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A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for January 10th - 16th, 2022

During a Senate Hearing with the Health Committee this week, Senator Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange over COVID-19 updates. on Jan. 11, 2022, at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash/via Getty Images)

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past week. You can check in with a minimal time commitment, read about the big stuff, and stay in the know before we’re on to the next. Also, I would encourage you to scroll through my Twitter feed for the week for more detail on any essential topics that I don’t mention here. I will discuss the issues in quick snippets with links attached to provide you with more access to information on the subject. 

There have been eight separate mass shooting incidents in the US in the last week, where five people were killed and 37 were injured. I will be documenting all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun restriction reform. 

1. Sunday, January 9, 2022: Colorado Springs, Colorado

2. Sunday, January 9, 2022: Montgomery, Alabama

3. Sunday, January 9, 2022: Los Angeles, California

4. Sunday, January 9, 2022: Fresno, California

5. Wednesday, January 12, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

6. Friday, January 14, 2022: Eugene, Oregon

7. Saturday, January 15, 2022: Knoxville, Tennessee

8. Saturday, January 15, 2022: Brunswick, Georgia