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NYC, San Francisco Pride Parade crowds panic after confusing fireworks, fight for gunfire

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Thousands run frantically in NYC streets after what sounded like shots are heard during the Pride Parade

Panicked parade-goers run frantically through the streets as possible gunshots are fired during this year’s NYC Pride Parade. (Credit: @mgogel/Local News X / TMX)

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The perceived noise of gunfire sent crowds running during two of the country’s largest Pride Parades in New York City and San Francisco this weekend despite law enforcement confirming false alarms.

Despite videos showing Manhattan revelers storming away from the sound of what they thought was a shooting, NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey confirmed that there had been no shots fired in Washington Square Park, the green epicenter of the Pride celebrations. NYPD said a further investigation determined fireworks were set off at the 9.75-acre public park in Greenwich Village.

Days earlier, tens of thousands of protesters assembled at the park for a pro-abortion protest after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The crowd marched up 6th Avenue, and about two dozen protesters were arrested for blocking traffic near 42nd St., the New York Post reported. On Sunday, Planned Parenthood was the first contingent of the New York City Pride Parade .

In San Francisco, police officers assigned to the Civic Center area for the San Francisco Pride Festival responded at approximately 5:25 p.m. to a report of a shooting near 7th and Market Streets.

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    People participate in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022, in New York City. ((Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images))

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    A person holds an “abort the patriarchy” sign at in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022, in New York City. ((Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images))

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    U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) participates in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. ((Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images))

However, upon arrival, officers were unable to locate any victims or witnesses, and the police department said it was not immediately apparent if there was any merit to the shooting in the area. The department said officers remained on the scene to ensure the safety and security of Pride events.

The panic came on the heels of high-profile mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.

This year was the first time pride parades in New York City and San Francisco made a full comeback since they were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic .

Social media users at both events described chaotic scenes as the crowds began to stampede and people reportedly started running and screaming of shots fired.

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    SF Pride grand marshal public poll choice Vinny Eng greets the crowd during the 52nd Annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration on June 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. ((Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))

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    U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds a gavel during the 52nd Annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration on June 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. ((Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))

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Some users noted the recent shooting at a gay bar in Oslo, Norway. The Associated Press reported that the shooting killed two people and injured more than a dozen in a case of possible terrorism.

Last month, police in Idaho arrested more than 30 alleged members of the group called Patriot Front found packed into the back of a U-Haul near an LGBTQ event.

Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @danimwallace.

Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu Aces the Vietnamese Attire!

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The diva was seen in Vietnam, attending Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 pageant.

After 21 years, Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu has made our country proud by bringing the crown home.

Recently, the diva was seen in the Southeast Asian country Vietnam, attending Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 pageant. She picked a traditional Vietnamese attire called Ao Dai.

The colour of the outfit was really vibrant. A perfect combination of yellow and brown with bell sleeves. Total comfy and breezy it was! To finish off the look, she paired the whole outfit with statement earrings. Since the outfit was really subtle, she balanced this with an addition of a handbag which was a vibe in itself.

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Harnaaz is not missing a single chance to keep updating her fans through her social media posts. Today, she posted a picture of herself where she was all set to rock the stage of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022.

Keeping the trend of whites ahead, the diva wore a white monochrome outfit. She wore a white dress with a sweetheart neckline. Further, she added a white blazer on top of it which gave this entire look a formal touch as well. She wore tie-up stilettoes with gold hints.

Talking about her makeup, she kept it very minimal yet sleek as she opted for a neutral look with little smokey details in the eyes. She also added some aesthetically please gold jewellery which matched her blazer’s button and heels strap.

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The caption of the picture said, “Tonight’s the night! who’s going to watch Miss Universe Vietnam 2022? Hold tight to see my finale show look.” Within just a few hours of posting this carousel post, it has received likes of over a lakh. The comment section has been flooded with compliments from not only fans but her industry mates as well.

