This is latest effort by Democrats – and some Republicans – who have tried and failed, to pass tougher gun control laws since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Judge OKs 3rd-degree murder charge for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reinstated the charge after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, failed to get appellate courts to block it.
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Former presidents, first ladies urge Americans to get shots
Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy for the shots.
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U.S. jobless claims fall to 712,000 as pace of layoffs eases
As vaccinations are increasingly administered around the country, business limitations are gradually eased and optimism about the economy is rising.
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Prince William says UK royal family ‘very much not a racist family’
William is the first royal to directly address accusations of racism made by his brother Prince Harry and his sister-in-law Meghan.
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Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools
For two days, the hackers said, they were able to peer unhindered into live feeds from potentially tens of thousands of cameras.
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Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be U.S. attorney general
Garland was once snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court.
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Warming oceans mean baby sharks are born smaller, struggle to survive
Warmer conditions seem to speed up the sharks’ growing process, and that means they hatch earlier and are born exhausted.
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The Latest: Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Trump State Department aide charged in assault at Capitol
It’s the first known case to be brought against an appointee of the former president in the Jan. 6 insurrection.