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Friday July 23rd, 2021 evening edition

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EMBED >More News Videos Chicago police gave an update Thursday on three mass shootings that happened the day before.

Chicago police were just wrapping up the scene about 4:30 a.m.At least eight people were hurt in the incident, according to CPD.

One was an innocent bystander pumping gas.Police said over 30 people were traveling on a party bus right by the gas station when someone inside a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee started shooting at them.

The bus windows were shattered by bullets.Officers said six men and two women were hurt, at least one of them critically.

The victims ranged in age from 23 to 52, police said.A 24-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 26-year-old woman was shot in the leg, police said.

He's also calling for a 10 p.m. "operating curfew" on party buses in Chicago.

Nine others were hurt, including four teenagers.With the Old Town shooting Wednesday night, at least 17 people were shot in three mass shootings in Chicago within a span of six hours.No one is in custody as Area Three detectives investigate. »

GOP Governor Says It's Time To 'Blame The Unvaccinated' For Pandemic Surge

Authored by huffpost.com
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“It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks,” said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, per CBS 42 in Birmingham.

Ivey, who was vaccinated in December, also seemed to throw some shade at Fox News and other right-wing media outlets.

Carlson said the notion that the U.S. was now in a pandemic of the unvaccinated was “simply untrue” and “a lie.”. »

Americans Mock the British 'Heatwave' After Realizing It's Only 88F

Authored by newsweek.com

Americans are mocking the British for their "heatwave," after realizing temperatures are only a paltry 88 degrees Fahrenheit.

The clip shows her reading the headline, which says: "UK sees hottest day of 2021 as temperatures soar to 31.6°c."

The clip was stitched by an irate Brit, called Imeyrick, who sought to defend his countrymen, as well as explaining why British infrastructure makes hot summers almost unbearable. »

Dead Space Remake Won't Have Microtransactions

Authored by ign.com

Reversing course from the controversial inclusion of microtransactions in Dead Space 3, the developers of the upcoming Dead Space remake have no intention of ever adding microtransactions to the game.

Speaking to how the remake is learning from what came after the original Dead Space and finding natural ways to integrate some ideas into the original, Ducharme made it clear they would not be adding microtransactions.

Ducharme and Roman Campos Oriola pointed to examples such as the zero gravity sections in Dead Space 2, and using some of the advancements made their to apply to Dead Space 1 in the remake. »