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Associated Press 4/16/24: COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, destroying about half of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange and collapsing its iconic dragon-tail spire, as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. The blaze broke out on the building’s roof during renovations, but police said it was too early to pinpoint the cause. The red-brick building, with its green copper roof and distinctive 56-meter (184-foot) spire in the shape of four intertwined dragon tails, is a major tourist attraction next to Denmark’s parliament, Christiansborg Palace, in the heart of the capital. Bells tolled and sirens sounded as fire engulfed the spire and sent it crashing onto the building, which was shrouded by scaffolding. Huge billows of smoke rose over downtown Copenhagen and could be seen from southern Sweden, which is separated from the Danish capital by a narrow waterway.

Reuters 4/3/24: HELSINKI, April 3 (Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has said he was a target of bullying and that this was the motive for his attack, police said on Wednesday. The boy on Tuesday brought a relative's revolver to Viertola school near Helsinki and shot the three 12-year-olds and threatened several others. He had transferred to the school at the start of 2024, investigators said. Finland held a national day of mourning on Wednesday, with flags on public buildings flown at half-mast in a sign of respect for the dead child. The two other pupils remained in hospital, with what police said were life-threatening injuries. "We just found out today that there was this bullying behind the tragedy," lead investigator Detective Chief Inspector Marko Sarkka told Reuters. He declined to elaborate. Police have not said whether the attacker sought to target any specific individuals. Finland has seen a rising level of bullying in schools, with 8.6% of pupils who are now around 12 years old saying they had been targeted at least once a week, up from 7.2% in 2019, according to a 2023 study by public health institute THL. The permit for the revolver used in Tuesday's attack belonged to a relative of the suspect, police said. It was not immediately clear how the shooter had obtained the weapon.

Another incident in Australia. This time axes and machetes were used by teenagers at a busy shopping mall in Melbourne.

ABC News 4/15/24: SYDNEY -- Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday after the stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church that injured Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and a priest. Both are expected to survive. New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the suspect’s comments pointed to a religious motive for the attack. “We’ll allege there’s a degree of premeditation on the basis that this person has travelled to that location, which is not near his residential address, he has travelled with a knife and subsequently the bishop and the priest have been stabbed,” Webb said. “They’re lucky to be alive.” The teenager was known to police but was not on a terror watch list, Webb said. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the boy was 16, adding that “there is no place for violence in our community. There’s no place for violent extremism.” Previously authorities had said he was 15.

❤ a little something to raise your spirits. :)

Excerpt of Shaun Attwood interview with Jessie Czebotar you can find on YouTube. Fair use. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.

Excerpt of David Nino Rodriguez interview with Jessie Czebotar on Nino's Corner Rumble channel and NinosTv.com

An Estimated 18,000 Japanese citizens gathered to protest in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday 4/13 to protest Japan joining WHO Pandemic Global Health Accord. I put together more information on my Globalawareness101.org website if you're interested.

Wow. It feels like so many people are losing it over hurt feelings. 🥺 no self control. KHOU11 News 4/12/24: BRENHAM, Texas — One person was killed and 13 others were injured Friday after a man stole an 18-wheeler and crashed it into aTexas DPSoffice in Brenham, according to theTexas Department of Public Safety. The DPS office is located offHighway 290 on the southwest side of Brenham. Texas DPS Sgt. Justin Reese saidClenard Parker, 42, stole the big rig out of Chappell Hill, which is about 15 minutes away from Brenham. When law enforcement spotted the stolen big rig, they tried to get Parker to stop but he took off, heading westbound on Highway 290. He made a U-turn and started traveling east on the Highway 290 service road before taking a hard right turn and driving right through the front door of the Texas DPS office, Reese said. That's where the waiting area and the driver's license front desks are. At one point, Parker drove the big rig out of the DPS office and had intentions of crashing through the building again, but he was quickly taken out of the driver's seat by law enforcement and put in handcuffs, Reese said. He's in the custody of the Washington County Sheriff's Office. "I want to say thanks to our first responders," said Atwood Kenjura, the mayor of Brenham. "Had it not been for their quick action...the suspect was backing the vehicle up with the intent of going into it again. Our fire chief mentioned that if he had veered a little bit to the left the second time, there would have been a collapse of that building, which would have resulted in a lot more injuries and possible deaths." The impact of the crash caused all 14 people inside the building to be hurt. Three of them were flown to the hospital where one of them died. Three others were taken by ambulances but have since been released. Eight people were treated on scene and released, Reese said. The suspect was not injured.

