By Cherranda Smith
May 10, 2021
At least nine mass shootings were reported over the weekend in cities around the country. According to
CNN, officials have reported 15 people were killed and at least 30 people were injured during the shootings.
“Words fall short to describe the tragedy that took place this morning,” Colorado Springs Police Chief
Vince Niski said in a statement. “From the officers who responded to the shooting to the investigators still on scene, we are all left incredibly shaken.” A gunman in Colorado Springs opened fire on a family birthday party which left six people dead. Police say the suspected gunman is believed to be a boyfriend of one of the victims is also dead.
South Carolina to end federal COVID-19-related unemployment
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster blamed federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits for the worker shortage his state is currently experiencing. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Boffen/U.S. National Guard/Flickr
May 6 (UPI) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday ordered all of the state s federal pandemic-related unemployment programs to be terminated, citing them as responsible for the state s labor shortage.
In a letter to Department of Employment and Workforce Director Daniel Ellzey, the Republican governor called for the state to stop participating in the programs effective June 30, stating they pose a clear and present danger to the health of the state s businesses and economy.
Lawyers: Parents of 61 migrant children separated at U.S. border found
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Lawyers said they are still seeking to locate the parents of 445 children who were separated from one another at the U.S-southern border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI | License Photo
April 8 (UPI) Lawyers tasked with reuniting hundreds of migrant families separated at the U.S. southern border under Trump-era immigration policies said in court filings late Wednesday that they have located the parents of 61 children since February.
The Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union told the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California in the filing that they have reduced the number of children whose parents they have been unable to contact from 506 to 445.
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