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Shootings continue to claim victims across the US

Four people were shot and killed at a sweet sixteen birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama on Saturday. Another twenty were injured, most of which were teenagers. One of the victims, Philstavious Dowdell, signed with Jacksonville State to play quarterback next year.

In 2022, Alabama stopped requiring residents to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun. The state has the third highest rate of gun deaths in the US, according to a 2020 report by Everytown, a non-profit that advocates for gun control and against gun violence.

Meanwhile, another shooting occurred in Louisville at roughly the same time Saturday night. An unknown shooter fired a gun into a gathering of hundreds of people in a park, killing two and injuring four others. This latest incident occurred less than a week after the city suffered a deadly bank shooting that took the lives of five people.

Little Stories

Business

*Merck said it will buy Prometheus Biosciences on Sunday for $10.8 billion. They will pay $200 a share, a cool 75% premium from the closing price of $114.01 on Friday.

*Spotify sheds name-that-tune game “Heardle” less than a year after the music-streaming company bought it.

World

*Poland and Hungary banned Ukrainian grain and other food imports in a move the EU called “unacceptable”. The two countries said the cheap prices are hurting their local farmers.

*Gunmen killed seven people, including a child at a Mexican resort in the small town of Cortazar on Saturday. Increased cartel violence plagues the region and preliminary reports direct the blame onto sicarios or “cartel hitmen”.

Sports

*The Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 126-123 Saturday night for their first playoff win in 17 years.

*Matt Fitzpatrick took down Jordan Spieth at the RBC Heritage on Sunday closing out the win on the third playoff hole.

One Liners

*Strange spiral appears in the Alaskan sky during an aurora.

*Check out these photos from the aftermath of Florida’s 1000-year storm.

*5 steps for a more creative brain.