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The race to develop autonomous vehicles includes such global automakers as General Motors and technology giants like Alphabet Inc's Waymo unit... READ MORE

23rd February, 2018 59

GENERAL MILLS MOVES INTO PET FOOD WITH $8 BILLION BLUE BUFFALO DEAL


General Mills expects Blue Buffalo will help boost sales and add to its earnings within two years... READ MORE

23rd February, 2018 780

'GENERATION COLUMBINE' HAS NEVER KNOWN A WORLD WITHOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS


Alyssa Alhadeff, 15, was one of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,Fla... READ MORE

23rd February, 2018 2215

STRONG EMOTIONS AS FLORIDA SHOOTING FAMILIES MEET TRUMP


Parkland school shooting survivor Samuel Zeif sobbed as he called for a change to the gun laws... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 0

'GENERATION COLUMBINE' HAS NEVER KNOWN A WORLD WITHOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS


The 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, took place before virtually all of them were born... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 11

TRUMP SUGGESTS 'BONUS' FOR GUN-TRAINED TEACHERS, PRAISES THE NRA


Trump called for paying bonuses to teachers who carry guns in the classroom, embracing a controversial proposal to curb school shootings... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 2423

'THE MEDIA LOVE MASS SHOOTINGS': NRA RESPONDS AFTER FLORIDA SHOOTING


Many in legacy media love mass shootings, she said to cheers and cries of yes from the audience... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 1149

NRA CHIEF SAYS GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES 'HATE FREEDOM' BUT FAILS TO ADDRESS CHILD SURVIVORS OF FLORIDA SHOOTING


NRA chief says gun control advocates 'hate freedom' but fails to address child survivors of Florida shooting... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 169

CUOMO ANNOUNCES COALITION WITH OTHER STATES TO FIGHT FOR TOUGH GUN LAWS


New York will join with three neighboring states to form a coalition to fight for tougher gun laws, Gov. Cuomo announced on Thursday... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 338

TRUMP ENDORSES RAISING MINIMUM AGE TO 21 FOR MORE WEAPONS


WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump endorsed stricter gun-control measures Thursday, including raising the minimum age to 21 for possessing a broader range of weapons than at present... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 0

TRUMP PRAISES NRA AS IT MOUNTS OFFENSIVE AGAINST GUN MEASURES


At the same time, Trump maintained in tweets that arming school personnel is part of his solution to these mass shootings... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 3332

TEARFUL STUDENT ASKS DONALD TRUMP, 'HOW DO WE NOT STOP THIS?'


Also present were parents of students killed in massacres at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 3

FLORIDA STUDENTS TELL POLITICIANS THEY WILL 'VOTE THEM OUT' IF THEY DON'T ACT ON GUN CONTROL


Some of the Florida students met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday Trump, at what the White House was calling a listening session ... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 1853

'LAWS HAVE FAILED,' SAY FLORIDA SURVIVORS IN PUSH TO LIMIT GUN SALES


A spokeswoman said the administration was open to the idea of setting national age limits on sales of assault rifles... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 12

DONALD TRUMP HAS A SOLUTION FOR SCHOOL SHOOTINGS


Donald Trump has a solution for school shootings Arming teachers... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 333

TRUMP ENDORSES GUNS FOR TEACHERS TO STOP SHOOTINGS


Hundreds of teenagers from the Washington DC suburbs rallied outside the White House before Mr Trump's meeting... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 100286

TRUMP HEARS WRENCHING TALES OF SCHOOL GUN VIOLENCE, VOWS TO BOOST BACKGROUND CHECKS


The White House has also said Trump was looking at a bill that would strengthen federal gun background checks... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 0

DONALD TRUMP SUGGESTS ARMING TEACHERS TO PREVENT SCHOOL MASSACRES


Washington US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that arming teachers could help prevent massacres such as last week's mass shooting at a Florida high school... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 11587

OVER TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS SUPPORT STRICTER GUN LAWS


Over two-thirds of Americans support stricter gun laws poll... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 2

VIDEO OF GUN OWNER'S ASSAULT ON AN AR-15 GOES VIRAL AFTER FLORIDA MASS SHOOTING


Scott Pappalardo of New York state is the star of a clip posted on Facebook that had been shared more than 360,000 times as of Tuesday afternoon... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 4

