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Panera removing Charged Lemonades from menu amid lawsuits by Florida family, others
Read full article: Panera removing Charged Lemonades from menu amid lawsuits by Florida family, othersPanera restaurants across the U.S. are removing its Charged Lemonades as the company faces several lawsuits, including one filed by a Florida family alleging the drink led to a 46-year-old man’s death.
Family sues Panera, saying its caffeinated lemonade led to Florida man’s cardiac arrest
Read full article: Family sues Panera, saying its caffeinated lemonade led to Florida man’s cardiac arrestThe family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a restaurant chain, claiming its caffeine-filled lemonade drink led to his death.
Chicago's top cop seeks officer's firing over mall arrest
Read full article: Chicago's top cop seeks officer's firing over mall arrestChicago’s police superintendent is recommending the firing of an officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of protests and unrest following George Floyd’s killing.
Chicago police officer on desk duty after struggle with Black woman
Read full article: Chicago police officer on desk duty after struggle with Black womanA white Chicago police officer has been placed on administrative duty as the city’s police oversight agency investigates his struggle with a Black woman who was walking her dog in a lakefront park.
Walmart, Winn-Dixie pharmacies to receive coronavirus vaccine
Read full article: Walmart, Winn-Dixie pharmacies to receive coronavirus vaccineSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Biden Administration announced this week the federal government will ship 1 million vaccine doses to pharmacies across the country. Popular chains like Walmart and Winn-Dixie will be receiving shipments, though CVS and Walgreens stores in Florida are not part of the initial rollout at least for now. Publix is also on the list, which has already provided state vaccines to thousands of seniors in Florida. [TRENDING: How to get a vaccine in Fla. | Wanted: Man accused of shooting at detective | Cops: Fla. man decapitated hamster]Ad“Starting on February 11th, the federal government will deliver vaccines directly to select pharmacies across the country. “I think the more the merrier, as long as they can handle it and we don’t lose any of it.
Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rants
Read full article: Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rantsThose killed included a 30-year-old University of Chicago student from China named Yiran Fan, Anthony Faukner, 20, and Aisha Nevell, 46, a security guard. Wounded were a 77-year-old woman, 81-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl, according to Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown. Authorities didn't release many details about Nightengale, a Chicago man whose LinkedIn page listed work over the years as a janitor, security guard and forklift operator. In one posted Thursday, Nightengale held a gun to the camera and muttered unintelligible statements as he appeared to be driving. After leaving the store, Nightengale shot a 15-year-old girl who was riding in a car with her mother, leaving the girl in critical condition, police said.
7 Chicago cops suspended for roles in chief's traffic stop
Read full article: 7 Chicago cops suspended for roles in chief's traffic stopCHICAGO – Seven Chicago police officers have been suspended for their roles the night then-Superintendent Eddie Johnson was found asleep behind the wheel of his SUV after having several drinks at a bar, according to a report by the city's inspector general released Friday. Brown's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and it was not clear if the suspensions have been served. Further, the officers never gave Johnson a roadside sobriety test and allowed Johnson to drive home after he did nothing more than roll down his window 2 inches. Donald, the officer who filed the lawsuit this week, has acknowledged she was with Johnson that night. Later, media reports and surveillance video from a Chicago bar revealed he had been drinking heavily that night, and Lightfoot fired him for what she said were lies about his actions.
With anger at police high, officers face greater danger
Read full article: With anger at police high, officers face greater dangerRecent shootings of police officers and protests that have left scores of officers injured are stark reminders of the dangers facing law enforcement around a country grappling with police killings of African Americans. Two police officers are shot after responding to sounds of gunfire during a protest. There are some 8,000 police agencies around the country, and tens of thousands of uniformed law enforcement officers. Experts and law enforcement officials agree that it is no coincidence that such violence comes at a time when Floyd’s killing and the resulting nationwide protests have thrust law enforcement officers into the spotlight. National Black Lives Matter organizers also say they do not encourage or condone attacks on law enforcement or police supporters.
Kids getting caught in crossfire as US gun violence surges
Read full article: Kids getting caught in crossfire as US gun violence surgesNathan Wallace stands outside of his home holding a button showing his daughter, Natalia Wallace, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Chicago. In New York City, there have been 237 homicides in 2020 compared to 181 for the same period last year. After recording 25 homicides in the first seven months of 2019, Boston had 35 during the same period this year. But every day headlines around the country tell story after story of children dying while doing nothing more than being children. Chicago had suffered 440 homicides by the end of July, compared to 290 for the same period last year.
1,200 extra Chicago cops to be deployed over July 4 weekend
Read full article: 1,200 extra Chicago cops to be deployed over July 4 weekendWe didn't do it last weekend and the Memorial Day weekend, Superintendent David Brown said of the two weekends that ended with a combined total of 111 people being shot, 24 fatally. As his predecessors did when talking about a bloody weekend, Brown said the most recent spasm of gunfire ended not just with the deaths of rival gang members but with the killing of children. While mayors are typically reluctant to criticize superintendents so early in their tenure, Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn't mince words after Memorial Day weekend, though she has since maintained that she still has confidence in Brown. After a bloody Fathers Day weekend in which more than 100 people were shot, 14 of them fatally, this most recent weekend ended with 62 people being shot, 14 of them fatally. The most recent video showed officers lounging in a congressmans office as people broke into nearby stores during a night of unrest.
Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 10 dead in Chicago
Read full article: Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 10 dead in ChicagoChicago Police Superintendent David Brown listens to a question about the Memorial Day weekend violence during a news conference Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Chicago. Shootings in Chicago left multiple people dead and at least 39 others wounded in the city's deadliest Memorial Day weekend since 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO – Chicago saw its deadliest Memorial Day weekend for gun violence since 2015, a jarring reminder that even a coronavirus pandemic and a statewide stay-at-home order cannot halt shootings in the city. The 10 homicides in Chicago that happened from Friday evening to early Tuesday morning were more than the city has seen for the same holiday weekend of the last four years, according to data maintained by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. In 2015, 12 people were killed over the holiday weekend.