Louisiana dad shot and killed by teen who entered underage daughter's room through upstairs window, police say

A us-regions father is crime after a teenager he’d ordered to stay away from his 14-year-old daughter allegedly snuck into her bedroom window with a ladder and shot him during a confrontation, according to local police. The Zachary Police Department said Nicholas Mcquirter, 17, allegedly shot Dezmon Hamilton, 34, multiple times. Authorities said the two…

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On this day in history, August 1, 1942, Jerry Garcia was born in San Francisco, master of American songcraft

Jerry Garcia, celebrated musician, tireless live performer and master of American musical traditions, was born in san-francisco” target=”_blank”>San Francisco< convention that demanded clipped three-minute records for airplay and retail sales.  “The Grateful Dead did not play in sets; no eight numbers to a set, then a twenty-five-minute break, and so on, four or five sets…

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2020 Census changes may have helped states with large military populations

U.S. Census demographers are crunching data and releasing decennial results that affect everything from local house-of-representatives” target=”_blank”>political representation< were counted that may influence outcomes. In years past, military members stationed abroad were counted at their place of residence listed on record – not their military bases, even if the deployment was temporary. This was believed to…

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Smithsonian announces four museums will close due to COVID-related staffing issues

Museum fans may have to change their occasions. Smithsonian announced that it will be temporarily closing four of its washington-dc” target=”_blank”>museums in Washington, D.C.< In a news release, Smithsonian stated, “Like many other organizations, the Smithsonian has been managing the direct and indirect outcomes of the latest surge in COVID infections caused by the omicron…

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Sierra Leone oil tanker explodes; scores feared dead

Scores of people were feared dead near world-regions’s capital after an oil tanker disasters” target=”_blank”>exploded < A street view Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa, on June 16, 2021. (Getty Images) President Julius Maada Bio, who was in Scotland attending the United Nations climate talks Saturday, deplored the “horrendous loss of life.” CLICK HERE TO…

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