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Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Georgia Hotel Shooting; Government Shutdown Looms; Russia Attacks Ukrainian Miners
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – A police officer was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting at a hotel near Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta, on Sunday. The incident occurred after officers responded to a call reporting fraud at the hotel, according to a statement from Gwinnett County police.
Upon arrival, the officers encountered an individual who drew a gun and shot both officers. The officers returned fire, wounding the suspect. One officer died, while the other was critically wounded.
In Washington, D.C., a partial government shutdown began Saturday after funding lapsed for numerous federal agencies at midnight. The Senate passed a bipartisan funding package late Friday, but it requires approval from the House of Representatives, which is scheduled to return to Washington on Monday, according to CBS News. The agreement involves passing five long-term spending bills and extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks to allow for further discussions on immigration enforcement reforms. Democrats and the White House reached a deal after Democrats raised concerns about funding for immigration agencies.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, a Russian drone strike hit a bus carrying miners in the Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, Fox News reported. Ukrainian emergency services later reported the death toll had risen to 15 in what was described as one of the deadliest single attacks on energy workers since the start of the war. The attack occurred hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a new round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia had been postponed. Zelenskyy stated that the U.S. committed to protecting Ukraine if fighting stops, according to Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot. Russia remains firm on territorial demands and rejecting NATO troops.
In Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) halted "all movement" at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, a detention center for families, after two detainees were confirmed to have active measles infections, according to a statement from Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to CBS News. The measles cases were detected Friday. "ICE Health Services Corps immediately took steps to quarantine and control further spread and infection, ceasing all movement within the facility and quarantining all," McLaughlin said. The facility houses parents and children taken into federal custody over alleged violations of immigration law.
In other news, Venezuela's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) left Venezuela bound for the U.S., ABC News reported. The ship is set to arrive in Providence, Rhode Island. The announcement was made Sunday by Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, on her Telegram channel. Rodriguez was sworn in as interim president after Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's former president, was captured in January following a military operation ordered by President Donald Trump. Maduro now faces federal charges in the U.S.
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