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May 13 2024
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Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown keep Celtics in control of Game 4, series as pesky Cavaliers pushed to brink
But this time it was just Tatum, who might have been a bit overzealous with his celebration. Brown, who has been remarkably efficient during this Eastern Conference semifinal series, caught the pass cleanly and drilled a 3-pointer that gave his team an 8-point lead. Moments later, he winced when he absorbed a shot to the chest, another physical blow during a physical game. CLEVELAND — The
The Boston GlobeMay 17 2024
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NH GOP senators kill gun background checks bill despite bipartisan support
CONCORD — The final New Hampshire gun violence prevention bill of 2024 fell Thursday, as the state Senate voted 13-10 to table it, likely killing the issue for this session. House Bill 1711 would require serious mental health information to be reported to the FBI’s background check system for firearm purchases. New Hampshire is currently one of just three states that doesn't already do so. The
Yahoo NewsApr 30 2024
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Efforts to Control Gaza Protests Threaten Free Speech and Academic Freedom
When I was in college, one of my professors had written her PhD thesis on the cultural aspects of the post-civil-war militias, organizations that would evolve into the National Guard of today. These units proliferated at the time to give men, who lived in the shadow of their fathers’ and grandfathers’ Civil War service, a chance to emulate their exploits. When the Spanish-American War began in
American GreatnessApr 25 2024
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Eastern Iowa school district to use AI gun detection to combat gun-related violence
An eastern Iowa school district is set to use an AI-based gun detection platform as a means to combat gun-related violence. According to a news release from ZeroEyes, the company behind the AI technology which holds a designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the company layers their gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software onto existing digital security
Des Moines RegisterMay 15 2024
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Jens Ludwig: More spending won’t be enough to reduce Chicago’s gun violence
Gun violence was the top issue for Chicago voters in the most recent mayoral election. It’s no wonder. What Chicagoan looks at a victim such as 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams, shot to death at a McDonald’s drive-thru on the West Side, and doesn’t see their own kid, grandkid, or sister? The city has responded by releasing the People’s Plan for Community Safety, a key centerpiece of which is new
Chicago TribuneMay 17 2024
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France admits it's lost control of parts of New Caledonia, the world’s third-largest producer of critical EV metal nickel
The French government is moving to regain control of the Pacific territory of New Caledonia, High Commissioner Louis Le Franc said, as security forces arrive in the archipelago to end a week of violent protests by pro-independence groups. Le Franc said new security deployments, after French President Emmanuel Macron declared a state of emergency, would help reassert government control
FortuneMay 09 2024
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Student found with gun at K-8 school in N.J., district says
A student at a Paterson school was found with a gun when police came to question him there about an unrelated incident, officials said.
Detectives went to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon to arrest the boy and discovered a handgun while searching him, a spokesman for the school district told NJ Advance Media.
NorthJersey.com reported that
nj.comAug 12 2020
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Just Facts: Gun Control
This research is based upon the most recent available data in 2019. Facts from earlier years are cited based upon availability and relevance, not to slant results by singling out specific years that are different from others. Likewise, data associated with the effects of gun control laws in various geographical areas represent random, demographically diverse places in which such data is
Just FactsMay 14 2024
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SF-based assemblymember pushes for gun ban on offenders found incompetent for trial
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco-based state assemblyman has introduced legislation that would ban individuals found mentally incompetent to stand trial from possessing firearms. The bill, Assembly Bill 2629, was introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco). The bill, according to a statement from Haney’s office, enjoys strong bipartisan support and has already passed out of
KRON4Feb 13 2024
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‘Grief into action:’ New Michigan gun control laws take effect one year after MSU shooting
A package of “common-sense” gun control bills took effect in Michigan Tuesday morning, exactly one year after the shooting at Michigan State University. The laws, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year, include new safe storage requirements and universal background checks. Senate Bill 79 requires Michiganders to lock their firearms away if a minor is likely to enter the area where it is
The Michigan Daily