NewsColony

NewsColony Girl, 3, seriously injured in Englewood shooting, Chicago fire officials say CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago fire officials said a 3-year-old girl was critically injured in a shooting in Englewood Tuesday evening. The shooting happened at West 70th Street and South Damen Avenue a little after 8 p.m. Chicago confirmed officers had responded to the scene, but did not confirm any details about any victims of the shooting. Fire officials said the girl was taken to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition. Once there, her condition was upgraded to serious but stable. No further details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting have been released. Police and fire officials have not said whether the girl is the only victim or if more people were hurt. An investigation is ongoing. It is not yet known if anyone is in custody. Copyright © 2020 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved. Source: ABC Chicago | News Colony The post Girl, 3, seriously injured in Englew...

NewsColony Meet the Today show’s glamorous traffic reporter Marina Ivanovic Reporting on congestion, detours and collisions is all in a day’s work for the Today show’s dedicated traffic reporter, Marina Ivanovic. But as well as giving the residents of New South Wales the green-light on the road, Daily Mail Australia can reveal the talented 26-year-old also works as an actress and radio presenter. Marina frequently drives her social media followers wild by documenting her lavish, jet-setting lifestyle on Instagram.  Scroll down for video  Fasten your seat belt! Reporting on congestion, detours and collisions is all in a day’s work for the Today show’s dedicated traffic reporter, Marina Ivanovic (pictured) She also has a very handsome boyfriend, Efe Çakar, who works as a freelance model. Marina’s television career began when she was hired as an extra on Home and Away in 2010, and she has been a regular in front of the camera ever since. The Channel Nine star...

NewsColony NSW to ban anyone from Victorian coronavirus hotspots NSW has announced that anyone travelling into the state from Victorian hotspots could be fined $11,000 or jailed. Health Minister Brad Hazzard will sign a public health order later today prohibiting anyone from 10 postcodes in the state from entering NSW. “Victorians living in virus hotspots have to take the Victorian and NSW health orders seriously and should be very aware that NSW will impose penalties if they seek to leave hotspot suburbs to enter NSW,” Mr Hazzard said. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard. (9News) “The message to NSW residents is don’t go to Victorian hotspots, just don’t go,” he added. There have been 14 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. All of these are returned travellers in hotel quarantine. There is no evidence of community transmission, Mr Hazzard said today. One person in NSW is being treated for COVID-19 in an intensive care unit, however, 97 per cent of people are b...

NewsColony Stay at home orders could return for ALL of Victoria if coronavirus cases continue to rise The entire state of Victoria could be forced back into lockdown if the number of new coronvirus cases continues to rise. ‘If we don’t get control of this really quickly we will end up with … a whole state shutdown,’ Mr Andrews said on 3AW radio.  Victoria has a population of 6.4 million, the second biggest state in terms of population behind NSW. Mr Andrews is putting 10 postcodes into lockdown from 11.59pm on Wednesday. Premier Daniel Andrews speaking to the media on Tuesday as he announced 10 postcodes – comprising a population of about 311,000 – would be locked down to slow a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. He has warned the entire state of Victoria could be forced back into lockdown if the number of new coronvirus cases continues to rise ‘This is not over. This is so wildly infectious that even minor breaches of the rules can lead to this random movement of the virus...

NewsColony More Black women buying guns to protect themselves, advocates and firearm dealers say There is an increase in the number of Black women buying guns for protection, and more are learning to shoot at area gun ranges. So what’s driving this increased interest in becoming armed? Shaquawna Langhorne purchased her first firearm last week. She thought about being a gun owner for years but said recent cases of unjust killings of Black people at the hands of police, like Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, prompted her to take action. “I don’t feel protected by those put in place to protect me, so I wanted to protect myself,” said Langhorne. Langhorne bought the gun from Mychael Waller, of MJ’s Firearms in Richton Park, a certified firearms dealer and instructor. According to Waller, Langhorne has joined the ranks of an increasing number of Black women who choose to arm themselves. Waller said he finds more African Americans are embracing the Second Amendment. “I feel like that ...

NewsColony Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Patrice Evra DITCH badges for Black Lives Matter Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Patrice Evra ditched their Black Lives Matter badges last night as football captains considered making a statement on the movement which the Premier League has distanced itself from.  Since the league resumed, guests appearing on Sky Sports have worn badges with the campaign phrase after all 20 clubs agreed to emblazon ‘Black Lives Matter’ on their shirts for the first round of games following the Covid-19 break.  Players and officials have also ‘taken the knee’ before matches, a symbol which was adopted by American athletes to protest police brutality and racism in 2016 and which has been used by Black Lives Matter protesters across the world since the killing of George Floyd. But concerns have been raised after a series of tweets by the UK branch of Black Lives Matter which criticised Israel and called on the British government to ‘def...