San Francisco 49ers defensive end Keion White was the victim of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the ankle early Monday morning in San Francisco, according to a statement released by the team and reported by Fox News. The incident occurred around 4:06 a.m. on the 1700 block of Mission Street, as stated by the San Francisco Police Department.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at a business on Mission Street, where they found White with an apparent gunshot wound. The injury was deemed non-life-threatening. The team released a statement confirming the incident.
In other news, Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail for colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law, as reported by BBC World. This is the harshest punishment handed down under the law, which China imposed after large-scale protests in 2019. Rights groups have called the sentence a "death sentence" for the 78-year-old.
Also, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have called for the full release of files related to the late sex offender. In a 40-second video released by the World Without Exploitation group, survivors held up photographs and stated, "we all deserve the truth." The US Department of Justice was required by law to make all files public in December of last year, but only some have been released, many with redactions, according to BBC World.
In New York City, 18 people have died as a result of extreme cold weather, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, as reported by BBC World. The city has endured a cold snap since late January, including 13 days of temperatures at or below freezing, one of the longest stretches of sub-zero weather in six decades. Mamdani stated that "each life lost is a tragedy, and we will continue to hold their families in our thoughts."
In other health news, Dr. Mehmet Oz urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, as reported by the New York Times. Dr. Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director, stated that there was a simple solution to the raging measles outbreak in South Carolina, which has infected more than 900 people. "Take the vaccine, please," he said. He also pledged that there will never be a barrier to Americans getting access to the measles vaccine.
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