 At least 10 people were shot and many others were injured on Tuesday morning when a shooter opened fire on a subway car in Sunset Park, in Brooklyn, New York. Witnesses said the gunman, wearing a reflective construction vest and a gas mask, threw smoke bombs on the subway car before opening fire. Other than the 10 shooting victims, more than a dozen others were being treated at local hospitals for smoke inhalation or other injuries. None of the injuries are believed to be life threatening. As of this writing, the shooter remains at large. More: - One firearm and several smoke devices were recovered from the scene.
- No motive is yet known, though authorities are not currently investigating the attack as an act of terrorism, according to Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
- Four of the victims were found at the 36th Street station, where the suspect presumably exited the subway, initiating a citywide manhunt. Schools in the area went into lockdown.
- Victims were found at both the 25th Street station in Greenwood Heights and the 36th Street station in Sunset Park.
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams is overseeing the shooting response from isolation. He tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
- He vowed during his campaign to address an uptick in gun violence in the city.
This is a developing story.
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 Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to continue his assault in Ukraine after peace talks reached what he described as a "dead end." Putin labeled alleged war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha as "fake," and referred to the Russian military's actions in Ukraine as "noble." The nation's "military operation will continue until its full completion," Putin said. More: - Putin made his first extended comments on the war in more than a month, during a period in which Ukrainian officials expect a renewed offensive in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he believes Russia will initiate a "repeated offensive against Kyiv" if Ukrainian forces fail to stall Russia in the Donbas.
- Meanwhile, the U.K. and the U.S. are investigating the potential use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in the port city of Mariupol.
- The battle for Mariupol is believed to be entering a decisive phase, as many civilians remain trapped in the city.
- The mayor of Mariupol says more than 10,000 civilians have been killed during the Russian siege.
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 The U.S. consumer price index, a measure of inflation, hit 8.5% in March, its highest increase since December 1981, according to the Labor Department. The current costs of energy and food are driving the high index number, which measures the change in what consumers paid for goods and services compared to the same month a year earlier. Prices were up the most year-over-year for gasoline (48%) and used cars (35.3%), despite the cost of both falling in February and March. Core inflation – which eliminates food and energy, as they are considered more volatile – jumped 6.5% since March 2021. More: - Other services that saw major year-over-year increases included hotels (25.1%) and airline fares (23.6%).
- It's unclear to what extent Russia's invasion of Ukraine impacted overall energy prices, as the cost of oil had already reached record highs earlier this year.
- Russia's war and China's ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, however, may continue to snarl supply chains, keeping consumer prices high.
- The Federal Reserve is expected to more aggressively raise interest rates to slow borrowing and spending, thus driving down prices.
- The flipside of the high inflation coin is that the U.S. economy is strong, with unemployment hovering around a 50-year low.
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 GOOD NEWS: A new COVID-19 vaccine may boost protection for immunocomprimsed patients, including those with cancer, according to new research. CoVac-1 uses a peptide-based T-cell activator to generate T-cell responses, creating a long-term immune response even in patients without antibodies. Currently available vaccines in the U.S. have generated less robust immune responses in immunocompromised patients. More: - CoVac-1 clinical trials analyzed responses in patients with B-cell deficiencies, some of whom had leukemia and lymphoma, and many of whom had previously received a COVID-19 vaccine but seen little immune response.
- 93% of patients had strong T-cell immune responses 28 days after the CoVac-1 vaccination.
- The initial trial had a small sample size. Further studies will broaden the number of patients and include more racial and ethnic diversity.
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2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, according to CDC data. There were ~3.465 million deaths in the U.S. in 2021, about 80,000 more than in 2020. While the raw number of deaths would be expected to increase over time, the record number comes amid a stark decline in U.S. population growth. COVID-19 was the primary cause of the increase in deaths, though the death rates for cancer, diabetes, and stroke also rose. More: - There were ~415,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. in 2021, up from ~351,000 in 2020.
- Drug overdose deaths also increased, based on provisional data (105,000 in 2021 vs. 93,000 in 2020).
- Though overall drug use among teenagers has not increased in recent years, overdose deaths have climbed sharply, according to a new study.
- The CDC has not yet reported its life expectancy calculation for 2021, though life expectancy declined in 2020 from 2019 by about 18 months.
- The anti-vaccine movement and the "rejection of practices, such as masking and mandates," could be partly to blame for the increase in mortality, according to the authors of a study that showed the U.S. faring worse in terms of death data than other high-income countries.
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 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules early in the pandemic, his office said Tuesday. His wife Carrie Johnson and chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are also receiving fixed-penalty notices. Historians believe this is the first time individuals in Johnson's and Sunak's positions have been penalized for breaking the law while in office. More: - The Metropolitan Police's investigation looked into 2020 parties in May, June, November, and December, and gatherings in January and April 2021, some of which Johnson attended.
- It's unclear which parties specifically warranted the fines against Johnson and Sunak.
- The Metropolitan Police says it has issued more than 50 fines related to the "partygate" scandal.
- Johnson said he had already paid his fine, likely around £200 or less per event.
- No. 10 Downing Street previously denied that Johnson had broken COVID-19 rules. In January 2022, he apologized.
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