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Experts say banning high-capacity magazines would make mass shootings less deadly Aug 19, 2019

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With the pace of mass shootings accelerating — and their tolls dramatically increasing — criminologists and reform advocates are more intently focused on limiting access to high-capacity magazines as one of the most potent ways to curb the epidemic.

Trump wants to buy Greenland. Two other presidents tried and failed. Aug 16, 2019

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President Trump has pushed top aides to investigate whether the U.S. government can purchase the giant ice-covered island of Greenland.

Broken hyoid bone in Jeffrey Epstein’s neck raises more questions about ‘apparent suicide’ Aug 15, 2019

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An autopsy found that Jeffrey Epstein sustained multiple breaks in his neck bones, deepening the mystery about the circumstances around his death.

The Chinese government hopes threats of violence will disperse Hong Kong protesters Aug 14, 2019

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China is threatening to use force in Hong Kong, hoping that threats alone will disperse the mass protests, as students and others who yearn for freedom make plans to continue protesting once universities resume classes next month.

How Trump is undermining the Endangered Species Act Aug 13, 2019

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New rules will allow the administration to reduce the amount of habitat set aside for wildlife and remove critical tools that officials use to predict future harm to species as the result of climate change.

Corrections officers did not check on Epstein for several hours before his death Aug 12, 2019

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Corrections officers had not checked in on financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for “several” hours before he was found hanging in his cell on Saturday. It’s just one in a series of missteps in the hours leading up to his death.

Trump shakes up the top ranks of the intelligence community Aug 09, 2019

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President Trump said in a tweet last night that he will name Joseph Maguire, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as the acting director of national intelligence, following his aborted effort to install a political loyalist.

The mother of the El Paso shooting suspect called the police weeks before he allegedly opened fire Aug 08, 2019

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The mother’s attorneys says she contacted police because she was worried about her son owning the weapon given his age, maturity level and lack of experience handling such a firearm.

To work, red flag systems require someone to raise them. That usually doesn’t happen. Aug 07, 2019

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Trump and Republican leaders have made ‘red flags’ such as mental illness, violent crimes or domestic attacks a priority for identifying people who should not be allowed to have guns. But that may not be enough.

El Paso massacre casts new light on the threat within Aug 06, 2019

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The United States employs an arsenal of armed forces, unmanned drones and intelligence agencies to contain Islamist terrorism. No comparable array of national power has been directed against the threat emerging from the far right.

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