I'm so excited to say that I am officially back on X! 🥰🥳🎉🙌 I took a chance with the attitude I had nothing to lose trying, and sent an appeal in to X support asking to restore my account and was approved today. 😁 I was suspended January 2021 for a post saying Fauci funded Wuhan laboratory in China research that has now 3 years later been proven be accurate after being falsely accused of "misinformation". Vindication feels good.

Sharing to combat "misinformation". Why are females allowed to be offended and forced to be made to feel unsafe, vulnerable by people making up anatomical reality? And sadly same people have no respect for females.

Just awful. Unbelievable. These 86 Republicans need to be voted out. They are showing us they stand with the deep state. They don't care about our safety. This is about control and violating our constitutional rights.

Yay this is great news for Floridians. 👏 I wish California had a Governor that cared about Californians. Tampa Bay news 4/10/24: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a handful of bills aimed at keeping kids safe from sexual predators. During a news conference Wednesday at The Urban Stillhouse in St. Pete, the governor gave final approval to five bills. Here's what each of them do: HB 1545: Child Exploitation Offenses This bill specifically cracks down on the "grooming" of minors that happens online, DeSantis said. It increases the penalties for child exploitation charges and creates a new offense of "Harmful Communication to a Minor" within Florida's criminal code. If convicted of the crime, prosecutors would have to prove that the suspect engaged in a "pattern of communication to a minor that includes explicit and detailed" descriptions of sexual activity or "excitement." "The fact of the matter is with the rise of the internet and social media and all these different apps that has been a playground for these predators to go in and groom these young kids," the governor said. "This whole online stuff is a major, major cesspool and even the most diligent parent is not gonna be able to do it alone."

Yay! 🥳 It's official. Finally nudged myself to get my Instagram account verified. 🙌 The song I picked for this moment is "Walking in the Sunshine" by Ella Fitzgerald. 😊❤

w00t w00t! 🥰🥳🎉🙌 Washington Examiner 4/9/24: NAIA’s new rules on transgender people in women’s sports rebuke the Left’s insanity The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, one of college sports’ governing bodies, announced this week that it would not allow male-bodied athletes to compete in women’s sports, pointing to the importance of “fair and safe competition for all student-athletes.” The decision is a welcome relief in a society that refuses to see sense on this topic. The NAIA governs 249 smaller, mostly private colleges whose athletic programs would rank in the NCAA‘s Division 2 or 3 categories. Notably, the NAIA’s new rule on transgender participation comes after the NCAA declined to clarify or revise its own guidance on whether to allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. As it stands, the NCAA mandates a sport-by-sport approach that depends largely on what other athletic governing bodies have already decided. The NCAA’s refusal to issue clear rules on this is driven by cowardice. As the NAIA made clear this week, the question of transgender participation in women’s sports is not complicated. It’s actually quite simple. Should men who identify as women but still enjoy the physical and hormonal advantages of being men compete against comparably disadvantaged women? And should women be required to place themselves at risk in their private spaces and in sporting events to accommodate these men? The answer to any person whose common sense hasn’t been pummeled into submission by the Left would, of course, be “no.” That answer is also backed by legal precedent. And the NAIA’s ruling reflects this fact. “For us, we believed our first responsibility was to create fairness and competition in the NAIA. … We also think it aligns with the reasons Title IX was created. You’re allowed to have separate but equal opportunities for women to compete,” NAIA President Jim Carr explained. Indeed, that is the very reason Title IX was passed — to ensure that women were granted privacy, safety, and fair competition, all of which are now being undermined by a radical ideology that cares only about its own power. The NAIA took all of this into consideration as it debated how to deal with transgender athletes. According to the head of the NAIA Council of Presidents, Amy Novak, the governing body “spent nearly two years reviewing research, meeting with experts to better understand potential policy challenges, and obtaining feedback from multiple membership groups.” And all of the evidence pointed to one very simple solution: Men, no matter how they “identify,” cannot and should not be allowed to compete against women. The result is a clear set of guidelines and expectations, approved in a unanimous vote by the NAIA’s Council of Presidents, that leaves no room for equivocating. Unlike the NCAA, for example, the NAIA’s standards do not make exceptions for male-bodied athletes who stop taking testosterone and reach a certain hormonal threshold. Men will not be allowed to compete against women — period. The rules also bar female athletes who start taking testosterone from competing in women’s sports. This is an excellent step toward busting the Left’s gender insanity and an example bigger sports organizations should follow. Again, the question at the heart of this debate is quite simple: Do women have a right to safety and fair competition or not?

