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‘Could have done better’: Andrew Cuomo apologizes to Jewish New Yorkers for Covid-19 lockdown rules; ‘those decisions caused pain’

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an apology to Jewish New Yorkers for the Covid-19 lockdown measures he implemented five years ago, which prohibited large gatherings, closed schools, and disrupted religious observances.The apology comes hours before Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and as Cuomo seeks a political comeback with a mayoral […]

No threat found: New Jersey’s Joint military base McGuire lifts hour-long lockdown; false shooter report triggers chaos | World News

New Jersey’s Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) (Pic credit: AP) A lockdown at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in Burlington County, New Jersey, was lifted around noon on Tuesday after a hoax shooter threat. A lockdown was imposed just before 11 am ET, which lasted approximately one hour following a report of an active shooter at the […]

‘Reports of threats’: US Naval Academy under lockdown; one person hurt

A person was injured Thursday at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, while security teams were clearing a building after reports of suspicious activity, the US Navy said.The Naval Support Activity Annapolis said in a statement that Navy security officers and local law enforcement responded to the campus shortly after 5pm.“There is no active […]

False shooter report sparks panic: Villanova University receives ‘hoax’ call; triggers campus lockdown | World News

Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’ (Pic credit: AP) False reports of active shooters at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sparked panic and temporary lockdowns on both campuses on Thursday. In Pennsylvania, a 911 call around 4:30 pm (local time) claimed a shooter […]

Anaconda shooting: 4 reportedly killed after shooter opens fire at Owl Bar in Montana, town on lockdown

An active shooter was reported inside the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana. Four were reportedly killed at the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana after a gunman, believed to be armed with an AR-15-style rifle, opened bar inside or near the bar, reports claimed. The incident sparked a citywide emergency response forcing businesses to close. Eyewitnesses […]

White House security breach: ‘Phone’ was thrown over the fence; lockdown imposed briefly

The White House was temporarily put under lockdown on Tuesday after a “phone” was thrown over the security fence. “Somebody threw their phone over the fence”, confirmed the press secretary Karoline Leavitt.This immediately prompted security measures by Secret Service agents as they responded to reports of an object being thrown which appeared to be a […]

Canadian parliament under lockdown after man barricades himself inside

Canada’s Parliament was placed under lockdown on Saturday after a man barricaded himself inside the East Block on Parliament Hill, prompting a major security response and warnings for the public to take cover. Ottawa Police and the Parliamentary Protective Service were called to the scene on Wellington Street, where the East Block houses senators and […]