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‘Is he gay?’ Porn actor father of Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooter reveals first thoughts
The 22-year-old has been in hospital since being beaten into submission by patrons at the club, after the shooting claimed five lives and injured 17 others.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘He just opened fire’: Multiple deaths after Walmart manager goes on shooting spree
It’s the second mass shooting in the US in three days after a gunman killed five and injured 17 at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub.
- by Nathan Layne and Jay Paul
Court clears handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
Trump refused to release his tax returns before and during his presidency, citing what he said was an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
- by Mark Sherman
‘It pains me’: Anthony Fauci bids the public farewell, with regrets
“People who take science seriously” need to speak up more, said the public face of America’s COVID response, “because the other side that just keeps putting out misinformation”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Associated Press fires reporter after ‘egregious’ Poland missile error
The error ascribing blame to Russia was particularly damaging because of the danger involved given NATO’s commitment to respond to an attack on a member country.
- by David Bauder
Veteran watching drag show goes into ‘combat mode’ to save club goers
Whilst the former army major pummelled the gay nightclub shooter on the ground, a drag dancer stomped on the gunman with her high heels.
- by Dave Philipps
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Colorado Springs gay bar shooting comes amid backdrop of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
This rampage has renewed fears of the potential connection between America’s weak gun laws and the homophobic discourse.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Not an idle threat’: Two arrested after Twitter posts to ‘shoot up a synagogue’
One man made a series of threats on Twitter including, “Gonna ask a Priest if I should become a husband or shoot up a synagogue and die”.
- by Karen Matthews
Colorado Springs gay bar shooting suspect facing murder and hate crime charges
Of the 25 injured at Club Q, at least seven were in critical condition, authorities said. Some were hurt trying to flee.
- by Jesse Bedayn and Thomas Peipert
NASA’s Orion capsule reaches the moon, passes over Apollo 11 landing site
NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon on Monday, passing within 128 kilometres of the lunar surface on its historic space flight.
- by Marcia Dunn
Airlines push for lone pilot flights despite safety fears
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has been working with aircraft manufacturers to determine how solo flights would operate and is preparing rules to oversee them.
- by Angus Whitley