The Daily Populous

Wednesday June 14th, 2017 evening edition

Congress Members Injured in Virginia Shooting
Authored by people.com
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Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown said in a press conference that five people, including the gunman, were injured and had been taken to local hospitals.

Some 25 GOP members of Congress were on a high school baseball field practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game, which is scheduled for Thursday night.

A tradition since 1909, the charity game features Democratic House members playing Republican House members.

A group of House Democrats gathered to pray for those injured in the shooting, according to Rep. Ruben Kihuen.

Meanwhile, a witness tweeted that the suspect had opened fire on “Congressional members playing basketball” in the city’s Del Ray neighborhood.

In a statement the White House said that Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are aware of the shooting.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol police, first responders, and all others affected.”. »

London fire: 6 confirmed dead after Grenfell Tower blaze
Authored by dailymail.co.uk

Several people have been confirmed dead after a huge inferno broke out at a residential tower block in West London (shown).

Firefighters tackling a huge inferno at a residential tower block in West London fear the 27-storey building could collapse.

Desperate residents are building ropes from sheets in an attempt to escape a huge inferno that has engulfed a tower block in west London. »

Remorseful husband who robbed bank to escape wife is sentenced to home confinement
Authored by kansascity.com

twitter email Kansas City Star reporters Tony Rizzo and Dave Helling discusses the strange bank robbery that happened in Kansas City, Kansas.

A 70-year-old man charged with robbing a bank said he did it because he preferred a jail cell over living with his wife.

Kansas City Star reporters Tony Rizzo and Dave Helling discusses the strange bank robbery that happened in Kansas City, Kansas. »

Peek Inside ILC Dover, the Company That Makes NASA's Space Suits
Authored by wired.com

The iconic white ensemble and fishbowl helmet grants astronauts almost superhuman abilities, letting them roam about in a vacuum.

But while Superman got his suit from his mother, NASA astronauts get theirs from a company called ILC Dover.

And should Elon Musk ever succeed in his dream of colonizing Mars, perhaps one day they’ll make suits for everyone. »

In pictures

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