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1 OK Police Confirm Four Dead In Hospital Shooting
Police confirm four people are dead after a shooting at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish said the shooter took his own life after opening fire in a building connected to St. Francis Hospital. Dalgleish says the identity of the shooter is not confirmed, but that he had one rifle and one handgun. Muskogee Police have also confirmed that there was a bomb at a house in the nearby city that is tied to the shooting. While officials aren’t commenting on motive, they have said they believe that a particular doctor was the target of the gunman. As for the police response, officers reportedly arrived three minutes after the first call and within a minute made it to the second floor of the building. Officers say they could hear shots on that floor which is where they made contact with victims and the shooter.
2 A Big, Though Not Total Win For Johnny Depp In Defamation Trial
The trial of the year has finally come to a close. To review, Johnny Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard for $50 million after she wrote an op-ed for “The Washington Post” in 2018 in which she called herself a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” She then countersued him for $100 million. After Friday’s closing arguments, Johnny’s attorney tried to have something Amber’s lawyer said disregarded by the jury. After Camille Vasquez told jurors that they had to “either believe all of it, or none of it” when it came to her allegations of domestic abuse and sexual assault against her client, Ben Rottenborn said in his argument, “Ruling against Amber here sends a message that no matter what you do as an abuse victim, you aways have to do more. No matter what you document, you always have to document more.” The judge denied the motion. When the verdict came in, and it’s a win for Johnny. The jury awarded him $10 million in compensatory damages and another $5 million in punitive damages. But Amber got something, too – $2 million in compensatory damages in her countersuit.
3 White House Again Defends Response To Baby Formula Shortage
The White House is again defending the government's response to the national shortage of baby formula. At a press briefing yesterday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the Biden administration's response started on "day-one" after the recall shutdown of an Abbott company plant in Michigan in February. She also argued it has been a "24-7" operation. Thing is? When President Biden was asked about the subject yesterday…he didn’t seem to know that. In fact, he said that he only became aware in early April – and that’s when he jumped on it. He added that that “I don’t think anyone anticipated the impact of the shutdown of one facility.” But apparently, company execs did. Moments earlier, Biden asked Robert Cleveland, a senior V-P at Reckitt (makers of Enfamil), about the crisis. He replied, “We knew from the very beginning this would be a very serious event.” The White House has yet to clarify why the President's timeline doesn't match that of the White House.