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UC Law Dean: Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Turns Back the Clock’ to When Women Were ‘Treated as Property’

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The chancellor and dean of the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California, reacted to the Supreme Court overruling Roe v. Wade on Friday by claiming that the ruling effectively “turns back the clock” to “when women did not have the right to vote” and were “treated as property,” adding, “I tremble for my granddaughters.”

“Today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is devastating on many levels,” Dean David Faigman proclaimed in an open letter, before claiming that women not being able to as easily kill their unborn children means the clock has been turned back to another century.

Abortion-rights activist Caroline Rhodes protests in front of the Supreme Court building following the announcement to the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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“This decision turns back the clock not just to 1973, but to a century when women did not have the right to vote and were, largely, treated as property,” Faigman wrote. “I tremble for my granddaughters.”

The dean then argued that “those with religious objections to abortion do not have the right to impose them on others,” before calling into question the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

“As a dean and professor of constitutional law, this opinion — and, indeed, the composition of the Court itself, which is a product of political gerrymandering — raises basic questions regarding the legitimacy of the Court itself,” Faigman said.

On Friday, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade , holding in the Dobbs case that the Constitution does not include a right to abortion and returning the issue of abortion laws and regulations to state legislatures.

“On the eve of Pride weekend, Justice Thomas’s concurring opinion in Dobbs underscores the breadth of the potential challenges to other fundamental and hard-won rights, including marriage equality,” Faigman lamented in his letter.

Faigman concluded by pledging to use his role as the leader of one of California’s most prestigious law schools to help prepare future lawyers and policymakers to “grapple with the outcome of today’s decision.”

“UC Hastings is committed more than ever to its core mission to prepare diverse students to advance the rule of law and pursue justice,” he wrote. “Our students are the future lawyers and policymakers who will need to grapple with the outcome of today’s decision.”

Faigman is just one of the many members of academia having a public meltdown over the Supreme Court’s life-saving decision.

After the ruling, college and university professors took to social media, where they issued unhinged diatribes in response to the reality that not as many killings will transpire in a post-Roe America.

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Dramatic underwater photo from Monterey Bay shows dead sea lion being devoured by starfish

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When the California Academy of Sciences announced the winners of its annual natural photography competition this month, the honorees included a former photo editor for National Geographic. An established commercial photographer in India. A 50-year Norwegian veteran who the BBC once placed among the world’s 10 top nature photographers.

And an emergency room technician in Monterey who went diving last September and came across a dead sea lion slowly being devoured by starfish, 40 feet below the surface.

“It was pretty ironic — here I am on my day off, and I encounter this huge dead sea lion,” recalled David Slater, 32, about the first of what became six visits to grim yet haunting scene. “There was sadness, but also a certain nurturing beauty.”

Slater, who moved to Monterey from Hawaii five years ago, had his image “Sea Lion Fall” selected as the best photograph in the “Aquatic Life” category of the Academy’s BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition . Established in 2014, the contest this year attracted more than 7,000 entrants. From these, just nine were selected to receive awards.

As someone who says he “has been obsessed with undersea photography since I was kid,” Slater was familiar with BigPicture. But he had never given thought to entering until real life intervened.

“Sea Lion Fall” was taken on the sixth and last dive that Slater took to survey the scene off Monterey’s San Carlos beach. With each visit, the sea lion remained on the ocean floor, face buried in the sand. With each visit, Slater saw more and more members of one species drawing sustenance from the remains of another.

By the last visit, two dozen bat stars of varying sizes and hues had attached themselves to the carcass, latched tight so that one of their two stomachs could use enzymes to break down the solid mass and make it digestible.

Slater knew the grisly technical details, since he has a marine biology degree from the University of Hawaii. But he also knew that he was encountering a rare glimpse of nature’s cycle of life. One made more solemn by a handful of sea lions hovering nearby, keeping watch but not intervening.

“Sea lions are pretty intelligent creatures, and I wondered if the one who had passed had belong to this rookery,” Slater said in a phone interview.

For his final visit to the fallen sea lion — in between shifts at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula — Slater brought along the gear to take vivid images of the world beneath the water, including strobes to capture the true colors in the gauzy underseas setting. What he returned with has a calm and haunting surrealism — a still gray creature studded with colorful sea stars, while other sea lions were a dim chorus in the background.