This is big news. Another tycoon fraud bites the dust. What started as a simple slap on the wrist turned into a major scandal. was taken down because authorities found her driver's diary where he documented his daily money deliveries. Associated Press 4/11/24: HANOI, Vietnam — Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced Thursday to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City in southernVietnamin the country’s largest financial fraud case ever, state media Thanh Nien said. The 67-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat wasaccused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion, or nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP. She illegally controlled the Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank from 2012 to 2022 to siphon off these funds through thousands of ghost companies and by paying bribes to government officials. Analysts said the scale of the scam raised questions about whether other banks or businesses had similarly erred,dampening Vietnam’s economic outlookand making foreign investors jittery at a time when Vietnam has been trying to position itself as the ideal home for businesses trying to pivot their supply chains away from China. The real estate sector in Vietnam has been hit particularly hard: An estimated 1,300 property firms withdrew from the market in 2023, developers have been offering discounts and gold as gifts to attract buyers, and despite rent for shophouses falling by a third inHo Chi Minh City, many in the city center are still empty, according to state media.

WooHoo! This is awesome news for Floridians. I wish California had a public safety oriented governor too. I can dream. NBC 4/9/24: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will increase penalties for retail theft throughout Florida and seeks to prevent "smash and grab" thefts and porch piracy. DeSantis signed the bill at a news conference Tuesday at a Walgreen's in Stuart. The bill,HB 549,allows law enforcement to impose tougher punishments for retail theft, porch piracy and inciting looting through social media. "If you order something and come back home... the package is going to be there and if it's not, someone will have to pay for it," DeSantis said. The bill reduces the minimum threshold amount for an offense of grand theft of the third degree. Also included in the law: • A third-degree felony, punishable up to 5 years in prison, if criminals commit retail theft with five or more individuals. • A second-degree felony, punishable up to 15 years in prison, if criminals commit retail theft with five or more individuals and use social media to solicit others to participate in the theft. • A first-degree felony, punishable up to 30 years in prison, if a criminal commits retail theft with a firearm or with two or more prior convictions of retail theft. • The ability to charge a felony for multiple retail thefts occurring in the span of 120 days, which is an increase from 30 days. DeSantis criticized laws in other states, such as California.

Just awful. Now the children and their 6 month old have lost their mom and dad. Fox5 4/8/24: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - FOX5 has learned the identities of the two victims and the suspect in a shooting at a Summerlin law firm. On Monday morning, Las Vegas police and firefighters responded to the 10800 block of West Charleston Boulevard, near downtown Summerlin around 10:04 a.m. Police confirmed that two victims and a suspect died during the shooting. The shooting broke out during a child custody deposition at Prince Law Group, located on Charleston Boulevard and Pavilion Center Drive, lawyer Robert Eglet told FOX5. Joe Houston, a Las Vegas attorney, has been identified as the gunman, and allegedly shot two people before turning the gun on himself. Another source told FOX5 that Houston was “suffering from cancer” at the time of the shooting. Dennis Prince and Ashley Prince were identified as the victims, Eglet told FOX5. A family member of Dennis Prince also confirmed his death and the details of what led up to the shooting. Joe Houston was representing his son, Dylan Houston, during the proceedings with his former daughter-in-law, Ashley Prince, who was represented by her new husband, Dennis Prince. Dennis and Ashley have an infant child together. In an afternoon media briefing, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Lt. Jason Johannson said that the two victims were “very specific targets,” and he added that the suspect reportedly shooed other people away from the suite. Monday’s proceedings involved a deposition in the former couple’s ongoing custody battle. The suspect reportedly began shooting 3-4 minutes into that meeting.

