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Manhunt launched after California Spirit Halloween shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured
A manhunt is underway for a shooter who killed one person and injured six in a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, police in Fairfield, California said. At least three victims are "currently in critical condition," Fairfield Police Department Chief Dan Marshall told a news conference about the incident at the Solano Town Center mall, which took place at around 8:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. ET)"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this heartbreaking incident," he said, adding that all of the victims had been taken to a nearby hospital. No further information was provided about those shot. Detectives were "diligently working to identify the suspect or suspects responsible for this horrific shooting," Marshall said. David Bernal told NBC News affiliate KCRA that his wife was in the store when the shooter opened fire but she had managed to escape with several other people through an emergency exit. "She's at home right now, still in shock," he said, adding that she told him she heard "five big bangs, big ones, like loud." He added that she started running and made her way "out from the one of the exits on the other side of the mall."The incident came hours after another person was shot dead inside a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Michigan. "A 21-year-old Detroit resident sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital," the Madison Heights Police Department said in a news release. They later "succumbed to those injuries," the release said. The alleged shooter, a 21-year-old man, "sustained non life threatening after being assaulted by several bystanders as officers took him into custody," police said, adding that he was taken to hospital. "Based on the evidence gained thus far, investigators anticipate seeking criminal charges in this case," the release said.
Six games in, six ways these Sixers already feel different
For 22 seconds Friday night, the Sixers' latest meeting with the New York Knicks felt painfully familiar.Jalen Brunson buried a three-pointer with 1:32 remaining, erasing what had once been a 14-point Sixers lead and putting New York ahead, 90-89.The Knicks had walked them down. Their fans inside Xfinity Mobile Arena had found their voices. Another promising Sixers night against the team that swept them out of the playoffs five months earlier appeared to be slipping away.It was a scene the Sixers had experienced far too often. Across the previous two seasons, including the playoffs, they went 2-10 against New York. Extend the window through 2023-24, and they were 5-17.Then LeBron James answered with a fadeaway over OG Anunoby.VJ Edgecombe knocked down a three-pointer as the shot clock expired. James followed Tyrese Maxey's miss for a putback, and the Sixers finished the game on a 9-3 run to beat the Knicks, 98-93.A familiar situation produced a different ending.The Sixers are 5-1 despite their preferred starting lineup opening only three games together. Maxey is the only starter who has appeared in all six. Joel Embiid, James, Jaylen Brown and Edgecombe have each missed a contest.Six games cannot define what the Sixers will become or determine where they belong in the Eastern Conference. Injuries have also complicated evaluations around the league.Still, the early differences are difficult to miss.1. They have answers lateThe Sixers have played four games decided by single digits and won three.They have trailed late, surrendered leads and faced the types of opposing runs that previously sent games spiraling. Their response against New York was their latest example of keeping control."[The Knicks] have kind of made an art out of pulling those out," Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said. "So, I think it was very important that we answered immediately. It was a pretty good shot and a pretty quick answer to take the lead right back. That's always huge, just momentum-wise."James finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in what Nurse called his best game as a Sixer. His influence in the final minutes extended beyond the box score."Leadership,” Maxey said.“[He’s a] calming presence… he'll get a lot of rebounds, maybe come get the ball, calm it down. He's great. And he's someone, at the end of the day, he's LeBron James. He can do stuff like he did tonight."James has played in virtually every late-game scenario imaginable. When the atmosphere tightens, he has tried to prevent the Sixers from doing the same."If the other team makes a run, come to the sideline, 'We good. Let's move on to the next play,'" James said. "Let's figure out how we can be better for this play and the rest of the game."The Sixers are now 2-0 against the defending champions. They will not see the Knicks again until Feb. 11 in Philadelphia, followed by their season-series finale Feb. 27 at Madison Square Garden2. Superstar Maxey remains the constantThe Sixers added James and Brown to an offense that already featured Embiid. Maxey has not receded into the background.The 25-year-old is on a different planet.He is averaging 28.2 points and has scored at least 26 in every game. He has also carried the heaviest workload, playing 225 minutes while every other starter has missed at least one contest.Maxey's relationship with James did not begin when they became teammates. They worked out together during each of the previous six summers, giving James a close view of the habits behind Maxey's ascent."He has never been late for a workout," James said. "We worked out for six straight summers, and he's never been late. He actually tried to beat me to a couple workouts, in which he was successful. That's when I knew he was going to be great."James is now contributing to that growth from beside Maxey rather than from afar.Maxey led the Sixers with 27 points Friday. When the Knicks began trapping him late, he did not attempt to split two defenders or force a shot. He found his teammates."When they trap me, I'm going to make the right play," Maxey said. "Get the ball to Bron, get the ball to Joel, get the ball to VJ, whoever it is that's open, and we're going to play from there. We trust each other."His scoring remains essential, but the new roster allows Maxey to affect games without carrying every possession.That support has not diminished his role. It has given him more options.3. Edgecombe's role changed, not his impactEdgecombe does not have the