“I knew the photo was special to me,” said Slater, who has an instagram account devoted to his off-hours passion. “But to have the judges agree? I literally don’t believe it.”

An exhibition of BigPicture’s seven winners and 42 runners-up will be held this fall beginning Sept. 30 at the Academy’s home in Golden Gate Park.

The full set of 49 prize-winning and finalist photos is at www.bigpicturecompetition.org/2022-winners .

John King is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected]

Penny Wong arrives in Hanoi, affirming new Australian cabinet relations with Vietnam

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The Australian top diplomat said the ties between the countries run deep.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong today [June 27] met with Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi as part of her three-day visit to affirm the new Australian government’s commitments to continue the Strategic Partnership with Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (R) and Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Hanoi on June 27. Photos: Baoquocte

In the visit which was made one month after she was sworn in as Australian Foreign Minister, Wong affirmed the role of Vietnam in the regional architecture and the two countries in the regional peace and security.

In Vietnam, Wong will meet with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung.

Her trip comes ahead of next year’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia.

Before the visit, she said her discussions with Vietnamese officials will focus on climate change cooperation, shared trade and investment ambitions, and Australia’s continued support for Vietnam’s Covid-19 recovery.

In today’s talks, Bui Thanh Son thanked Australia for its donation of 22 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, the largest volume for Australia’s partnering country.

The top diplomats said that Vietnam and Australia should boost cooperation in tourism, education, and workforce – the fields should be focused on after both countries fully open their borders. In addition, they agreed to promote traditional fields of trade, investment, security and defense, activities for the 50th anniversary, as well as address non-traditional security threats.

Concerning Vietnam-Australia relations, Wong said: “The ties between our countries run deep.” As so many Australians have family and friends in this region, in Vietnam particularly, she said “we want to make sure we work to deepen this relationship,”.

“It’s also important for me to come here, to do the work, to listen because our futures are tied together,” she noted.

Opening the new Vietnam Australia Center in Hanoi on June 27, which will draw on Australian expertise to develop future leaders in the communist nation, she said the starting point of the Albanese government was “always to listen.”

Vietnam is further establishing itself as a global manufacturing hub and trade with Australia is on the up. Over the first five months of this year, trade between the countries hit a record $9 billion, up 32% from the same period in 2021, Vietnamese consul general Nguyen Dang Thang told a meeting of the Australia-Vietnam Business Council in Sydney last Thursday. He said two-way investment exceeded $3.5 billion, with 75% being Australian money in Vietnam.

Penny Wong visits Vietnam one month after she took office.

Vietnam-Australia relations in regional context

Vietnam is the first stop of  Penny Wong’s week-long trip to Southeast Asia that will take her to Malaysia, her country of birth.

Addressing an audience at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on June 27, she said it was the new Australian government’s ambition to expand strategic, defense and security cooperation with Vietnam, as well to further economic engagement and innovation links.

“Our two countries share an interest in a region that is peaceful, prosperous, that is stable, in which sovereignty is respected,” Wong said. “A region where disputes are settled peacefully in accordance with international law and norms, not by size and power,” the Sydney Morning Herald cited her.

On this occasion, Penny Wong and Bui Thanh Son discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern. Son welcomed the ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2021 and expected Australia’s further contributions to the ASEAN Centrality.

For her part, Wong affirmed that Australia attached the importance of the ASEAN Centrality in the regional cooperation and the sustainable development of the Mekong Sub-region.

Regarding the South China Sea issues, Wong affirmed the importance of maintaining peace, security, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the region stipulated in international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.

Sharing before the visit, Wong said Australia’s future is tied to the future of Southeast Asia. “It’s more than geography that binds us – we have genuine links in Vietnam and Malaysia: family, business, education, and tourism,” she said, adding that “My visit seeks to deepen these ties, building on our existing partnerships for the benefit of our countries and the region.”

The two top diplomats hold talks on the same day.