Austin, Texas, according to local authorities.

The incident is taking place in the 9600 block of Great Hills Trail in the Arboretum area in northwest Austin, at an apartment complex in the area, according to Austin Police Department.

Residents are recommended to avoid the area, while those in the vicinity are being asked to shelter.

Video from near the scene of the shooting

UPDATE | Shooting situation remains active, but there is no threat to general public, Austin police say

🔫 Texas House passes Constitutional Carry bill

The seven-hour debate ended with the passage of a bill eliminating training and background check requirements for carrying a gun. Now the bill goes to the Texas State Senate.

The "Constitutional Carry" bill, if finally passed, would make it easier for all state citizens over the age of 21 to have access to firearms.

A return to the good old days?

MORE | Austin police share photo of shooting suspect who is still at large

UPDATE | Suspected gunman in Austin shooting was previously charged with child sexual assault, reports say

Former US president Donald Trump has laid into his successor Joe Biden's delay in withdrawing troops from Afghanistan

"First, we can and should get out earlier. Nineteen years is enough, in fact, far too much and way too long," Trump said.

"I made early withdraw possible by already pulling much of our billions of dollars of equipment out and, more importantly, reducing our military presence to less than 2,000 troops from the 16,000 level that was there," he stressed

😬 Leftists have become angry with Biden for not keeping his promises.

Having pledged a couple of months ago to increase the admission of refugees to 125,000 a year, the president decided to change the number to 62,500.

In addition, the National Center for Immigrant Justice indicated that under Biden the number of deportations actually increased, which was met with a negative response from many Democrats.

But so what? Men often make big promises!

👶 China is going to seriously tackle the issue of demography in order to .. compete with the United States.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) argues that the country should “fully liberalize and encourage childbearing” to increase its workforce, which in turn will help Beijing compete economically with other countries, including the US and India

A 7-year-old girl was shot dead at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood, The Chicago Sun-Times daily newspaper reports citing local law enforcement

At least five people were reportedly injured in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana

GOP member Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced plans to introduce a resolution to expel Democratic Representative Maxine Waters from Congress "for her continual incitement of violence".

She accused Waters of inciting "Black Lives Matter domestic terrorists to fire gunshots at National Guardsmen in Minnesota" after the Democratic congresswoman told protesters in Brooklyn Center "to get more confrontational" with the authorities

🗣 Greene: "As a sitting United States Congresswoman, Rep. Maxine Waters threatened a jury demanding a guilty verdict and threatened violence if Chauvin is found not guilty. This is also an abuse of power. Rep. Maxine Waters must be expelled from Congress"

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