New Zealand Bans Military-Style Weapons Following the Christchurch Mosque Shootings
(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on sales of "military-style" semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines in the wake of a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 worshippers. Ardern said the sales ban was effective immediately to prevent stockpiling and would be fo...
8m Mar 21, 2019
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Skeptical E.U. Leaders Set to Hear U.K. Prime Minister’s Plea for a Brexit Delay
BRUSSELS (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May was trying to persuade European Union leaders on Thursday to delay Brexit by up to three months, with her plans to leave the bloc in chaos just eight days before Britain's scheduled departure. May will meet the 27 national other EU leaders in Brussels, a day after she wrote requesting an extension to the Brexit deadline until J...
2m Mar 21, 2019
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The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets Is a Cautionary Tale for the Age of ‘Kidfluencers’
Nearly 85 years ago, at the height of the Great Depression, the Dionne Quintuplets, born two months premature in a tiny farmhouse in Northern Ontario, amazed, then charmed, an international audience. Long before fertility drugs and in vitro fertilization, the odds of naturally occurring identical quintuplets surviving to birth is estimated at one in 57 million. But survive...
9m Mar 21, 2019
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Just 10 Minutes of Exercise a Week May Be Enough to Extend Your Life, Study Says
Exercising for just 10 minutes a week is linked to a longer life, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Several recent studies have found that even low-intensity exercise, done for a short amount of time, can have a meaningful impact on health. Still, the idea that exercising for 10 minutes a week — less time than it takes to watc...
4m Mar 21, 2019
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Europe and Canada Just Signaled They Don’t Trust the FAA’s Investigation of the Boeing 737 MAX
The decision by Europe and Canada to break with U.S. air-safety regulators over the safety of the Boeing 737 Max is likely to delay the resumption of flights after two of the jets crashed. The Europeans and Canadians vow to conduct their own reviews of Boeing's changes to a key flight-control system, not to simply take the Federal Aviation Administration's word that the...
7m Mar 21, 2019
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The USDA Forced Kittens to Become Cannibals for Research, Watchdog Report Says
A shocking watchdog report alleges that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spent $22.5 million conducting "unnecessary and unjustifiable" research that involved killing cats and forcing "kitten cannibalism," among other unsavory practices.
4m Mar 21, 2019
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Temple University Mumps Outbreak Swells to 74 Cases
(PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia health officials say they now believe 74 people have contracted mumps at Temple University. City Department of Health spokesman James Garrow said Wednesday there are 15 confirmed cases and 59 probable cases, all but three of them in Philadelphia. Probable diagnoses indicate a person showing mumps-like symptoms. The city says the numbers ...
1m Mar 21, 2019
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These 25 Songs Were Just Added to the National Recording Registry
The National Recording Registry has released its annual group of additions to the list — and there is definitely something for everyone. The 2018 class ranges from groundbreaking music by Ritchie Valens and Nina Simone to a musical theater number and a hip-hop album. Recordings added to the collection are chosen for being "aural treasures worthy of preservation because ...
4m Mar 21, 2019
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President Trump Complains He Never Got a Thank You for John McCain's Funeral
President Donald Trump continued his streak of attacks on the late Sen. John McCain during a visit to an Ohio tank factory Wednesday. Speaking on a cavernous manufacturing floor with an M1 Abrams tank arranged behind him, Trump blasted McCain's handling of veterans issues, his vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and his role in the investigation into his ca...
2m Mar 21, 2019
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Read the Pointed Tweets That Led a Congressman to Sue Twitter
Be careful the next time you tweet something mean: You could be sued. Rep. Devin Nunes has sued Twitter for defamation, along with a few users who have tweeted unfavorable things about him. The Republican congressman from California is seeking $250 million in damages, according to the complaint. Of the people sued in addition to the social media platform, one is cal...
