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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Biden decries gun violence as shootings across US mar Fourth of July festivities

Joe Biden with microphone
Joe Biden speaking on the South Lawn during a Fourth of July BBQ and concert with military families and other guests. Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Good morning.

A long holiday weekend of bloodshed has intensified after a heavily armed gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on the eve of Fourth of July celebrations, in yet another mass shooting in the US, killing five people and wounding two boys before surrendering to the police.

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