FedEx mass shooting: Gunman identified as 19-year-old former employee
17 Apr, 2021 01:29 AM
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An eyewitness describes the scene of the shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis. Video / CNN
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FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the bureau said today as investigators searched the home of the 19-year-old former FedEx employee.
Brandon Scott Hole. Photo / Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department via AP
Coroners began the slow process of identifying the victims as family members spent hours agonising over word of their loved ones. The slayings on Thursday night (Friday NZT) marked the latest in a string of recent mass shootings to rock the US.
Apr 17, 2021
Governor Kate Brown held a press conference Friday to provide an update on the status of COVID-19 in Oregon, and to urge Oregonians to make a plan to get vaccinated. The Governor was joined by Patrick Allen, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Director, and Dr. Dean Sidelinger, State Epidemiologist. Vaccines are the best way to protect yourself against serious illness and death from COVID-19, said Governor Brown. They are the best way to protect yourself from variants. And they are the key to unlocking the restrictions this pandemic has forced on us, so we can return to doing the things we love and seeing the people we miss.
Sailing: Australian crew capsize Jimmy Spithill-skippered US boat in SailGP practice
17 Apr, 2021 04:50 AM
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The American boat tipped over while the Australian crew were practicing. Photo / AP
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Skipper Tom Slingsby and the defending SailGP champion Australian crew capsized the US team s foiling 50-foot catamaran on Bermuda s Great Sound today during its first training session for the global tour s season opener.
Slingsby said there were only minor injuries and the boat was quickly righted before being towed back to base.
US skipper Jimmy Spithill said there was enough damage that the high-tech boat could be out of action for a few days.
Apr 17, 2021
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CHICAGO (April 17, 2021) Hyatt Hotels Corporations (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Commune by the Great Wall in the Yangqing District of Beijing, marking the sixth property in China for The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand. Distinguished by modern architectural masterpieces that stand in beautiful contrast to the ancient architectural wonder of the Great Wall, the 176-room hotel offers guests an unforgettable journey of discovery off the well-trodden path. The hotel lies nestled in the foothills of the peaceful Shuiguan Mountains amid an intensely beautiful landscape of undulating hills and valleys. In this remote spot just over an hour s drive from downtown Beijing, the hotel offers a quiet refuge from the hustle and bustle to reconnect with nature, each other and oneself.