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on January 5, 2017 in World News

54 People Shot During First Four Days of 2017 in Gun-Controlled Chicago

by AWR Hawkins Following the nearly 4,400 shootings that marred Chicago’s 2016, hopes were high that 2017 would be different. But as of January 4, a total of 54 people had already been shot in Chicago during the new year. Moreover, on January 3 — just three days into the new year — 12 people were shot in 13 hours in gun-controlled Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, there were 54 shooting victims between January 1, 2017, through January 4, 2017. Of those, seven were shot fatally. Two of those fatalities occurred around noon Tuesday when the Tribune reports that 16-year-old Malik… View Article

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on January 4, 2017 in World News

Obama to Armed Forces: ‘Women Are at Least as Strong as Men’

by Charlie Spiering President Barack Obama celebrated the social changes made in the military during his administration by allowing gays to serve openly in the Armed Forces and opening combat roles to women. “Joe Biden and I know that women are as least as strong as men,” he said. “We’re stronger for it.” During his speech, Obama called the American armed forces the greatest fighting force in the world and celebrated its new found committment to diversity. “We’re also the best because this military has come to welcome the talents of more of our fellow Americans,” he said. “Service members… View Article

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