One killed and seven seriously injured in shooting after Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade

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1 year ago

February 15, 2024

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One person has been killed and more than 20 were injured, including eight children, after a shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.

The team and their supporters had been celebrating the win against the San Francisco 49ers following Sunday’s American football showpiece event in Las Vegas.

The barrage of gunfire outside a former train station in Kansas City, Missouri, sent many fans running for safety.

Police said all the victims were hit by gunshots, including seven who were seriously injured and six who were described as “moderately” wounded. They were being treated in three different hospitals.

Police said three people, including at least two who were armed, were taken into custody after the incident and firearms have been recovered.

Video footage showed a chaotic scene outside Union Station – now a museum – as officers stormed the building while Chiefs fans ran for cover.

Police said they believed the incident was criminal and not terror-related.

Stacey Graves, a police chief, said she had heard reports that Chiefs fans were involved in the apprehension of the suspects but she could not confirm that.

She said she was “angry” at what had happened, as more than 800 officers were on duty to “keep everyone safe” but the tragedy occurred even with them there.

Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas told reporters he had attended the parade with his wife and mother and had to “run for safety” along with thousands of fans.

“I’m heartbroken and I’m incredibly upset and disappointed,” he told a news conference.

“I was there with my wife and my mother, I never would have thought thousands of people would be forced to run for their safety today.

“We went out today looking for a celebration and that was marred. We are praying for the safety of everyone.”

Mr Lucas confirmed that all the Chiefs players, staff and coaches were accounted for after the incident.

“This is absolutely a tragedy the likes of which we never expected in Kansas City,” he added.

The Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes wrote on X: “Praying for Kansas City,” shortly after the incident, while Drue Tranquill, a Chiefs linebacker, asked people to join him in prayer for the victims over “this heinous act”.

In a statement also on X, the Chiefs said they were “truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally”.

“Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City.”

The Chiefs won Sunday’s dramatic game 25-22 in overtime.

Crowds had lined the streets to welcome the team back after their second successive Super Bowl title and their third in five seasons.

Players celebrated on the top of double-decker buses where canon fired confetti as the vehicles made their way through the crowd, and club owner Clark Hunt held up the trophy.

The team then took to the stage to address the crowds, including Taylor Swift‘s boyfriend Travis Kelce, who was held up by teammates as he sang to fans.

Love Story singer Swift was absent from the event as she has the first of three scheduled concerts in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, as part of her Eras Tour.

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DHL suspends some shipments to US amid Trump tariff regime

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2 hours ago

April 21, 2025

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DHL suspends some shipments to US amid Trump tariff regime

DHL Express is suspending some shipments to the US as Donald Trump’s new tariff regime takes effect.

From 21 April, shipments worth more than $800 (£603) to US consumers from “any origin” will be temporarily suspended.

New rules that came into effect at the start of April made such shipments subject to increased customs checks.

“This change has caused a surge in formal customs clearances, which we are handling around the clock,” said the parcel delivery service.

Shipments going from business to business worth more than $800 aren’t affected by the suspension, but DHL warned they may also face delays.

Shipments under $800 to either businesses or consumers are not impacted, but one British cycle manufacturer suggested its US customers may need to split orders over $800 into “smaller shipments” to avoid the red tape.

Trump targeting ‘deceptive’ practices

From May, shipments from China and Hong Kong that are worth less than $800 “will be subject to all applicable duties”, according to the White House.

“President Trump is targeting deceptive shipping practices by Chinese-based shippers, many of whom hide illicit substances, including synthetic opioids, in low-value packages,” it said in a statement.

Until now, deliveries worth less than $800 didn’t incur any duties, which allowed low-cost companies Chinese like Shein and Temu to make inroads in the US.

Both have warned their prices will now rise because of the rule changes, starting on 25 April.

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Anti-Trump protests sweep America for the second time in weeks

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April 20, 2025

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Anti-Trump protests sweep America for the second time in weeks

Anti-Trump protests took place across America on Saturday, with demonstrators decrying the administration’s immigration crackdown and mass firings at government agencies.

Events ranged from small local marches to a rally in front of the White House and a demonstration at a Massachusetts commemoration of the start of the Revolutionary War 250 years ago.

Thomas Bassford, 80, was at the battle reenactment with his two grandsons, as well as his partner and daughter.

He said: “This is a very perilous time in America for liberty. I wanted the boys to learn about the origins of this country and that sometimes we have to fight for freedom.”

At events across the country, people carried banners with slogans including “Trump fascist regime must go now!”, “No fear, no hate, no ICE in our state,” and “Fight fiercely, Harvard, fight,” referencing the university’s recent refusal to hand over much of its control to the government.

Some signs name-checked Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian citizen living in Maryland, who the Justice Department admits was mistakenly deported to his home country.

People waved US flags, some of them held upside down to signal distress. In San Francisco, hundreds of people spelt out “Impeach & Remove” on a beach, also with an inverted US flag.

People walked through downtown Anchorage in Alaska with handmade signs listing reasons why they were demonstrating, including one that read: “No sign is BIG enough to list ALL of the reasons I’m here!”

Protests also took place outside Tesla car dealerships against the role Elon Musk ahas played in downsizing the federal government as de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The protests come just two weeks after similar nationwide demonstrations.

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Organisers are opposing what they call Mr Trump’s civil rights violations and constitutional violations, including efforts to deport scores of immigrants and to scale back the federal government by firing thousands of government workers and effectively shuttering entire agencies.

The Trump administration, among other things, has moved to shutter Social Security Administration field offices, cut funding for government health programs and scale back protections for transgender people.