2m Mar 20, 2019
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There Will Be a Super Worm Moon on the Spring Equinox. Here’s How to See It
Another month, another "supermoon". On Wednesday, the "super worm moon"—the third supermoon of 2019 to be exact— will light up the sky in all its slightly-larger-than-usual glory. What makes this full moon extra special is that it is coinciding with the Spring Equinox, or the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, a rare astronomical coincidence. For those who ...
3m Mar 20, 2019
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‘I Was Literally Scared.’ A Man Says He Warned Police About Extremism at Massacre Suspect’s Rifle Club
Pete Breidahl knew something was wrong straight away. Confederate flags lined the walls, he says, and members strolled around in camouflage gear and rank insignia. That day in November 2017 was the one and only time Breidahl, 40, visited the Bruce Rifle Club outside New Zealand’s university town of Dunedin. “Once was enough for me,” he tells TIME.
5m Mar 20, 2019
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President Trump Just Sidelined His Own Top Negotiator on North Korea
President Donald Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Korea's nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intelligence and foreign policy advisors in the wake of last month's failed summit in Vietnam, officials familiar with the developments tell TIME.
6m Mar 20, 2019
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President Trump Praises ‘Trump of the Tropics’ in Meeting With Brazilian Leader
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump praised Brazil's new far-right leader Tuesday as he welcomed him to the White House, saying the man who's been described as the "Trump of the Tropics" has done "a very outstanding job." Trump said President Jair Bolsonaro had run "one of the incredible campaigns," saying he was "honored" it had drawn comparisons with his own 2016 vi...
6m Mar 20, 2019
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How to Lead an Effective Meeting, According to a Facebook Executive
Meetings tend to have a bad rap, like that they’re the “necessary evil” of management or the grown-up equivalent of homework. They’re parodied as wasteful, bureaucratic and boring, though nobody seems to be able to get rid of them entirely. And we spend a lot of time in them. A 2011 study found that, on average, chief executives spend 60% of their time in meetings, with an...
5m Mar 20, 2019
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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Offered Plea Deal in Case Tied to Florida Massage Parlor
(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Florida prosecutors have offered a plea deal to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men charged with paying for illicit sex at a massage parlor. The Palm Beach State Attorney confirmed Tuesday it has offered Kraft and 24 other men charged with soliciting prostitution the standard diversion program offered to first-time offenders. ...
58s Mar 20, 2019
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President Trump Escalates Attack on Late Sen. John McCain: ‘I Was Never a Fan’
President Donald Trump ramped up his attack on late Sen. John McCain Tuesday, bluntly escalating his unexpected feud with the maverick politician and prisoner of war who died seven months ago of brain cancer. "I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be,” Trump said in response to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office while sitting next to Brazilian Pre...
3m Mar 20, 2019
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Burials and National Mourning Underway for Cyclone Idai Victims in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
(CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe) — Zimbabwe is retrieving and burying bodies Wednesday as Mozambique begins three days of national mourning for victims of Cyclone Idai. The death toll is rising in both countries, but the full number of those killed and damage done will only be known when torrential floodwaters recede. Persistent rains are forecast through Thursday so it will be day...
1m Mar 20, 2019
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Stadia, Google’s Big Push Into Video Games, Could Change Everything About How We Play
Google has officially announced a major new effort in the video game world — and it might just change the future of the roughly $135 billion industry. Speaking at the annual Games Development Conference (GDC) in San Francisco on Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled Stadia, a long-rumored cloud-based games streaming service.
11m Mar 20, 2019
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You Might Not Recognize Baseball’s Highest-Paid Star. For the MLB, That’s a Problem
Finally, Mike Trout is buzzing across the country! Mike Trout's a thing! Trout, the generational baseball talent who plays center field for the Los Angeles Angels, is reportedly close to signing the largest contract in North American professional team sports history. It's a 12-year, $426.5 million extension with the Angels.
