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07.10.2020 / 18:33

City of Toronto to set up plastic barriers between beds at homeless centre for winter

COVID-19.It’s part of Toronto’s winter plan for the homeless, which will add 560 new beds in shelters, hotels and supportive housing from November to April.The city says the 100 beds will be at a 24-hour respite centre on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition.

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Police seeking vehicle wanted in shooting that killed 8-year-old girl, wounded 2 others, in Canaryville

CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for help locating a vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded two others Monday in Canaryville on the South Side.Shortly before 6 p.m., the child was among four people who were in a Subaru SUV that was stopped at a red light at 47th and Union.A Dodge Charger was behind the SUV, and when the stoplight turned green, someone in the Charger opened fire, striking the child, as well as a 31-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman who were also in the SUV, police said.The Charger then made a U-turn and drove off south on Union.Dajore Wilson | Courtesy of Legal Help Firm Dajore Wilson, 8, was pronounced dead less than an hour later, according to the Cook County

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Man charged with killing 3-year-old girl in Austin

Terrence Space | Chicago police CHICAGO - A man has been charged with killing a 3-year-old girl Friday in Austin on the West Side.Terrence Space, 23, is charged with a felony count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago police.Lehleni Edwards was found unresponsive in bed about 12:30 a.m. Sept.

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Woman gets 27 years for stabbing Uber driver to death with machete and knife

Eliza Wasni and Grant Nelson | Facebook/GoFundMe CHICAGO - A 19-year-old Chicago woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison this week for hacking an Uber driver to death with a stolen knife and machete in an unprovoked attack in north suburban Lincolnwood.Eliza Wasni, who was 16 when she killed Grant Nelson, pleaded guilty to murder on Monday and was sentenced by Cook County Judge Timothy Chambers at the Skokie Courthouse, court records show.Wasni, a former Taft High School student, had been charged as an adult for the 2017 crime.When she first appeared in court following her arrest three years ago, Judge Michael J.

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Prosecutor faces scrutiny from voters, panel over Smollett

CHICAGO – Chicago's top prosecutor isn’t clear of the yearlong scrutiny of her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case, even though a special prosecutor this week concluded that nothing she or her staff did qualified as criminal. While stopping short of alleging criminal behavior, special prosecutor Dan Webb said Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her staff abused their discretion and misled the public before and after tossing charges that accused the former “Empire” actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in January 2019.

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Persistent hiccups may be new coronavirus warning sign after man suffered for 4 days

coronavirus. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine have published a report of a man who had the hiccups for four days and tested positive for Covid-19.

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No bail for father charged with fatally beating 1-year-old son in Chicago

CHICAGO - A 23-year-old man charged with beating his son to death in Bronzeville was denied bail Friday.Michael Robinson faces a count of first-degree murder in the death of 23-month-old Antwun Gayden, Cook County prosecutors said.Antwun was found unconscious Tuesday at Robinson’s home in the 4200 block of South Calumet Avenue, prosecutors said.He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:41 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.Robinson allegedly initially told authorities he beat the child after he broke a fan in his room, prosecutors said.An autopsy found the baby died of multiple injuries from child abuse and ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.Robinson

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79 shot, 15 fatally, over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago

CHICAGO - Fifteen people were killed and 64 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend.Eleven of the weekend’s victims were minors, and two of the children died from their injuries.A 14-year-old boy was among four people killed in a shooting that wounded four others Saturday night in Englewood on the South Side.They were at a large gathering in the street about 11:35 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street when four males walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago police.

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75 shot, 14 fatally, over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago so far

CHICAGO - Fourteen people have been killed and 61 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far over the Fourth of July weekend.Ten of the weekend’s victims were minors, and two of the children died from their injuries.A 14-year-old boy was among four people killed in a shooting that wounded four others Saturday night in Englewood on the South Side.They were at a large gathering in the street about 11:35 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street when four males walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago police.

