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A gay belly dancer turns grief into joy after fatal attack on Berlin's Pride festival

  • By FANNY BRODERSEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Dancers haven taken the stage in Berlin and urged resilience after a fatal attack on the city's Pride celebrations. Sunday night's performance acknowledged the toll on the LGBTQ+ community. Authorities said Saturday night’s van ramming and stabbing near the festival was an extremist terror attack that killed one and hurt almost 30 others. The suspect was killed by police. The dance group Queens Against Borders was created to build solidarity with refugees and immigrants. Despite the pain, the performers transformed the night into a celebration of resilience and joy and the audience eventually left their seats and joined in.

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Illinois town mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp

  • By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press
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Residents of a small central Illinois city are mourning the loss of three children and a teenager who were killed in a startling vehicle collision in a building that hosts a popular after-school camp. Authorities say it appears the crash Monday, in which a car barreled through the building in Chatham, was not a targeted attack. Illinois State Police say the 44-year-old driver is not in custody. She was not injured but was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and toxicology reports are pending. Chatham is about 12 miles from the state capital, Springfield.

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Vehicle smashes through Illinois building, killing 4 young people and injuring others

  • By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press
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Illinois State Police say a car smashed through a building during an after-school program just outside Springfield, Illinois. Police say four people between the ages of 4 and 18 were killed and several others were injured. Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. Monday to calls about a vehicle ramming through the building, hitting four people before exiting the other side. Police say several other people were hurt and taken to hospitals. The driver was uninjured and was the sole occupant of the vehicle. It isn't known what led up to the crash or whether it was intentional.