8m Mar 20, 2019
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The First Glimpse of the New BTS Dolls from Mattel Does Not Disappoint
Back in January, news began to circulate that the K-pop supergroup BTS would be partnering with Barbie-maker Mattel for a line of dolls. This week, Mattel took to social media to share the first glimpses of what that collaboration might look like. There were two images. The first: a look at the seven dolls lined up on stage in silhouette. And the second image, posted on...
2m Mar 20, 2019
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Excerpt: How Do I Convince My Little Black Girl That She Can Be Whatever She Wants to Be in America?
It was more than a year and a half after our daughter was born that I finally shared with my wife my thoughts from our first week as parents. After driving back from Home Depot, Alecia and I sat in the car for an hour so Zoe could keep napping in her car seat. “You know, that first week, I was scared. I felt...I felt like...like she didn’t belong to us. Like ‘What are w...
15m Mar 19, 2019
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Dutch Police Say a Third Person Has Been Arrested Over the Deadly Utrecht Tram Shooting
(UTRECHT, Netherlands) — Dutch police say they have arrested a third person on suspicion of involvement in the tram shooting in the city of Utrecht that left three people dead and five injured. Public prosecution office spokesman Ties Kortmann said Tuesday that three people are now in custody — the alleged shooter, 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis and two others who were also a...
59s Mar 19, 2019
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Apple's iPad Lineup Is Suddenly More Complicated Than Ever. Here's How to Pick
Apple made a surprise hardware announcement Monday, unveiling updated versions of its iPad Air and iPad Mini. Each of the refreshed iOS tablets has more processing power and higher-quality display, not to mention support for the first-generation Apple Pencil stylus. It's always nice to see a spec boost, especially in the iPad Mini, which has gone about two years without...
5m Mar 19, 2019
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8 Science-Backed Ways to Prevent Heart Attacks, According to New Guidelines
Experts have issued a new set of guidelines on the best ways to prevent first heart attacks, strokes and heart failure — and for the first time, they focus squarely on the patient. The new guidelines recognize how doctors can support people to not only address their medical risk factors, but also to change their behaviors and lifestyles in order to reduce their risk. ...
6m Mar 19, 2019
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A Guide to the Biggest Celebrity Superfans of March Madness
In the 80 years since the March Madness tournament started, it's been a beloved and much-anticipated tradition for college basketball fans to fiercely rally for their favorite teams and celebrities are no exception. For some, like actress Ashley Judd, being a super fan comes with longtime school spirit for her alma mater, the University of Kentucky, whose Wildcats are a...
5m Mar 19, 2019
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‘They Think They Can Silence Us.’ How Nicaragua is Waging a War on Journalists
On January 1, Carlos Chamorro, one of Nicaragua’s most prominent journalists, packed his bags and snuck across the border with his wife. For months, he says, security forces from President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regime had been ramping up pressure on him and his colleagues to stop covering the political crisis that has gripped the Central American country of 6 milli...
8m Mar 19, 2019
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A Strong Earthquake Turned a High-Powered Telescope Into a Seismograph
Scientists have gotten awfully good at the business of seismography. At any moment, the Global Seismograph Network (GSM), a web of 150 instruments arrayed around the world, is reliably taking the pulse of the planet. There have been seismographs on the moon — sensitive enough to detect the footsteps of the astronauts who brought them there. A seismograph is currently at wo...
2m Mar 19, 2019
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What The Highwaymen Gets Right and Wrong About the Murder of Bonnie and Clyde
In 21st-century pop culture, Bonnie and Clyde are folk heroes. The gunslinging pair memorably portrayed by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Arthur Penn's now-classic 1967 film were re-immortalized in a 2013 miniseries and in recent songs by Taylor Swift, Quavo, Gucci Mane and Ariana Grande. They inspired a viral rap battle and hovered over the 2017 Oscars debacle. ...
11m Mar 18, 2019
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I Survived a Far Right Terror Attack in 2011. Here’s What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Extremism
In July 2011, Bjørn Ihler was on Norway’s Utøya island when far-right extremist Anders Breivik fatally shot 69 people and injured 110, mostly students who were attending a summer camp organized by the youth wing of Norway’s Labour party. Since then, Ihler, 27, has worked as a counter-extremism activist, attempting to understand and prevent radicalization. What happened...
