New Zealand is moving to ban assault weapons. Why can’t US?

By CNN,

A week after a mass shooting at two mosques, New Zealand's government is on track to ban assault weapons next month and take back those that are alrea...

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Man who killed 5 was dating one of the victims, police say

By CNN,

A man wanted in the killing of five people in Louisiana was dating one of the victims -- and briefly lived with her family before the shooting rampage...

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Trump: I would have run unarmed to Florida school

By AFP,

President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student survivors of the slaugh...

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Westbrook’s triple-double leads Thunder over Bulls

By AFP,

Russell Westbrook completed his collection with a triple-double on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls, the only NBA team that had denied the Oklahoma ...

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U.S police face new challenges after targeted officer shootings

By Maureen Murimi,

For Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Department Lt. Robert McGarner, a simple prayer and embrace make a difference in dealing with tragedy. "Our commu...

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Trump lays out ‘Law and Order’ platform in acceptance speech

By VOA,

In his first speech Thursday night as the official Republican nominee for U.S. president, Donald Trump struck a tone of urgency regarding recent viole...

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Candlelight vigil held for slain policeman in Baton Rouge

By Reuters,

Mourners gathered on Monday evening (July 18) at a Baton Rouge church to hold a candlelight vigil for slain police officer Matthew Gerald. Gerald w...

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7 officers shot, 3 feared dead in Baton Rouge, USA-CNN

By CNN,

At least seven officers were injured and at least three of them are feared dead in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a source with knowledge of th...

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Obama seeks note of reconciliation at Dallas memorial

By Reuters,

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Americans on Tuesday (July 12) to shed despair and rise above racial divides to honor five police officers slain in ...

Trump Expects More Violence, Friction Between Police, Blacks

By VOA,

Donald Trump says he believes relations between police and the nation's African-American community are “far worse” than people think, predicting t...

US Protests against Police Brutality Continue

By VOA,

Demonstrations about police brutality against black men continued around the United States into the night Saturday and early Sunday. Days of protes...

Profiles of police officers killed in Dallas ambush

By VOA,

Two Iraq war veterans are among the five police officers killed by sniper fire Thursday night after an anti-police violence rally in Dallas, Texas tur...

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Justice department to monitor Minnesota police shooting, investigate Louisiana

By VOA,

The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it will continue to monitor the case in Minnesota where a man as fatally shot by a police officer while in his...

4 police officers shot dead, 7 wounded in Dallas, U.S

By VOA,

A demonstration in the southern U.S. city of Dallas, Texas, Thursday night erupted into chaos with 11 police officers shot.  Four of the officers hav...

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Patient kills doctor, then shoots himself

By CNN,

Police say a patient shot and killed a prominent New Orleans-area doctor inside his hospital office, before turning the gun on himself at a fast food ...

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Gunman opens fire at Louisiana theater, kills two, injures seven

By Agencies,

A lone gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others be...

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