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Chemical thug, a child killer and a jealous ex amongst those jailed in Greater Manchester this week

Thomas Cashman, killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, was amongst those jailed this week in Manchester's courts

Manchester Evening News · Apr 8, 2023

Kamala Harris praises courage of ‘Tennessee Three’ on visit to Nashville

US vice-president shows support for Democrats ousted by Republicans from state house as scandal rages on

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023

Dad murdered his children and wife before leaving ranting note and killing himself

Michael Haight, his wife, their five kids and his mother-in-law were all found dead at their home in Enoch, south of Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on January 4

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023

Commentary: In Tennessee, expelled lawmakers remind a nation what political bravery looks like

The churn of local politics rarely makes national news unless the outlet happens to be C-SPAN, but headlines, history and careers were made during proceedings at Tennessee’s State Capitol on Thursday when a GOP supermajority voted to expel two of three Democratic legislators for their participation in a gun control…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2023

As Central Florida gun violence escalates, pediatricians call for public health over politics

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the span of a little over a month, Central Florida has been left reeling by a spate of several gruesome gun deaths, many of them young children.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 8, 2023

Olivia killer Thomas Cashman had assassination attempt foiled by trip to Screwfix

Thomas Cashman had plotted to shoot his intended target Joseph Nee only hours before he killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Dovecot, Liverpool

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023

Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom

The expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers for daring to speak out for gun control is a shocking assault on democracy and speech — in an era in which assaults on democracy and speech are becoming all too routine.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2023

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The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

Lawyer granted release in $460M 'slip-and-fall' Ponzi scheme

A Las Vegas lawyer accused of orchestrating a $460 million Ponzi scheme across the U.S. West has been granted release from federal custody

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023