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Ocasio-Cortez hits NRA after New Zealand shooting: ‘What good are your thoughts and prayers?’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday tore into the National Rifle Association (NRA) after at least one gunman opened fire at two New Zealand mosques, leaving at least 49 people dead. The New York lawmaker condemned the fatal attack on Twitter, focusing her message on the American gun group. “At 1st I thought of saying, ‘Imagine being told your house…
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New Zealand Prime Minister says, ‘Our gun laws will change’
(CNN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Saturday morning that “our gun laws will change” following the mass shooting at two Christchurch mosques that left 49 people dead. “There were five guns used by the primary perpetrator,” she said at a news conference in Wellington. “There were two semi-automatic weapons and two shotguns. The…
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Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie in the wake of the New Zealand mosque massacres
The subreddit violated site policy on ‘glorifying violence’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit has banned r/watchpeopledie, an infamous subreddit that hosted videos of people dying gruesomely. The ban comes after the subreddit re-hosted videos of the recent mosque massacres in New Zealand. According to the new landing page, the subreddit was banned for…
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49 killed and more than 20 seriously injured in New Zealand mass shooting targeting mosques
Ambulance staff take a man from outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. A witness says many people have been killed in a mass shooting at a mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) One person has been charged in connection with a “well-planned” terrorist attack that…
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In embattled Venezuela, residents line up for hours to get clean water
The scene in Venezuela‘s capital of Caracas is dire: a long line of people searching for clean water during the country’s daily power outages. Children and adults alike can be seen carrying jugs as residents prepare to make a dangerous trip underground. On Tuesday night, desperate residents climbed down a manhole that covered an emergency pipe…
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Next flu pandemic ‘a matter of when, not if,’ says WHO
The World Health Organization has released a global plan to fight influenza, describing it as its most comprehensive to date. One goal is to prepare for an inevitable next flu pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday outlined a global plan for fighting influenza and trying to prevent or slow any worldwide outbreak of the…
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Flood Deaths in Southern Afghanistan Rise to 59
Kabul, March 4 (Prensa Latina) The number of deaths due to heavy rains and floods that have affected southern Afghanistan since the weekend has risen to 59, while another 10 remain missing, official sources said on Monday. According to Ahmad Khan Nafi, head of operations at the State Ministry for Disaster Management, 143 people have…
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Tornado leaves at least 23 dead in Alabama – 4 March Update
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At least 23 dead, many injured, in apparent large tornado in Alabama, officials say; fatalities could rise
At least 23 people were confirmed dead, and “many, many” injured when an apparent large tornado destroyed several homes in a southeast Alabama community Sunday, according to officials. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told The Associated Press late Sunday evening that children are among the dead. He says it’s possible the death toll could continue to…
