New Zealand may stay shut for rest of year amid vaccine rollout doubts

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand’s borders will remain closed for most of this year amid uncertainty over the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern … Read More

Ocasio-Cortez hits NRA after New Zealand shooting: ‘What good are your thoughts and prayers?’

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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 … Read More

New Zealand Prime Minister says, ‘Our gun laws will change’

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(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 … Read More