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Report: January 2021 Homicides Hit Four-Year High in Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago
Report: January 2021 Homicides Hit Four-Year High in Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago
by AWR HAWKINS2 Feb 2021
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/report-january-2021-homicides-hit-four-year-high-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
January 2021 witnessed 51 homicides in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago, a four-year high.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the 51 homicides ties a high in January 2017, when the city saw 51 as well.
Chicago saw 240 overall shooting victims in January–fatal and non-fatal combined–compared to 158 during January 2020.
Chicago Police responded to 2018 carjackings in January, and the threat from that alone is so great Chicago Alderman Stephanie Coleman is pushing for security at gas stations to ensure people can fill up their tanks without have their vehicles stolen.
The Chicago Tribune noted Coleman has launched “Operation Safe Pump” to provide an hour in which pumps at certain gas stations are safe. Coleman’s actions follow the 135 percent surge in Chicago carjackings witnessed in 2020.
Fox News observes Chicago also started the year with heightened violence against police officers. “At least ten” Chicago police officers were shot in January 2021, compared to four who were shot in January 2020.
The January 2021 violence comes on the heels of a 2020 that witnessed over 4,100 people shot in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago.
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#FBI Miami Statement on Agent-Involved Shooting:
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issued a statement on an agent-involved shooting in Sunrise, Florida, in which two FBI agents were killed and three were wounded.
https://twitter.com/FBI/status/1356635797739438090
February 2, 2021
FBI Miami Statement on Agent-Involved Shooting
The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting which occurred this morning at approximately 6 a.m. in the vicinity of 10100 Reflections Boulevard, Sunrise, Florida. A team of law enforcement officers were there to execute a federal court-ordered search warrant in furtherance of a violent crimes against children case.
Two FBI agents are deceased and three are wounded. Two wounded agents were transported to hospital and are in stable condition. The names of the deceased will not be released at this time.
The subject is deceased.
In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under investigation by the FBI’s Inspection Division. The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances. Because this is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/miami/news/press-releases/fbi-miami-statement-on-agent-involved-shooting
Well I got a further ?…..what about if he is still "Potus" as some on here mention…what's going to happen?
Last FBI agent to lose their life in the line of duty was in 2008….per Harris Faulkner @FOX
New Study Found 80% of COVID-19 Patients Were Vitamin D Deficient
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-study-found-80-percent-of-covid-19-patients-were-vitamin-d-deficient
A new study that looked at 216 people with COVID-19 found that 80 percent didn’t have adequate levels of vitamin D in their blood.
The study also found that people who had both COVID-19 and lower vitamin D levels also had a higher number of inflammatory markers such as ferritin and D-dimer, which have been linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes.
A different study found that COVID-19 patients who had adequate vitamin D levels had a 51.5 percent lower risk of dying from the disease and a significant reduced risk for complications.
Medical experts theorize that maintaining adequate vitamin D levels may help lower risk or aid recovery from severe COVID-19 for some people, though more testing is needed.
All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. Some information may be out of date. Visit our coronavirus hub and follow our live updates page for the most recent information on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent researchTrusted Source discovered a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and a higher risk of COVID-19. Now, another new study has found the same — noting that more than 80 percent of people with COVID-19 didn’t have adequate levels of the “sunshine vitamin” in their blood.
As part of the new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers looked at 216 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain. The scientists matched the patients to controls from another dataset.
Of all the patients, 82.2 percent were deficient in vitamin D.
In the research, men had lower vitamin D levels compared to women.
People who had COVID-19 and lower vitamin D levels also had higher inflammatory markers such as ferritin and D-dimer. Those have been linkedTrusted Source to poor COVID-19 outcomes.
People with vitamin D deficiency had a higher prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. They also had longer hospital stays for COVID-19, the study showed.
Comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are associated with low vitamin D status, said Dr. Hans Konrad Biesalski, a professor at the University of Hohenheim who has evaluated vitamin D and COVID-19.
“It looks like patients with a poor vitamin D status may have more severe COVID-19,” he told Healthline. But the new study didn’t find that relationship.
Vitamin D and COVID-19 recovery
Nevertheless, in addition to the correlation between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 risk, many people are looking at how it may protect people or help them recover from the disease.
“One approach is to identify and treat vitamin D deficiency, especially in high-risk individuals such as the elderly, patients with comorbidities, and nursing home residents, who are the main target population for the COVID-19,” said study co-author José L. Hernández, PhD, of the University of Cantabria in Santander, Spain.
He said people at high risk for COVID-19 — older adults, those with underlying conditions, and people in nursing homes — can be treated with vitamin D.
“Vitamin D treatment should be recommended in COVID-19 patients with low levels of vitamin D circulating in the blood since this approach might have beneficial effects in both the musculoskeletal and the immune system,” Hernández said in a statement.
Protecting yourself
Many Americans have a vitamin D deficiency, according to previous research. It’s a global health issue, other researchTrusted Source notes.
Should you have your vitamin D levels checked? Is taking a supplement enough to protect yourself, or at least to lower your chance of getting COVID-19?
Dr. Michael F. Holick, who has researched vitamin D and leads the Bone Health Care Clinic at Boston University, said that Endocrine Society Practice Guidelines don’t recommend everyone should be screened.
It’s reasonable to keep tabs on vitamin D levels in those with fat malabsorption syndrome, people with obesity, or those who have other medical issues, Holick told Healthline.
The Endocrine Society recommends that infants should get anywhere from 400–1,000 IUs daily, children 600–1,000 IUs daily, and adults 600–2,000 IUs daily. The amount needed depends on your current levels or if you’re trying to raise them.
Adults with obesity may need 2 to 3 times more, Holick noted.
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Durham probe focused on FBI, but prosecution of high-level officials like Comey 'unlikely': sources
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/durham-probe-focused-on-fbi-cia-completed