same offensive responsibilities he carried last season. He does not need to.His impact has appeared through difficult defensive assignments, rebounding, cutting around Embiid and making timely plays.Edgecombe recorded 13 points and eight rebounds Friday. He also spent significant time guarding Brunson, who scored 24 points but needed 22 shots. He shot 2-for-7 when covered by the Sixer.Brunson briefly beat him on the three-pointer that gave New York the lead. Edgecombe did not allow the make to linger."When you're guarding the best player almost every night, what I've come to realize is that they're going to make tough shots," Edgecombe said. "I can't hang my head down and get mad because he made a tough shot. He shot it over me. I kind of did my job."Before the possession that produced his corner three, Edgecombe told Maxey he planned to screen for him. New York sent two defenders toward Maxey, creating the opening Edgecombe expected."I literally told him right before we came out of the timeout, 'I'm going to come up and set a screen for you, and we're going to make something shake from there,'" Edgecombe said.Nurse has already come to expect those moments."He just does that," Nurse said. "It's really who he is. We even talk about it, that he's going to make plays in the crunch time of the game. He really is a playmaker in crunch time, and he did it again tonight."4. Simons changes the second-unit equationSimons has provided another early difference: instant offense from the bench.He scored 21 points Friday and made 5 of 8 three-pointers. He produced 13 points over the final 5½ minutes of the third quarter, stopping New York's push and rebuilding the Sixers' advantage.It was his second consecutive 20-point performance.Simons became the first Sixer to shoot at least 60 percent from three with five or more makes in consecutive games off the bench. Kyle Korver (2005), Shake Milton (2020) and Tobias Harris (2022) are the only Sixers to do it in any role."When one person's out, somebody else fills the void," Simons said. "We've got so many guys that are capable."Maxey recognized Simons' rhythm and adjusted his approach."I wasn't even thinking about shooting the ball when he was out there," Maxey said. "I was trying to find Ant, run plays for him, get him going."Simons and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope have combined to shoot 25 for 61 from three, a 41 percent clip. Nurse can ride Simons' scoring when he catches fire or turn more heavily toward Caldwell-Pope's defense and catch-and-shoot ability.That flexibility becomes especially valuable when one of the stars is unavailable. Brown sat Friday with left patellar tendinopathy. Simons supplied the missing scoring without requiring the Sixers to rebuild their offense around him.5. Embiid's passing keeps the offense connectedEmbiid shot 3 for 12 Friday. He still found a way to influence nearly every part of the game.He finished with seven rebounds and seven assists, helping the Sixers record 26 assists on 37 made baskets. James added eight assists, giving Philadelphia 15 from its two biggest frontcourt playmakers.Embiid is averaging 5.2 assists through five appearances, third among 53 qualified centers, according to NBA Courtside. The last two seasons in which he finished among the top three centers in assists per game were 2021-22 and 2022-23.His scoring efficiency has not reached its usual level. His passing has helped prevent those difficult shooting nights from stopping the offense.Embiid has increasingly operated as a hub when defenses crowd him. Edgecombe has become one of his primary cutting targets, while James, Caldwell-Pope and others have taken advantage of the attention directed toward the former MVP."He acts like he can't pass, but he can pass," Edgecombe said with a smile. "He doesn't want to pass. Let me say that. But he can pass."Nurse said Philadelphia's low-post possessions have consistently produced either a basket, a cut to the rim or an open three. That variety has helped the Sixers avoid relying exclusively on isolation possessions.It has also helped them play faster without becoming careless.The Sixers entered Friday ranked fifth in pace and average the second fewest turnovers per game — despite incorporating several new ball handlers and looking to create more early offense.A roster this new could reasonably be expected to encounter more confusion. Instead, the Sixers have generally known where the next pass should go.6. The defense gives everything else timePhiladelphia's offense remains unfinished. Its defense has developed faster.The Sixers have allowed 103.6 points per 100 possessions, the NBA's second-best defensive rating. They held New York to 93 points and 40.7 percent shooting Friday. Five of their first six opponents have scored fewer than 110 points."The half court especially has been phenomenal," Nurse said. "When it's set, the physicality, the communication, the keeping the ball in front, the really not quitting on plays — it's going to take you a long way."Dean Wade provided a fitting example Friday. He did not attempt a shot in nearly 27 minutes but recorded three steals and repeatedly handled difficult assignments."The stat sheet doesn't always determine winning plays," James said. "He can play for any team, and he's always going to make winning plays."Nurse credited the group's "intent, focus and energy from day one of training camp" for accelerating the process. James believes defense is the simplest place for a new roster to establish common ground."When you have such a new group coming together, I think the quickest thing to be able to get right is the defense," James said. "The offense usually comes after figuring it out and being on the floor with one another."The Sixers have not established where they belong in the East. They have shown traits that can last beyond an encouraging opening week.They can survive an off shooting night from Embiid. They can replace an absent scorer with production from the bench. They can trust Edgecombe in the final minute and rely on Maxey to carry a larger burden without dominating every possession.Most importantly, when a game starts resembling the painful endings of previous seasons, they no longer appear resigned to the same result."The fact that we've been in some close games this year and we've actually prevailed — teams have made runs, teams have gotten up on us, we've gotten up on teams and they've come back, and we kept our cool — it's very encouraging," James said. "We'll try to continue that trait going forward for the rest of the season."
