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Brookfield Zoo tourists received threat call for visitors, had to close zoo On Tuesday evening, after receiving word of a “potential threat,” visitors to the Brookfield Zoo took shelter inside the zoo. An anonymous caller to a distress hotline at 5:15 p.m. expressed a desire to hurt zoo visitors and herself. The Brookfield Police Department received the call and responded with the Riverside Police Department. Following the issuing of the shelter in place’ order, authorities began evacuating the park. Zoo visitors took shelter until 7:30 p.m. Visitors and employees were able to leave the zoo without incident, according to zoo officials.…

Police have arrested suspect Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, who allegedly opened fire at a Highland Park parade Chicago police arrested Robert Crimo III, the suspect in the Highland Park Mass Shooting who is suspected of killing six people. The police were able to identify the Crimo’s car based on its description and give chase before capturing him. Six people were shot and killed, and dozens more were injured, at a July 4th parade on the outskirts of Chicago. The person of interest has been transported to the Highland Police Department, where trained investigators will begin gathering information. Crimo III, a young…

Powerball Winning Number for Monday, July 4th, 2022 At 10:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 4th you will have another chance to win the massive Powerball jackpot. It is important to note that the deadline to purchase a lotto ticket and be entered into the drawing is this coming Wednesday, July 6th, at 10:59 p.m PM EDT. Tonight’s Powerball is worth $26 million, but just $15.11 million in cold hard cash. People from Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah are unable to play Powerball. Participants, however, can be from any of the other 45 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,…

Vladimir Putin accused of killing scientist Dmitry Kolker for espionage The family of a famous Russian scientist reported Sunday that he had died two days after being taken from his hospital bed on espionage allegations. Dmitry Kolker, 54, died on Saturday at a Moscow hospital. Maxim Kolker, his son, sent a message from the authorities on VKontakte saying that his father had been taken to the hospital from a prison in the capital. Two days earlier, a court in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk stated Kolker had been detained and placed in detention for two months. The court claimed he…

MMA (mixed martial art) is a combat sport that’s watched, practiced, and enjoyed all over the world. Something that you might not know is that you can actually make a lot of money betting on MMA, just like you can bet on boxing matches. This form of betting is called sports betting, and it is very popular. If you know a lot about mixed martial arts, then you might also be able to make money betting on it. This post will tell you how you can do that, as well as about some other methods of making money that is…

Several hikers were killed in Italy when a glacier broke off the mountainside A massive part of an Alpine glacier burst loose Sunday and rushed down a mountain in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the summit and killing at least six and injuring nine, police said, warning that the toll would grow. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, a local Civil Protection official named Gianpaolo Bottacin confirmed the death toll, adding that the situation was “evolving” and that as many as 15 people were still missing. In late evening, the National…

If you use Twitter Blue on Android, you may now remove spaces Twitter Blue now allows Android users to personalise the app’s navigation bar, which was only available in iOS previously. Now, Android users may get rid of the Spaces symbol and other tabs if they wish to. Depending on your preferences, you can either maintain everything in the same place (the default) or minimise the number of tabs shown to as few as two. The Spaces tab was initially tested on iOS and then released for Android in May of this year. Spaces highlights the spaces being hosted by…

Beats Flex offered at no cost to new Apple Music student members Alongside its previous back-to-school offerings, Apple is providing new users of its Apple Music Student plan a free pair of Beats Flex earphones. Starting on June 22nd, new subscribers to Apple Music in the US and UK will receive a free pair of Beats Flex earbuds as part of a special promotion. The deal is valid just for students in the two countries who have never had a paid Apple Music subscription before. A student who has been validated as enrolled in an eligible bachelor’s or master’s degree programme…

A shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall has left at least three people dead, police say As of Sunday, local officials in Copenhagen reported that three people had been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre. The other casualties include many others who were injured, three of whom are in extremely serious condition at local hospitals. On Sunday, many gunshots were heard from different areas within Field’s, a retail mall in Copenhagen, Denmark. Video posted online shows panicked shoppers fleeing the mall and cops arriving on the scene armed to the teeth. Copenhagen Police Chief Soren Thomassen told reporters…

Powerball winning numbers for July 2nd, 2022 At 10:59 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 2nd, another chance to win the massive Powerball jackpot will present itself. Remember, you have until Monday, July 4th, at 10:59 p.m. EDT to claim a ticket and a chance to win. To be clear, tonight’s Powerball is worth $20 million, but only $11.4 million in cold hard cash. Powerball is not available to residents of the states of Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, or Utah. However, citizens of the other 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands are also welcome to participate.…