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Flyover: Let's talk gun control, again
Almost 12,000 Americans have been killed by guns in 273 mass shootings in 2017 so far - one incident for each day, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit corporation that tracks gun-related violence in the US. State laws vary widely; in Nevada, firearms owners are not required to have licenses or register their weapons, or to pass a waiting period before purchasing a firearm. [Full Article...]
Case against actor for his anti-Modi remarks
Prakash Raj said that Narendra Modi's silence is chilling. Actor Prakash Raj has stirred up a controversy on Monday when he questioned the "absolute silence" of the Prime Minister on the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh . "I'm not a fool to give back my National Awards, which have been given to me for my body of work, and which I'm very proud of". Well coming to the point, I would ... [Full Article...]
BJP's electoral showing in Kerala since 1984
BJP President Amit Shah flagged off the major yatra from Payyanur in Kannur on Tuesday and several senior functionaries are likely to join the 15-day march against violence on party workers by CPM activists. "Make no mistake, the common man is supporting us". He said his party would use democratic means to fight Left rule in the state. He had spoken extensively on political violence in the state... [Full Article...]
North Korean ship smuggling huge weapons cache seized in Egypt
Following cancellation of United States ' aid to Egypt , Washington administration was expressed as a disturbance of Egypt's rapprochement with North Korea and Russian Federation. Russian Federation and China do not really supply such old-fashioned hardware anymore, so North Korea has cornered the market. According to Andrea Berger, a North Korea specialist and senior research associate at th... [Full Article...]
Akhilesh Yadav re-elected SP national chief for 5-year term
It was Akhilesh Yadav's uncle Ram Gopal Yadav who made the announcement at the Samajwadi Party's convention in Agra today. According to the sources, during the meet, former Chief Minister and incumbent Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav is likely to be re-elected as the party chief. [Full Article...]
Democrats are desperate to do something -- anything -- on gun control
Democrats seized on the violence in Nevada to demand tougher gun restrictions. "Threaten to veto it if he must and put an end to that bill", Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday on the Senate floor. "From Orlando to Roseburg, and now Las Vegas, the carnage has only continued". Various medical groups for years have tried to tackle gun violence, which includes injuries, s... [Full Article...]
Sheriff: Hard to Believe Las Vegas Gunman Planned Attack Alone
One of the patients who met with Trump told The Associated Press he was "super nice and super caring". "Our souls are stricken with grief for every American who lost a husband or a wife, a mother or a father, a son or a daughter", he told them. [Full Article...]
Iraq army recaptures Hawija from 'Islamic State'
Hawija, where tens of thousands of civilians live, has been under the militant group's control since 2014. Troops, police and paramilitaries "liberated the whole of the centre of Hawija and are continuing their advance", the operation's commander, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah, said. [Full Article...]