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1 Several Mass Shootings Leave At Least Six Dead Across America
It was a violent weekend in America as several shootings have left dozens injured and a number of people dead. In all, at least six people are dead and more than three dozen wounded in five mass shootings. Police in Cleveland say three people are dead after at least six people were shot there. It was just one of several mass shootings between Friday night and Saturday morning. In Savannah, Georgia one person is dead and eight others were injured after a shooting Friday night. Among those hurt? A 2-year-old and two teens. There were also four adults and a 4-year-old shot in Dallas. Also on Saturday, Chicago police say two suspects walked up to a crowd in a business district in the Chatham neighborhood and opened fire just after 2am. In that situation, nine adults suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but no one was killed. But the largest of all these happened in Austin, Texas after 14 were shot there. A suspect has been arrested in that incident, which police say was the result of a disagreement between two groups. That suspect? A 14-year-old – charges are pending.
2 The G7 Comes To A Close As Biden Preps For Putin
The G7 meeting has come to a close and the leaders are united on a number of fronts – not the least of which is countering the influence of China. On that subject, they’re led by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is calling for a unified approach to challenge China's “growing influence.” President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders believe their Build Back Better program is the ideal vehicle developing countries can use to ramp up infrastructure improvements over China’s ‘Belt and Road initiative’. With that meeting – as well as his visit with Queen Elizabeth - in the rear view, President Biden is now in Brussels for NATO meetings – and prepping for his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
3 G-7 Leaders Push For Investigation Into COVID Origins
The leaders of the G-7 want to get to the bottom of the origins of the coronavirus. In their joint statement, the seven nations called for a timely, transparent and science-based investigation into how the virus started. Given that health experts have recently started raising the possibility that COVID-19 began in a lab in China, President Biden has ordered a investigation into the origins of the respiratory illness. Not surprisingly, China is lashing out about the topic. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in London says, "The days when global decisions were dictated by a small group of countries are long gone." The spokesman said China believes all countries are equal, and that "world affairs should be handled through consultation by all countries."