'Will deal with Modi, Shah': Rahul Gandhi explains why CEC Gyanesh Kumar is his first target
Explaining why the INDIA bloc has upped its attack on the election chief, Rahul Gandhi accused him of acting as an instrument of the ruling establishment and warned that those allegedly involved in undermining democratic institutions would be held accountable. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha warned the CEC and other officials against assuming that constitutional immunity would shield them from accountability.
'Keep Rahul Gandhi mock PM for life': BJP's dig at INDIA bloc's 'public impeachment' of CEC
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, who is MP from Puri Lok Sabha constituency, called the "mock parliament" a "drama", and highlighted that the Speical Intensive Revision (SIR) was ongoing and substantiated the claims around the "13 crore delted voters". Earlier, Amit Shah challenged the INDIA bloc to discuss the issue during a special session of Parliament.
VHP questions timing of INDIA bloc rally amid Diwali, recalls Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra break
On the INDIA bloc rally, Vishwa Hindu Parishad National Spokesperson Vinod Bansal says, "They only try to disrupt, stop or target festivals when they are Hindu festivals. You must have never heard of an opposition party leader in India organising a protest during Muharram, Eid, Tazia processions, Ch...
Canada Post resumes parcel service at all EU countries - CityNews Kitchener
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Police identify suspect in violent Bridle Path home invasion
Toronto police have identified one of the three suspects wanted in connection with a violent home invasion in the Bridle Path on Thursday. Investigators say 23-year-old Daijohn Richards was among the three masked suspects who forced their way into the home on Hyde Park Circle in the area of Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East […]
University of Guelph scientist working to return extirpated frosted elfin butterfly to Ontario
The frosted elfin butterfly, known for its brown hue and delicate wings, was last spotted in Ontario in 1988. A group of Canadian scientists is now working to bring the extirpated species back to the northern shores of Lake Erie in Norfolk County it once inhabited. Extirpation refers to a species' disappearance from a specific geographic region or habitat.
Cornered rat Trump has forced the GOP to abandon its core principle
With the midterms upon us, the nation is on edge. Political analysts, writers, and resistance organizers are jittery and leery, aware that our efforts may not be enough.People who read beyond the headlines understand that we're at the fork, a pivotal moment that will take the nation in one direction…. or another. They also know that an adjudicated insurrectionist who assembled an armed mob to cling to power the last time he lost is at it again, only this time he's more dangerous.The J6 tinderbox has grown larger and more flammable, thanks to Congressional inaction, because the insurrectionist has now formed his own Praetorian Guard and commands the U.S. military. A looming unknown is: what percentage of U.S. service members will take their oath to the Constitution seriously enough to refuse to follow any illegal commands? How many would shoot protesting Americans if a roided-out, dry drunk SecDef gave the order?A cornered rat is viciousA master of reality TV and little else, Trump manufactured an early fraud narrative with no supporting evidence to blunt his midterm losses. Claiming that immigrants and Democrats are fraudulently voting, Trump then instructed his own supporters to cheat, and to vote whether they've registered or not. Democratic control of one or both congressional houses, as is now projected, will check Trump's corruption from all sides. A Democratic Party majority will quickly investigate the billions the Trumps have pocketed, curtail Hegseth's unhinged remake of the military, and rein in oligarchic self-dealing. It's no mystery why Trump has dialed illegal election interference to 11.Trump's unprecedented attacks on the midterms have exhausted voters already too tired to keep track. His multi-pronged assault ran the gamut of un-American tricks including bribery, seizing ballots, threats to deploy armed agents, attempts to change mail-in voting laws, gerrymandering, threats to imprison election officials, nonstop lawsuits, and, looming large, election disinformation. Even though the Constitution grants control over elections to the states, Trump can't stop grabbing at that power with his own sticky fingers, and his instincts will get worse before they get better.Defiling the lawTrump has converted the DOJ into an election interference pitbull. After the Supreme Court slapped down his efforts to control mail-in voting, Trump got busy attacking the justices and suing individual states. Last week the DOJ sued to try to pre-emptively block the certification of Alaska's Senate race but only if Trump's candidate loses in a close race to Democrat candidate Mary Peltola.Peltola's emergency motion to dismiss points out that the DOJ is interfering on Trump's behalf, "raising issues