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Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

A father whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school and raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders.
by The Associated Press

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Biden signs policing order on anniversary of Floyd's death

Biden signs policing order on anniversary of Floyd's death

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to improve accountability in policing —a meaningful but limited action on the second anniversary of George Floyd's death that reflected the challenges in addressing racism, excessive use of force and public safety when Congress is deadlocked on stronger measures.
by The Associated Press

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Coping with prolonged grief over George Floyd, mass shootings and the pandemic 

Coping with prolonged grief over George Floyd, mass shootings and the pandemic 

Wednesday marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. And, now we’re mourning yet another mass shooting in a Texas school. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about prolonged grief and how we can cope with waves of loss and trauma.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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What we know about mass school shootings in the U.S. – and the gunmen who carry them out

What we know about mass school shootings in the U.S. – and the gunmen who carry them out

Of the 13 mass school shootings that have taken place in the US, the three most deadly have been carried out in the last decade. Data from these attacks have helped criminologists build up a profile of the gunmen involved.

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3 essential reads on America’s relentless gun violence

3 essential reads on America’s relentless gun violence

A school shooting in a small Texas town was almost as deadly as the worst such event in U.S. history. Such shootings have increased in frequency over the last few years.

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Poll: High court approval drops after abortion opinion leak

Poll: High court approval drops after abortion opinion leak

A poll finds that public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide.
by The Associated Press

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Two years after George Floyd's murder, changing the Minneapolis police may be up to courts

Wednesday marks two years since a police officer killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner, setting off global racial justice protests. Investigations by state and federal agencies may lead to court oversight of the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Matt Sepic

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A gunman killed at least 18 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school

A gunman killed at least 18 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school

It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunmen killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. And it came just 10 days after a gunman in body armor killed 10 Black shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities say was a racist attack.
by Vanessa Romo

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