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Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city’s downtown

Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city’s downtown

MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP  —  Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said. Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said three of the injured were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police were called around 11:30 p.m. to what Graboys described as a “mass …

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Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control? | Psychology

Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control? | Psychology

The abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black course in New York graduated from boos and heckles to homophobic slurs and insults aimed at players’ wives. The first-tee master of ceremonies set the tone by leading a chant of “fuck you, Rory!”, …

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Special election in Tennessee draws a crowd in both parties

Special election in Tennessee draws a crowd in both parties

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has resulted in crowded primaries for both major parties, a new test for one of three districts that GOP lawmakers drew as safely red in 2022 by dividing left-leaning Nashville. The race to fill the seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Mark …

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Rory McIlroy awash in apologies over abusive Ryder Cup crowd

Rory McIlroy awash in apologies over abusive Ryder Cup crowd

Rory McIlroy hadn’t even left the practice range last Friday morning when a small section of fans at the Ryder Cup started a profane chant aimed at his image on a video screen at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. The verbal abuse and other inappropriate behavior directed toward McIlroy and his European teammates worsened as the weekend went on. At …

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls it “appalling” that Trump accused FBI of putting agents in crowd on Jan. 6

Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls it “appalling” that Trump accused FBI of putting agents in crowd on Jan. 6

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she finds it “appalling” that President Trump alleged that the FBI had placed agents into the crowd as “agitators” during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “They were brought in because we needed help,” Klobuchar said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” The president posted on …

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3 killed, at least 8 injured when gunman on a boat opens fire on crowd at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say

3 killed, at least 8 injured when gunman on a boat opens fire on crowd at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say

Three people were killed and at least eight others injured when a gunman on a boat pulled up to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opened fire, officials said. A suspect is in custody in relation to the shooting at American Fish Company in Southport, city public information officer ChyAnn Ketchum said in a news release. The …

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Rory McIlroy tees off on Ryder Cup crowd with cursing outburst

Rory McIlroy tees off on Ryder Cup crowd with cursing outburst

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rory McIlroy told fans to “Shut the f— up!” after they were yelling during his pre-shot routine in the morning foursomes session of the Ryder Cup on Saturday. Sitting 2 up during his and Tommy Fleetwood‘s match against Collin Morikawa and Harris English, McIlroy was in the right rough near the gallery about to hit his approach …

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