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72 shot, 13 fatally, over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago so far

CHICAGO - Thirteen people have been killed and 59 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far over the Fourth of July weekend.Nine of the weekend’s victims were minors, and two of the children died from their injuries.A 14-year-old boy was among four people killed in a shooting that wounded four others Saturday night in Englewood on the South Side.They were at a large gathering in the street about 11:35 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street when four males walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago police.

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67 shot, 11 fatally, this weekend in Chicago

CHICAGO - Eleven people have been killed, four of them minors, and 56 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.A 13-year-old girl was killed and two other teens were wounded Saturday night in Austin on the West Side.The girl was inside a home about 8:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of North LeClaire Avenue when the shots were fired, and she was struck in the neck, Chicago police said.

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63 shot, 9 fatally, so far this weekend in Chicago

CHICAGO - Nine people have been killed, four of them minors, and 54 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.A 13-year-old girl was killed and two other teens were wounded Saturday night in Austin on the West Side.The girl was inside a home about 8:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of North LeClaire Avenue when the shots were fired, and she was struck in the neck, Chicago police said.

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60 shot, 9 fatally, so far this weekend in Chicago

CHICAGO - Nine people have been killed, four of them minors, and 51 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.A 13-year-old girl was killed and two other teens were wounded Saturday night in Austin on the West Side.The girl was inside a home about 8:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of North LeClaire Avenue when the shots were fired, and she was struck in the neck, Chicago police said.

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Chicago high school student murdered woman after she told him she was transgender: prosecutors

CHICAGO - An 18-year-old high school student was allegedly so upset after finding out a woman he went home with was transgender that he killed her, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.Even after shooting Selena Reyes-Hernandez twice, Orlando Perez told detectives he went back to her Marquette Park home a second time so he could shoot her again, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office identified Reyes-Hernandez as Ramiro Reyes-Hernandez, but prosecutors said she preferred to go by the first name of Selena.Police said Perez shot the victim multiple times in the back and head inside of her home in the 3300 block of West 71st.

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Prosecutors: Man murdered woman after she told him she was transgender

Orlando Perez | Chicago police CHICAGO - An 18-year-old high school student was allegedly so upset after finding out a woman he went home with was transgender that he killed her, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.Even after shooting Selena Reyes-Hernandez twice, Orlando Perez told detectives he went back to her Marquette Park home a second time so he could shoot her again, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office identified Reyes-Hernandez as Ramiro Reyes-Hernandez, but prosecutors said she preferred to go by the first name of Selena.Police said Perez shot the victim multiple times in the back and head inside of her home in the 3300 block of West 71st.

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Judge tosses out Jussie Smollett's double jeopardy claim

CHICAGO – A Cook County judge on Friday shot down actor Jussie Smollett's attempt have the criminal charges against him dropped, telling the actor that the new charges against him do not violate his right against double jeopardy.Smollett's attorneys made the double jeopardy argument after a special prosecutor secured a six-count indictment on charges alleging that he lied to police about a racist and anti-gay attack that police say he staged himself. The new case came months after the county's state's attorney's office abruptly announced it was dropping charges against the actor, angering police and City Hall.

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Local health agencies struggle to ramp up virus tracking

ATLANTA – As state after state begins to reopen, local health departments charged with tracking down everyone who has been in close contact with those who test positive for the new coronavirus are still scrambling to hire the number of people they need to do the job.

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Brad Pitt, Miley Cyrus, Paul Rudd and others celebs mark their appearance in Saturday Night Live: At Home

Brad Pitt, Miley Cyrus, Paul Rudd, and many other stars united virtually for the Saturday Night Live: At Home. The episode unleashed a lot of fun in the form of fun cameos and guest appearances by several stars. From Paul Rudd playing himself having an awkward FaceTime chat with his cousin to Adam Sandler recording verses for a quarantine tune from Pete Davidson, Bad Bunny playing a man who sells giant cooking pots and more, the show was a total hit.

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Madonna Aids In Donating 100,000 Masks To Jails And Prisons

Madonna is teaming up with REFORM Alliance to protect a criminally underserved population.

