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NRA stance: Speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre

The NRA had said that convention attendees would “reflect on” the shooting at the event and “pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.”

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Gun policy debate blocked by Senate Republicans

The vote failed nearly along party lines, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of robust debate, let alone eventual compromise, on gun safety measures.

Questions arise in police delays at Texas school massacre

The motive for the massacre — the nation’s deadliest school shooting since Newtown, Connecticut, a decade ago — remained under investigation.

Beto O’Rourke interrupts Texas governor’s shooting briefing

“Gov. Abbott, I have something to say,” the Democrat challenging Greg Abbott for governor said Wednesday. “The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing.

 
House panel grills FDA chief over baby formula woes

Commissioner Robert Califf laid out a series of setbacks in congressional testimony that slowed his agency’s response.

 
19 children killed in Texas school rampage

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said.

Utah sees first 2 cases of monkeypox

A leading adviser to the WHO described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S. and other countries as “a random event” that appears to have been caused by sexual activity at two recent raves in Europe.

1 dead, 2 badly hurt after California cliff fall

Four people fell off a Southern California ocean cliff before dawn Monday and a man was killed and two women were critically injured, authorities said.

Poland’s president visits Kyiv as Russia presses Donbas offensive

“Unfortunately, in Europe there have also been disturbing voices in recent times demanding that Ukraine yield to Putin’s demands,” he said. “I want to say clearly: Only Ukraine has the right to decide about its future.”

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