4m Mar 18, 2019
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Does Einstein’s First Wife Deserve Some Credit for His Work? That’s the Wrong Question to Ask
Who was the real Mileva Einstein-Maric, the wife of the famed physicist Albert Einstein? Trained alongside Einstein in physics and mathematics, what role did she play, if any, in the famous papers of her husband, which transformed contemporary physics? Was she an unsung contributor or even a co-author, a sounding board, the top fiddle, a glorified assistant, an unglorified...
10m Mar 18, 2019
10m
Yes, Gayle King Is Very Impressive. No, That’s Not New.
Look upon Gayle King, ye mere mortals, and weep. Unless you set your alarm for 3:22 a.m., have two full-time jobs, got your biggest break at 56, are the dream interviewer of most living authors and once received a $1.2 million check from your best friend, you are not keeping up. Do you buy your co-workers lottery tickets when the jackpot gets above $300 million? Slacker. S...
9m Mar 18, 2019
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Review: Jordan Peele’s Us Is Dazzling to Look At. But What Is It Trying to Say?
Writer-director Jordan Peele’s 2017 Get Out was a brash and intriguing debut, a picture that wrestled with the notion of whether or not America can ever be a post-racial society: Vital and spooky, it refused to hand over easy answers. With the ambitious home-invasion horror chiller Us, Peele goes even deeper into the conflicted territory of class and race and privilege; he...
6m Mar 18, 2019
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Christchurch Spreads a Message of Love in the Wake of Mosque Massacres
Every school kid in Christchurch descended on the city’s Al Noor mosque after class on Monday, bringing flowers, teddy bears and messages of love on paper chains, while linking arms to sing traditional Maori songs in tribute to the 50 dead and 34 wounded in Friday’s terrorist attack.
6m Mar 18, 2019
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Beto O’Rourke Was Reportedly a Member of a ‘Hacktivist’ Group. What’s That?
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke was once a member of computer hacktivist group called Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC), Reuters reported Friday. During his time as a member of the CDC — originators of the term "hacktivism" and one of the oldest hacker clubs in the U.S.
5m Mar 18, 2019
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‘I Don’t See the World With Rose-Tinted Glasses.’ When Young Environmental Activists Grow Up
Six months ago, 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, started skipping school on a weekly basis to raise awareness of climate change. Now, on Friday, thousands of children and adolescents worldwide are following her lead, in hopes that their march will force lawmakers to take drastic action to mitigate the alrea...
9m Mar 18, 2019
9m
Why High-Tech Weather Forecasts Don’t Save More Lives
The tornado that devastated Lee County, Alabama, on March 3 came as a shock, but not a surprise. Meteorologists had warned of severe weather days in advance. Forecasters monitored the area closely, blasting out warnings as soon as individual tornadoes were detected. Despite those efforts, 23 people died.
5m Mar 18, 2019
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The Philippines Has Officially Left the International Criminal Court
The Philippines officially withdrew from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday, a year after President Rodrigo Duterte announced the country would leave the organization. Duterte's decision became final over the weekend when the Supreme Court of the Philippines declined to grant an injunction requested by a group of human rights activists.
2m Mar 18, 2019
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Eggs May Be Bad for the Heart, a New Study Says—But There’s More to the Story
Eggs are a staple of American breakfasts, but they're a highly controversial food. Are they healthy or not? Do they raise cholesterol? Should you eat only the egg whites, or opt for yolks? A new study tries to answer those questions, but it also adds to the long-standing debate around eggs.
4m Mar 17, 2019
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51 Women are Suing the U.S. Olympic Committee for Failing to Prevent Abuse By Larry Nassar
(DENVER) — Fifty-one women are suing the U.S. Olympic Committee, its board members and a number of former high-ranking officials for failing to prevent their abuse at the hands of imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Denver, details abuse dating to the late 1990s. One of the victims was 8 years old. Most contend that b...
