West Palm Area Students Mobilize on Gun Regulation Amid Elections
In Weston Florida young activists responding to the Parkland tragedy rally for gun regulation ahead of November midterms. They attend candidate events register voters and pressure lawmakers backed by large donors including a 1 million dollar pledge from Tom Steyer.
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Fla
Florida
Washington
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Douglas
Emma Gonzalez
Veronica Carbonell
Cypress Bay High School
Parkland
Andrew Gillum
Tallahassee
Tom Steyer
Ken
U.S
Northeast
Iowa
Joni Ernst
Chuck Grassley
St. Louis
Columbine
Missouri
Josh Hawley
Claire McCaskill
D-Mo
Senate
Brian Wingbermuehle
Rockwood Summit High
Fenton
Chicago homicide drop masks ongoing gun violence trends
Chicago homicides show a 25 percent decline from 2016 and 2017 while shootings remain high. Tribune data indicate 370 people shot and at least 82 homicides so far this year, with 2016 and 2017 showing higher early-year totals. A weekend toll included one death and nine woundings, including Arthur AJ Smith, 38, fatally shot in a Chicago area crime incident.
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Aj” Smith
Smith
Iowa
Aid convoy reaches rebel held Ghouta in Syria
A 46 truck joint aid convoy entered Duma in east Ghouta delivering 5500 food parcels and 5500 bags of flour for about 27500 people. The ICRC and WHO urged more aid as government forces press a Russian backed assault that has killed about 745 and wounded nearly 4000.
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Jordan
Syria
Syrian Arab Red Crescent
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International Committee
Red Cross
World Food Program
United Nations Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Reuters
Douma
Florida Senate Rejects Arming Most Teachers After Parkland
Florida Senate voted to exclude most school staff from a plan to arm teachers after the Parkland shooting. The package raises the gun purchase age to 21 with a three day waiting period and strengthens police powers to seize guns and seek risk protection orders.
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Fla
Florida
Senate
Rick Scott
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
National Rifle Association
House
Florida Senate
Scott
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