Author: Lisa Marie Pane Associated Press
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‘Quite frankly shocking’: US virus deaths hit record levels
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Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas and…
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US mass shooters exploited gaps, errors in background checks
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Most mass shooters in the U.S. acquired their weapons legally because nothing in their backgrounds disqualified them, reports James Alan Fox, a criminologist with Northeastern University who has studied mass shootings for decades. But in several attacks in recent years, gunmen got weapons as a result of mistakes, lack of follow-through or gaps in federal…
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Columbine, 20 years later: Poll shows most Americans favor stricter gun laws
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WASHINGTON – A majority of Americans favor stricter gun laws, and most believe places of worship and schools have become less safe over the last two decades, according to a new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey was conducted both before and after last month’s mass shooting at…