WooHoo! 🥰🙌 Great news... 99 cent store might be saved by CEO of Pic N Save and former Big Lots President putting together team of investors. For those of you interested Pic N Save still has locations visit https://pnsbargains.com/ NBC 4/8/24: There may still be hope for Southern California’s 99 Cents Only Stores. While the chain declared bankruptcy, there’s an effort underway to keep some of them from shutting down permanently. A local man who knows the bargain store business well said that while the chain’s bankruptcy declaration will make things more difficult for him and the group of investors he’s gathered, it won’t stop them from working to find a way to keep stores in Southern California open. Customers rush into a 99 Cents Only Store in Pico Rivera as they prepare for the chain’s closure. The chain is set to close all 371 locations nationwide, but there's a glimmer of hope for 143 Southern California stores “I said ‘okay let's see if I can put some people together to buy this chain,’” Mark Miller, CEO of Pick N’ Save Bargains, said. Miller, who is the CEO of Pick N’ Save Bargains and former president of Big Lots, is hoping to save the beloved bargain store. He has put together a team of investors who want to continue the chain’s commitment to the community. “It's still going to be oriented on food, consumables, general merchandise, seasonal,” Miller said. His plan is to save the stores by going back to the basics “It was a treasure hunt, you never knew what you were going to find. Never, never. And you went there because you said I never know what I'm going to find and I can also find some good basic things,” Miller said.

This is so sad. I wonder if she caught him abusing the girls. The 9yo was not his child. The 6 month old little girl was his child and she perished on the freeway that morning. ABC 4/9/24: WOODLAND HILLS, California -- Thedeaths of a baby and her parentswho were found at three separate locations in Los Angeles County are being investigated as a murder-suicide that began when the woman allegedly stabbed her husband to death, Eyewitness News has learned. The man found dead in Woodland Hills was identified Tuesday by the county medical examiner's office as 29-year-old Jaelen Chaney. The California Highway Patrol identified Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson as the suspect in Chaney's killing. Neighbors said they heard a loud argument coming from a unit in the building in the middle of the night before the husband was stabbed to death. A 26-year-old woman who lives in the building next to the apartment says Monday morning, she saw a bloody scene. "Their door was wide open, there was blood on the floor leading into their apartment, and then a trail of it in the hallway leading up to the elevator, and I saw some blood on the walls," she said. Her father called 911. "Called the police and told them that something was not right," he recalled. "And they told me, when I spoke to the EMT, to go in and check on the body. So I did. And he was deceased, he was facedown on the floor. And there was a lot of blood." Authorities believe the woman drove away from the scene of the fatal stabbing with the couple's two daughters, a 6-month-old baby and a 9-year-old, damaging the apartment gate in the process. Around 4:30 a.m., the mother and the two children were in a dark colored Porsche Cayenne, traveling northbound on the 405 Freeway in the Westchester area, when "the minors fell or were thrown out of the moving vehicle," the CHP said in a statement.

My cats were going nuts as I'm typing a transcript for you about tomorrow's eclipse on my Globalawareness101.org website. I looked up and see my cats trying to grab this thing that attached itself outside my window. I'm listening to this guy talk about locusts being unleashed and one comes to visit me at that very moment. This is so crazy. It's still there. Grasshoppers are smaller than locusts. Regardless this is an interesting visitation and timing.

This is my second favorite movie of all time, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Barbra Streisand and Yves Montand. I've been saying this in my spirit all week in response to the haters. I thought it was funny that I visualized myself saying in Daisy fashion, "Get off my roof." I thought you would enjoy watching this funny scene too. For those of you who don't know I am a huge Barbra Streisand fan since my childhood.

Oh wow. So is new information not shared on regular news.