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As Long Angeles crime spirals out of control, even some of the city's wealthiest residents have flocked to Beverly Hills' only gun store to buy firearms to protect themselves and their belongings. Beverly Hills Guns first opened by appointment only in July 2020, and has seen upscale residents from Santa Monica to the Hollywood Hills increasingly in a panic following some high-profile smash and grabs and violent home invasions in recent weeks, Los Angeles Magazine reports. Many are self-proclaimed progressives who've never even held a gun before, but who've been so spooked by soaring crime in the famously wealthy enclave...

Australia was once a magnet for Hollywood filmmakers hoping to escape America's Covid crisis. But the country's filmmaking Golden Age has come to an end, as productions jump ship due to Australia's strict lockdowns and border closures. According to industry bible Variety, Australia's appeal has 'waned' among Hollywood producers in recent months due to the country's low vaccination rate and the uncontrollable spread of the Delta variant. While filming is technically considered 'essential work' in Australia, many productions have struggled to navigate complicated health regulations and border closures.

Fool's Paradise Day When : July 13th This special day seems a bit like an oxymoron. How can a fool reach, or experience, Paradise? And, how could a place BE Paradise, if fools inhabit the place? We don't know the answers to these important questions. We can only speculate, as we have yet to find the creator of this special day. We will leave the philosophical thought about this day to you the reader. In the meantime.................. Have a wonderful Fool's Paradise Day! Or you can celebrate.................. Embrace Your Geekness Day When : July 13th  Embrace Your Geekness Day...

Chinese President Hu Jintao presides over a China more aware than ever that without access to vast amounts of natural resources including petroleum, copper, zinc and other elements China’s booming economic dynamo could be slowed and even forced into disarray if not chaos. Consequently President Hu is in Africa this week on his third trip to the resources rich continent. China has a ten year record of heavy investments in needed projects in Africa in a deal that brings home to China millions of barrels of oil and billions of tons of other resources. President Hu has taken a very...

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. -- A man who admitted to shooting a Manitoba RCMP officer in the face has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, but will be out sooner than that. Twenty-four-year old Michael Gary Regamy told Court of Queen's Bench he was sorry for the shooting of Const. Mike Templeton almost four years ago. Justice Albert Clearwater called the shooting a serious crime but said Regamy can be rehabilitated. Clearwater agreed with a joint recommendation from the Crown and defence that the 12 years run concurrent with four years Regamy has already served on other charges. Regamy,...