DONALD TRUMP ORDERS BAN OF RIFLE 'BUMP STOCKS' AFTER FLORIDA SHOOTING


The National Rifle Association has expressed support for the legislation... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1296

A CARTOON ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IS BREAKING PEOPLE'S HEARTS


The crowd, Guerra says, represents the children and adults who have been killed in mass school shootings... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1896

FLORIDA TEACHERS' PENSION FUND INVESTED IN MAKER OF SCHOOL MASSACRE GUN


A state pension plan for Florida teachers held 41,129 shares in American Outdoor Brands Co... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 8067

TRUMP ORDERS BAN OF RIFLE 'BUMP STOCKS' AFTER FLORIDA SHOOTING


The suspect in the attack, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, killed 17 people in six minutes using an AR-15-style rifle that he had purchased legally... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 7956

TRUMP TO BAN 'BUMP STOCK' DEVICES AFTER FLORIDA SHOOTING


Trump to ban 'bump stock' devices used in Las Vegas shooting that allow near-automatic fire... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 850

'WE'RE THE ONES WHO ARE HAVING SHOOTERS COME INTO OUR CLASSROOM'


Florida school shooting suspect in court as white house indicates trump wants to improve..... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 4

MUELLER'S MOVE ON EX-SKADDEN LAWYER PUTS HEAT ON MANAFORT, GATES


Last year, van der Zwaan married the daughter of Russian oligarch German Khan, according to the London Tatler... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 8864

STATES WHERE AMERICANS PAY THE LEAST (AND MOST) IN TAXES


In addition to federal, state, and local taxes, Americans pay taxes to other states... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 4167

DONALD TRUMP BACKS EFFORT TO IMPROVE GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS AFTER FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTING


Some students reacted with caution to Trump's support on background checks... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 29

RUSSIA LOOMS LARGE AS U.S. ELECTION OFFICIALS PREP FOR 2018


Federal officials, they said, continued to provide inadequate information to states about the nature of the Russian cyber threat and how to protect against it... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 992

Trending News Headlines : Connecticut

'I'M GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SHOOTER'


Reuters Jonathan Drake In NRA, students face a formidable foe It is impossible to think of Vietnam protests now, without thinking of the students... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 54570

MILLIONS ARE HOUNDED FOR DEBT THEY DON'T OWE. ONE VICTIM FOUGHT BACK, WITH A VENGEANCE


Therrien also gave his intel to some private lawyers who were going after Tucker in Texas... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 19744

EX-STUDENT ARRESTED AFTER 17 SHOT DEAD AT FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL


The attack began shortly before the school's dismissal... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 14603

AFTER SHOOTING STUDENTS DEMAND TIGHTER GUN CONTROLS


Instead of going to classes, she urged her fellow students to stage protests on the 19th anniversary of the mass shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado... READ MORE

19th February, 2018 14033

TRUMP TAKES 'SHACKLES' OFF ICE, WHICH IS SLAPPING THEM ON IMMIGRANTS WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE


An immigration judge placed a temporary stay Wednesday on ICE's attempt to deport him, but the agency's account of Jamal's case is starkly different... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 13521

AN AFRICAN COUNTRY RECKONS WITH ITS HISTORY OF SELLING SLAVES


In Benin, where the government plans to build two museums devoted to the slave trade in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, slavery is an embattled subject... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 8074

BEST- AND WORST-RUN STATES IN AMERICA: WHICH ONE IS TOP RATED?