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Madonna Teams With Reform Alliance to Donate 100,000 Masks to Jails & Prisons

With jails and prisons struggling to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay, on Wednesday (April 22), Madonna's Ray of Light Foundation and REFORM Alliance announced plans to curb the issue by donating 100,000 surgical masks."We teamed up with @Madonna @PairOfThieves @bailproject and @cut_50 to secure 100k MORE MASKS FOR PEOPLE BEHIND BARS," REFORM Alliance tweeted. "We need to stop #COVID19 from spreading inside of prisons if we want to stop it from spreading outside of prison walls, too #NoPrisonPandemic."The lofty donation will include a distribution of 50,000 masks for the Cook County Jail and the Illinois Department of Corrections.

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Watch Fatboy Slim’s 10-year-old daughter make her DJ debut as Fat Girl Slim

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Fatboy Slim on free concert: It felt nice to do something to thank key workers

Fatboy Slim has said the country needs “an anthem like We’ll Meet Again to lift us, to get us through this”.

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VIDEO: Chicago jail detainee attacks guard, steals keys, releases others in maximum security block

A detainee at Cook County Jail attacked three jail guards Tuesday — seriously injuring one — while stealing a guard’s keys to let out other detainees in the maximum security block.

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Chilling CCTV shows prisoner 'grab guard and shove him into cell before choking him'

Grim CCTV shows how a prisoner allegedly hitting a guard in the face with soap before overpowering him and grabbing his keys – which he appears to then pass to another convict.

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DJ Fatboy Slim to throw free concert for NHS and frontline staff after coronavirus crisis

DJ Fatboy Slim has announced plans to put on a free concert for NHS and frontline workers to thank them for their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fatboy Slim announces free concert for NHS and emergency service workers

Fatboy Slim has announced a free concert for NHS staff and emergency workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bono helps Ireland to obtain urgent coronavirus medical supplies

"It feels like a time for action rather than words"

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Convicted paedophile dies after contracting coronavirus in hotspot jail

A convicted paedophile has died after contracting coronavirus in jail.

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Convicted paedophile dies after testing positive for coronavirus in prison

A convicted paedophile who was awaiting trial for further child sex charges has died in prison from coronavirus.

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Jamie Oliver joined by Hollywood A-lister in Channel 4 cooking series

Oprah Winfrey makes a surprise appearance on Jamie Oliver’s new cooking show.

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Coronavirus Death Toll in U.S. Overtakes Italy as Midwest Braces for Surge

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday, surpassing 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt.

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20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy's as Midwest braces

CHICAGO – The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world, surpassing 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt.

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US records highest global Covid-18 deaths as count eclipses Italy's 20,000

With the New York area still deep in crisis, fear mounted over the spread of the scourge into the nation’s heartland.

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Chicago’s largest jail reports 450 inmates, staff positive for coronavirus

Some 450 inmates and staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at Chicago’s largest jail, county corrections officials said on Thursday, representing one of the United States’ largest outbreaks of the respiratory illness at a single site so far in the pandemic.

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Kaley Cuoco was forced to move in with husband Karl Cook during lockdown

"The Big Bang Theory" actress married Cook in 2018, but she told US late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel they still weren't officially living together when they were told to start self-isolating in a bid to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, reports aceshowbiz.com.

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'Spotlight' Producer Launches $250,000 COVID-19 Relief Fund for Doc Freelancers

First Look Media's Field of Vision and Topic Studios, producer of the Oscar-winning film Spotlight, have launched a $250,000 relief fund offering emergency grants to freelancers in the documentary field severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Recipients, including unemployed documentary directors and producers and even publicists and researchers, will receive $2,000 each to help pay for rent, healthcare, bills and groceries and other immediate needs, with the funds to be handed out in two separate tranches in April and May.

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Chicago liquor store clerk remembered as great friend: 'He would do anything for you'

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Tearful woman with coronavirus posts video from bed begging people to stay inside

A woman who tested positive for coronavirus has shared a tearful video from her hospital bed pleading with people to stay inside.

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Skokie couple with COVID-19 dies hours apart

Feliks and Luiza Ogorodnik are the first Illinois couple in Illinois to both die from COVID-19. | ChicagoJewishFunerals.com

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0