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Entertainment 3 years ago

Matthew McConaughey urges 'gun responsibility' at White House podium

"We are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before, a window where it seems like real change, real change can happen," the 52-year-old McConaughey told reporters.

Americas 3 years ago

5 killed, two dozen wounded in weekend US mass shootings

The shootings -- late Saturday in Philadelphia and early Sunday in Chattanooga, Tennessee -- further jolted a country facing a gun violence epidemic that has already claimed several thousand American lives this year and shows no signs of abating.

Academia 3 years ago

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Teachers are there, brave and strong in face of ordeals

Regardless of their political stance, teachers have been the victims and witnesses of violence, as well as the protectors of their students and consolers in the aftermath.

Americas 3 years ago

The AR-15 and America's love of military-style weapons

The type of weapon, commonly known as the AR-15, is once again under scrutiny after a gunman used the rifle to kill 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde.

Americas 3 years ago

Texas gunman shot grandmother, acted alone: police

The 18-year-old, who died when police tried to arrest him, was a US citizen and a student in Uvalde, a small community near the Mexican border where the tragedy took place.

Americas 3 years ago

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'Stand up to the gun lobby,' Biden urges Americans after Texas massacre

"As a nation, we have to ask when in God's name we're going to stand up to the gun lobby, when in God's name we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done," Biden said in a televised speech, his voice rising to a crescendo.

Americas 3 years ago

Gunman kills 19 children at Texas elementary school

The attack in Uvalde -- a small community about an hour from the Mexican border -- was the deadliest US school shooting in years, and the latest in a spree of bloody gun violence across America.

Tech 3 years ago

Jokowi meets Elon Musk after nickel talks

The meeting between Musk and Jokowi came after a round of working-level discussions on a potential investment in Indonesia's nickel industry and supply of batteries for electric vehicles, Indonesian officials told Reuters.

Sports 4 years ago

Marquez doesn't remember much of Indonesia crash

Honda rider Marquez, 29, did not race in Indonesia in March after a crash in the warm-up session at Mandalika left him with double vision. He also missed last weekend's race in Argentina.