governed exclusively by state law that were (already) resolved by the Alaska Supreme Court months ago." As of this writing, Peltola's motion remains pending and is expected to be granted.Trump similarly tried to force California and Washington State to disrupt their vote counts by seeking to "set aside vote-by-mail ballots from persons identified by the Federal Government likely to be noncitizens." An appeals court dismissed the California suit on October 26, and Washington officials refused Trump's request on October 28, in part because Trump's "lists of ineligible voters" are inaccurate by the DOJ's own admission.What the law says about itCourts have blocked most of Trump's efforts to insert himself into the midterms. The primary source of constitutional authority to regulate congressional elections is the Elections Clause found at Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution. That clause empowers states — not the federal government, not the president — to determine the "Times, Places and Manner" of holding elections.In addition, the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right to vote, barring states from imposing substantial burdens on the right unless those burdens advance free elections. Laws requiring people to register prior to voting, or requiring them to vote at assigned places, are deemed reasonable under the Elections Clause. A president seizing state voter lists would not be reasonable, because there is no foundational authority under which the executive branch can control state-run elections to begin with.Did you see anything suspicious while voting? Raw Story wants to know. Contact our investigations team at [email protected]'s DOJ began demanding states' voter registration lists and confidential voter data nonetheless in May 2025. States controlled by both parties refused to turn them over, and the DOJ sued. As of Sept. 30, the initial cases against Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin have all been dismissed.Slapping down the statesAcross the U.S., tens of thousands of volunteers, poll workers, and concerned citizens have stepped forward to help protect the midterms. For the first time in our nation's history, election officials are teaching them what to do if armed federal agents or soldiers show up, even though their presence at the polls is prohibited under federal law. On top of threatening to send armed ICE agents and the military, Trump's DOJ is sending an unprecedented number of agents, (over 1,000) to "observe and monitor" voting in high-population areas in every state, and election workers are preparing for when agents try to intimidate voters, as recently happened in Wyoming.As Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows recently observed, "This is the first time ever that we have had to engage in scenario planning to safeguard against potential federal interference in elections. It seems like the federal government is now adversarial to the states."It doesn't just seem like it. Trump doesn't recognize state authority over elections or anything else, just as he doesn't recognize congressional authority, Supreme Court authority, or the law of the land. Ignorant of U.S. history and all things un-filigreed, Trump's zookeepers have allowed him to think he is the law.Back when Republicans protected something other than pedophiles and graft, states' rights were the holy grail of limited federal power. Now conservatives have sacrificed their principles to the pursuit of unchecked power, and states' rights are a quaint memory. The only solution, for now, is to vote and make sure everyone you know does the same. Next steps will be determined by the outcome, and how the cornered rat reacts to it.Sabrina Haake is a political analyst and 25+ year federal trial attorney specializing in 1st and 14th A defense. She writes the free Substack, The Haake Take.
Australia collapse on final day as Simon Harmer spins South Africa to series win
South Africa regain top spot in Test rankingsHarmer takes career-best six for 16 at NewlandsAt the start of the fifth day in Cape Town, the contest was set up beautifully: 288 for Australia to chase, a day in which to do it, on a surface that had been sporting but allowed batters to flourish when set. A kettle and a cup of tea later, Australia were ripped open by Kagiso Rabada and gobbled up by Simon Harmer, losing two wickets in the first over, four in the first hour and seven by lunch. Two putrid batting displays back to back, their 99 all out in what should have been an easy draw in Gqeberha, then 111 all out here to lose the match, the series and the world No 1 ranking.During one of Australia's great former humiliations, the 47 all out on this same ground in 2011, one of the piquant notes was that a young Nathan Lyon top scored from No 11. Fifteen years later, having worked his way up one spot in the batting order, he did so again with 33 not out. That bravery through the second session, taking over from Cameron Green to join captain Pat Cummins, who defended for nearly 30 overs, underlines how dire the rest of the side was. The third-highest score was extras with 16. Continue reading...
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