Chicago violence spikes over July 4 weekend with up to 88 shootings

chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< saw around 88 people shooting” target=”_blank”>shot< in crime” target=”_blank”>crimes< called the city a “war zone” and slammed local leaders for the increase in crime.  The Chicago Police Department (CPD) tweeted photos of guns confiscated during Sunday’s celebrations: The cache included shotguns and rifles along with a number of pistols.  Reports on the total…

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Man bitten by neighbor’s escaped python in toilet in Austria

A man in crime” target=”_blank”>Austria< during an early-morning visit to the toilet at his home on Monday, crime said. The reptile, which apparently escaped from a neighbor’s apartment and may have slithered through the drains, was cleaned and handed back to its owner. Grasshopper infestation ravages drought-stricken West The 65-year-old victim “felt a ‘nip’ in…

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Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani marry in intimate ceremony at church on singer's sprawling estate

blake-shelton” target=”_blank”>Blake Shelton< are officially married! The “the-voice” target=”_blank”>Voice< of the happy couple to her Instagram account Monday night. Page Six also showed aerial photos of the palatial mansion in Oklahoma.  The outlet reported on Sunday that the “God’s Country” and “Rich Girl” songstress exchanged their nuptials at a small church Shelton had built on…

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Walmart shoppers break out into ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ over Fourth of July weekend in viral video

It doesn’t get morepersonal-freedomsthan this.  One patriotic patron who started singing the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a Walmart store in Haslet, Texas, set off a chain reaction as shoppers joined in over Fourth of July weekend. Walmart shoppers sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a spontaneous video gone viral over Fourth of July weekend. (AP) (AP)…

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Moderate Senate Dems still undecided on Biden's ATF pick, nomination at risk

Some of the key moderate Democratic senate” target=”_blank”>senators< pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and personal-freedoms, David Chipman, are still undecided about whether they will vote for the controversial nominee who has a history of working with high-profile gun control groups.  Chipman, who also has a history of undiplomatic comments about guns, gun…

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