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Gun control takes center stage in 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential race

World / Politics May 7, 2019

Gun control takes center stage in 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential race

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Monday released a sweeping plan to curb gun violence by creating a national licensing program and repealing a law that gives gun manufacturers legal immunity, becoming the latest Democrat in the 2020 presidential race to make gun control measures ...

More big-name firms embroiled in recent U.S. political debates, inviting Trump's wrath

Business Sep 5, 2018

More big-name firms embroiled in recent U.S. political debates, inviting Trump's wrath

Nike's "Just Do It" campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick is a rare example of a brand jumping into a divisive issue uninvited. Still, like it or not, American companies are increasingly being pulled into the country's political and cultural wars. Here's a look at other companies ...

Florida school opens for class with new security after February massacre of 17 but worries remain

World / Social Issues Aug 16, 2018

Florida school opens for class with new security after February massacre of 17 but worries remain

The Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people in February opened on Wednesday for a new school year with three armed guards and other new security measures that some parents and students worried would not be enough. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in ...

Readers' views: katakana name frustration, U.S. gun violence and Europe as a Japan study-abroad option

Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST May 23, 2018

Readers' views: katakana name frustration, U.S. gun violence and Europe as a Japan study-abroad option

A selection of responses from readers to recent stories on the Community pages.

Fox host Laura Ingraham takes vacation as more advertisers flee amid outcry

Entertainment News Apr 2, 2018

Fox host Laura Ingraham takes vacation as more advertisers flee amid outcry

Fox News show host Laura Ingraham announced on her show late Friday that she is taking the week off, after many advertisers dropped her show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter. At least 12 companies have ...

'Vote them out!': Thousands register to vote at U.S. gun-control marches

World / Politics Mar 25, 2018

'Vote them out!': Thousands register to vote at U.S. gun-control marches

Voter registration activists fanned out among young Americans who marched for tighter gun laws Saturday, signing up thousands of first-time voters who vowed to eject lawmakers who oppose gun controls. With midterm congressional elections eight months away, the activists flocked to some 800 marches across ...

Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for youth in Parkland school massacre

World / Crime & Legal Mar 14, 2018

Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for youth in Parkland school massacre

Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting spree last month at a Parkland high school, according to a notice filed in court on Tuesday. Michael Satz, the state attorney for Broward ...

Trump seen caving to NRA, relegates gun purchase age to states and courts

World / Politics Mar 13, 2018

Trump seen caving to NRA, relegates gun purchase age to states and courts

President Donald Trump said on Monday he put off action on raising the minimum age for gun purchases, one of several measures he had backed after the latest U.S. school shooting but skirted after heavy opposition from gun rights groups. The proposal to raise the ...

A shooting at my school, Florida's Douglas High, viewed from afar in Japan but still so close

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Mar 11, 2018

A shooting at my school, Florida's Douglas High, viewed from afar in Japan but still so close

by Melissa Uchiyama

The rest of the world cannot understand America's problem with guns. This hit home for me when yet another school shooting occurred at my alma mater in Parkland, Florida.

Business Mar 9, 2018

Trump meets 'Doom' maker and other video game execs over violent content

U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the makers of popular video games "Grand Theft Auto" and "Doom" to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts like last month's school shooting in Florida. It was the latest ...

Commentary / World Mar 3, 2018

Gun laws may finally change, thanks to kids

by Tyler Cowen

If even a child sees the need to speak out, we all should be listening; they of course have the greatest stake in America's future.

Reeling from Trump's free-flowing gun meeting, Republicans mull next steps

World / Politics Mar 2, 2018

Reeling from Trump's free-flowing gun meeting, Republicans mull next steps

Republican senators in the U.S. Congress signaled on Thursday that they were hesitant to embrace a call from President Donald Trump for sweeping changes to gun laws, including measures more typically backed by Democrats. Trump shocked fellow Republicans on Wednesday when he threw his support ...

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