Pennsylvanias 5.4 percent unemployment rate is higher than the 4.9 percent U.S. rate and among the 10 worst of all states... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 7109

PARENTS UPSET OVER SURPRISE IVANKA TRUMP HIGH SCHOOL VISIT


-- Parents of students at a Connecticut high school say they were upset when Ivanka Trump made an unannounced visit... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 5473

DONALD TRUMP JUST SUGGESTED THE FLORIDA SHOOTER WAS 'MENTALLY DISTURBED'


Police say the 19-year-old was behind Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 3962

FLASHBACK: THE WOOING OF AMAZON HQ2: TAXPAYERS, WATCH OUT FOR YOUR WALLETS


Amazon is providing minimal information governments should be judicious about what they reveal in return... READ MORE

18th January, 2018 3933

NORTHEAST STATES SUE EPA OVER AIR POLLUTION FROM MIDWEST


FILE PHOTO: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at a news conference to announce a state-based effort to combat climate change in New York, New York, U.S. March 29, 2016... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 2730

MUELLER ALMOST DONE WITH OBSTRUCTION PART OF TRUMP PROBE, SOURCES SAY


Even if evidence supports an obstruction of justice charge against Trump, however, it's far from clear whether Mueller would bring a criminal case on those grounds... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 2680

'POLICY AND CHANGE' NOT 'THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS'


The latest shooting in Florida has left at least 17 people dead... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 2618

DONALD TRUMP CITES MENTAL HEALTH NOT GUN LAWS IN SPEECH ON FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTING


Trump cites mental health 'issue', not gun laws in speech on Florida shooting... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 2437

KILLINGS IN KENTUCKY LATEST IN STRING OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS -- 11 SO FAR THIS YEAR


And before that, a school bus in Iowa, a college campus in Southern California, a high school in Pierce County, near Seattle... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 2267

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH 'DIED A HERO' WHILE SHIELDING STUDENTS


ET Feb. 15, 2018 CLOSE Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are describing the shooting that left 17 people dead on Wednesday... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 2218

INSIDE WALL STREET'S TOWERS, TRADERS GROUSE OVER TRUMP TAX PLAN


But, along with losing key deductions, they're explicitly barred from a new 20 percent tax deduction aimed at business owners... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 2009

STRANDS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HAIR FOUND IN BOOK


Philip Schuyler, a wealthy New York senator who served in the Revolutionary War and was the father-in-law of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 1975

FACTBOX: MAJOR SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES


Four other high schoolers suffered non-gunshot wounds in the ensuing panic... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 1518

DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTS 'IMPROVED GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS', WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES


Mr Trump's initial response to the Florida shooting drew criticism from gun control advocates... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1381

'NOBODY WANTS TO BE OUTSIDE': 100 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY US DEEP FREEZE


Jaw-clenching temperatures are expected over the weekend throughout the north-east, having already hit Vermont, Philadelphia, New York and Connecticut... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 1275

WASHINGTON AMONG 5 STATES THAT ALLOW GUNS TO BE SEIZED BEFORE SOMEONE CAN COMMIT VIOLENCE


Washington among 5 states that allow guns to be seized before someone can commit violence... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 1255

9/29 TRUMP WELCOMES TRUCKERS TO THE WHITE HOUSE


Donald Trump supports 'improved gun background checks', White House announces Mr Trump spoke to Republican Senator John Cornyn about gun legislation last week... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1255

MUELLER DIGS IN ON EXPANDING RUSSIA PROBE AS TRUMP ATTACKS FBI


In this case, Trump is launching the attacks himself, and his tweets could come back to haunt him, Sharman said... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 1209

WHY IS AMERICA UNABLE TO HALT THIS EPIDEMIC OF DEADLY GUN VIOLENCE


He had plenty of practice - Orlando, Kalamazoo, San Bernardino, Charleston and Aurora... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 1127

TRUMP CITES MENTAL HEALTH IN SHOOTING, NO MENTION OF GUNS


Taking up the now-familiar ritual of public consolation after terrible violence, Trump spoke from the White House Diplomatic Room... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 999

POPE BRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL CRUSADE TO PERU'S AMAZON, CITING 'DEFENSE OF THE EARTH'


An area lays deforested by illegal gold mining in the Madre de Dios province of Peru, on Jan. 17, 2018... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 936

'SHUT UP AND LET ME TRADE'


EST, 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan Even before the opening bell, Monday looks like a bad day on the New York Stock Exchange... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 924

EXTREME WEATHER: SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION


The eastern US is experiencing record-breaking low temperatures while in Australia, the city of Sydney has had its hottest weather in nearly 80 years... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 831

FBI SAYS IT FAILED TO PURSUE WARNING ON FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTER


So many signs that the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed, even expelled from school for bad and erratic behavior... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 752


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