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PITTSBURGH – UPDATE July 12, 8:58 a.m.: Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said detectives determined the gunshot wound to be accidental and self-inflicted. UPDATE: Upon further investigation, detectives have determined that this gunshot wound was accidental/self-inflicted. https://t.co/sCIDco1EDn — Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) July 12, 2022 Previous coverage: A teenager was shot while leaning out of a third-story window in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh police, officers responded to a home in the 700 block of Lorenz Avenue just before 5:25 p.m. for a report of a juvenile with a gunshot wound. A 16-year-old boy, who was conscious and alert, had…

Four Tijuana, Mexico residents face federal drug trafficking charges in connection with a Southern California methamphetamine seizure that authorities say it was “record” for its size. The suspects, identified as Rafael Alzua, 37, Galdrino Contreras, 41, Mario Contreras, 41, and Ethgar Velazquez, 44, are accused of attempting to transport large amounts of methamphetamine after police. He found them on Thursday unloading a vehicle full of the illegal substance. Agents tracked the group to a point in San Diego County’s National City after noticing that a 20-foot-long commercial box truck had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border through a point of entry in…

Beijing: Authorities in southern China have apologized for breaking into the homes of people who had been moved to a quarantine hotel in the latest example of strong virus prevention measures which have caused a rare public reaction. State media said 84 homes in an apartment complex in Guangzhou city’s Liwan district had been opened in an effort to find any “close contacts” hiding inside and to disinfect the premises . The doors were later sealed and new locks installed, the Global Times newspaper reported. The Liwan district government apologized on Monday for the “oversimplified and violent” behavior, the newspaper…

By Romy GilbertJuly 20, 2022 07:09 Two of Australia’s biggest employers, Westpac and Telstra, have told their staff to work from home as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. Westpac recently adjusted its threat measurement system from ‘green’ to ‘amber’, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Telstra has announced a hybrid system and advised staff to work remotely if possible. The changes affect about 40,000 Westpac employees and about 27,000 Telstra employees. State governments have not enforced work-from-home mandates, leaving it up to individuals and businesses to make their own decisions. Yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly called on “employers to…

“If I were to announce that I would not run for office, the persecution of Donald Trump would stop immediately,” Trump said at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. “But that’s what they want me to do. And you know what? There’s no way I’m going to do that.” Several recent surveys have shown Republican voters moving away from Trump and toward DeSantis. The Florida governor, who has repeatedly said he is focused on his 2022 re-election bid, is also beating Trump in fundraising. In Hollywood, Fla., on the state’s Atlantic coast, the Florida Republican Party held its annual…

SAINT ANTHONY – Update: A man who was shot to death by two masked men who broke into his North Side apartment overnight has been identified by the medical examiner. Jacoy Roy Grant, 31, died of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the ME. His death is being ruled a homicide. At last check, the two suspects responsible are still on the run. The investigation continues. Original: San Antonio police are investigating a homicide after two masked men broke into an apartment and shot a man in the North End. Officers were called at 2 a.m. Saturday to…