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Mass shooting leaves “horrendous scene”

An armed gunman shot and killed five people in a Greater Toronto Area apartment before police shot and killed the gunman, authorities said. Approximately 7:20pm on Sunday, police were called to a residential building in Vaughan, north of Toronto, for reports of an active shooter who shot several victims. In Canada, mass shootings are rare, and Toronto has long been considered one of the world’s safest cities. “When police arrived, an interaction occurred between the …

Doctors baffled by boy’s intense pain

Doctors baffled when a 15-year-old boy came into a hospital with a USB charger — which could charge both phones and headphones — lodged in his gut. The boy, from Diyarbakir, Turkey, was rushed in by family after complaining of nausea and stomach pains. An X-ray revealed a plastic-coated nightmare waiting to be digested. After he was thrown into an ambulance, he was transported three hours away to Firat University Hospital in Elazig, where a …

School bans taking photos of trans teacher

A Canadian high school penalizes students who take pictures of a teacher’s Z-size breast implants. It has been reported to the Toronto Sun that students at Halton School District have been “threatened with suspension” for taking photos or videos of Oakville Trafalgar High School teacher Kayla Lemieux. However, a video circulated last week showing her navigating the hallway at Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School in Oakland while walking on crutches, the outlet reported. Earlier …

Iranian soccer star faces execution after World Cup

An Iranian soccer player will be hanged for protesting Mahsa Amini’s death. In November, an arrest warrant was issued for 26-year-old Amir Nasr-Azadani for the murders of a police colonel and two militia members. Furthermore, Nasr-Azadani was charged with “waging war against God.” In mid-September, Amini died suddenly in custody after being arrested for allegedly improperly wearing a hijab. According to witnesses, Amini was beaten by Guidance Patrol, but the Iranian government claims she died of …

Another journalist dies suddenly at World Cup

Following the death of influential US soccer writer Grant Wahl, a Qatari photographer has died while covering the World Cup. A photojournalist for local sports outlet Al Kass TV, Khalid al-Misslam, died on Saturday, the Gulf Times reported. “Al-Misslam, a Qatari, died suddenly while covering the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. We believe in Allah’s mercy and forgiveness for him, and send our deepest condolences to his family,” a Gulf Times report said. While the …

Bombing suspect who killed 259 passengers now in U.S. custody

It appears that the bombmaker responsible for the tragic and devastating attack on Pan Am Flight 103 has been captured by U.S. authorities. “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi,” a DOJ spokesperson announced. “He is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Additional details, including information regarding public access to the initial appearance, …

Renowned American journalist dies at World Cup

Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died while covering Argentina’s match against the Netherlands in Qatar on Saturday. He was 48 years old. According to US media seated nearby, Wahl fell back during extra time in the press box at Lusail Iconic Stadium. Reporters said emergency workers responded very quickly, and Wahl died later that day. “He received immediate emergency medical treatment on site, which continued as he …

Putin says Russia may use nuclear first strike strategy

Days after warning of the “increasing” threat of nuclear war, Russian President Vladimir Putin floated the possibility of changing its military doctrine to not use nuclear weapons first. “They (the US) have it in their strategy, in the documents it is spelled out — a preventive blow. We don’t. We, on the other hand, have formulated a retaliatory strike in our strategy,” Putin said at a news conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Putin said that, even …

Scientist that worked at Wuhan lab, confirms COVID-19 was a man-made virus

According to a report, a scientist who worked at a controversial Chinese laboratory claims COVID is a man-made virus that escaped. A virus researcher, Andrew Huff, who worked for a non-profit in New York, said COVID leaked from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology two-plus years ago, and blamed it on authorities. It has been the center of fierce debates about the origins of COVID, with both Chinese government officials and lab personnel denying that the …

President Putin falls down stairs, ‘involuntarily defecates’ himself, as speculation grows about his declining health

Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin fell down the stairs and “soiled” himself amid growing speculation that his health is deteriorating, according to a Telegram channel affiliated with his security team. According to the Telegram channel “General SVR” run by a former Russian spy, the 70-year-old Russian president fell at his official residence in Moscow on Wednesday evening. The Russian leader was reported to have fallen five steps before landing on his tailbone. During …