Senate passes bipartisan gun legislation
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US Senate poised to move forward on first significant gun legislation in decades
WASHINGTON, June 22 ― A bipartisan group of lawmakers released the first significant gun control legislation in decades yesterday, paving the way for the US Senate to move to a vote this week, following two mass shootings that killed dozens of people and sent shock waves through a nation plagued by gun violence. The 80-page…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 June 2022
Greetings from Tyler, Everything is going according to plan. We’re up to our ears in crises, the phony administration is saving the planet, but only in the U. S. It would be fine if Saudi Arabia and Venezuela could ramp up the supply of oil. But we’re not going to do it here. Because we’ve…
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Ukraine: German Chancellor Scholz arrives in Kyiv — live updates
Along with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Mario Draghi, Scholz is making his first trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Follow DW for the latest. —3 European leaders go to Kyiv, expected to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy —10,000 civilians remaining in Sievierodonetsk, governor says —Germany says can deliver weapons to Ukraine ‘end of July…
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Biden Announces $1B in New Military Aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine Wednesday after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion. The package of $1 billion worth of arms includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defense systems, and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems…
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Migrant, Refugee Deaths Increasing on Dangerous Mediterranean Sea Crossing
The U.N. refugee agency says fatalities are rising along the Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe, even as fewer migrants and refugees are making the dangerous journey. Migration reached a peak in 2015, when more than a million refugees and migrants crossed the Mediterranean to Europe. That number declined to 123,300 in 2021. However, the U.N….