2m Mar 17, 2019
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This Blind Runner Will Be the First to Race the NYC Half Marathon Guided Only By Dogs
Thomas Panek, 48, has been a runner for quite some time — he's run 20 races throughout his life. Ever since he lost his sight in his early 20's, he was hesitant to continue running, but eventually trained to run in races with the help of human guides tethered to him. However, he wondered if it was possible to run a race without human guidance, instead led only with guide d...
1m Mar 17, 2019
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Shamrocks Are Everywhere on St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s How It Became a Symbol of All Things Irish
St. Patrick's Day has no shortage of iconography, but for those who celebrate on March 17, one symbol stands above the rest: the shamrock. The holiday, which began centuries ago as the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has become a day in which everyone gets to be Irish — in part by piling on the shamrock gear, and maybe even picking up a "Shamrock ...
4m Mar 17, 2019
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Review: The Division 2 Is a Worthy Successor With 1 Radical New Change
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is about reconstruction, both political and personal. Set in Washington, D.C., the city is at risk of collapse after an essential government asset, Strategic Homeland Division HQ, goes dark. Without the technology of the unit, nationwide coordination between groups of agents tasked the save the world is impossible. Should things go even further ...
8m Mar 17, 2019
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Chelsea Clinton Confronted at Vigil for New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims Over Her Criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar
While attending a New York City vigil for the victims of mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, Chelsea Clinton was confronted by a NYU student over recent criticism of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. Clinton was one of numerous public and political figures who condemned Omar's controversial comments on Israel last month as perpetuating “anti-Semitic tropes....
3m Mar 17, 2019
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Think You Know Which Green Is Which? Prove It With Our St. Patrick’s Day Quiz
Many holidays have color schemes, but the green of St. Patrick's Day is the only one I know of that's punitive. At my Jackson-Via Elementary School, there was such an epidemic of pinching — hard pinching — on March 17 that our teachers had to stock clip-on shamrocks to protect those of us who plum forgot to wear anything emerald or olive or even seafoam. [video id=60143...
3m Mar 17, 2019
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Australia Struggles to Make Sense of Its Role in the New Zealand Massacre
Flags flew at half-mast against a grey sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Saturday, as Australia tried to make sense of what just happened on the other side of the Tasman Sea. Some Muslim women ventured out of their homes only after removing their hijab. Others stayed indoors, still in a state of shock and fear.
6m Mar 17, 2019
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New Zealand Picks Up the Pieces After the Worst Massacre in Its History
There was no weekend vim and bustle in Christchurch on Saturday. New Zealand’s low-slung second city was cloaked in mourning, shops shuttered and residents zombified, struggling to comprehend Friday’s mass shooting that claimed 49 lives — the worst massacre in the history of this nation of five million. Police continued to sweep for evidence outside the Al Noor mosque, ...
9m Mar 16, 2019
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5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Weekend
Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O teams up with producer Danger Mouse for an unexpected, haunting new project on Lux Prima. Three pop stars of three different backgrounds join up for a fun-loving power move on "R.I.P." with Sofia Reyes, Rita Ora and Anitta. A new girl band — backed by Charli XCX — makes their debut with the spunky rock-pop single "Win." Sia, Labrinth and ...
4m Mar 16, 2019
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Prince William and Prince Harry Are Going to Split Their Royal Household
Following an October report that Prince William and Prince Harry were considering setting up separate courts, Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly agreed to the creation of a new royal household for Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
2m Mar 16, 2019
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How the New Zealand Mosque Shootings Are Putting Scrutiny on the Country's Gun Laws
The mass shooting at two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand on Friday, which killed at least 49 people, has brought the country's gun laws into scrutiny. New Zealand is a sparsely populated peaceful nation with very little violent crime but has what are considered to be some of the most lax gun regulations in the Pacific region. Gun ownership levels are hig...
5m Mar 16, 2019
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