Despite almost daily front page stories on shootings, the number of murders rose at a slower rate last year, notes Grumpy Editor.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates murders rose four percent last year after jumping nearly 30 percent in 2020.
Law enforcement people have been extra busy working on shootings in cities and rural areas across the country.
As The Wall Street Journal points out: “Soaring murder rates across the country since the onset of the pandemic have made crime a major issue in local and national elections.”
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
DOGUE FEATURES DOGGIE CHOW. A San Francisco restaurant, appropriately called Dogue, offers a range of fancy treats and special menus of French cuisine, tailored specifically for canine diners. The restaurant’s in-house “pawtisserie” serves healthy and colorful snacks made from organic, locally-sourced “human-grade ingredients.” That includes a cake made with ingredients like pastured chicken, liver, wild sardines and organic vegetables. The restaurant offers a $75 tasting menu every Sunday.
BOA CONSTRICTOR STRANDED ON ROOF. Firefighters and police in High Point, North Carolina, conduct an unusual rescue when a Boa Constrictor is spotted stranded on the Roof of a home. They help an animal control officer get to the roof and bring the red-tailed boa constrictor down to solid ground.
UTAH CITY RESIDENTS SNIFF SOMETHING. Officials in North Salt Lake City, Utah, are investigating the cause of a foul odor reported by residents. It doesn't appear to be coming from the sewer. Many locals compare the smell to rotting meat.
TEXAS DOG PERCHES ON ROOF. An Austin, Texas, dog enjoys greeting neighbors and passers-by from the roof of his home. Huckleberry the dog started climbing onto the roof of his home years ago and now is a local celebrity with his unusual routine.
$2 MILLION OFFERED FOR BASEBALL. A baseball fan who caught Aaron Judge’s American League record 62nd home run ball is offered $2 million for it by a sports memorabilia auction house owner. The record price for a home run ball is $3 million, paid for Mark McGwire’s record 70th in 1998.
POLAND SEEKS $1.3 TRILLION FROM WORLD WAR II. Poland’s foreign minister requests about $1.3 trillion in reparations for damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II. A Polish official says action should be taken without delay to address the effects of Germany's 1939-45 occupation in a “lasting and complex, legally binding as well as material way.”
ELECTRIC PASSENGER AIRCRAFT TRAVELS EIGHT MINUTES. Dubbed “Alice,” an Electric Passenger airplane built by Eviation Aircraft took off from Washington state’s Grant County International Airport and traveled at 3,500 feet for eight minutes. Eviation said that Alice can last up to one to two hours per charge and can reach a top cruise speed of 287 m.p.h.
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