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Ted Cruz says ‘far more children’ would die if AR-15 is banned

Senator claims banning weapon used by gunman who killed 21 in Uvalde would result in more children dying because of street crime

The Independent UK

‘I have no children left’: protesters take on NRA convention after Texas shooting

Hundreds rally for gun control outside the organization’s Houston meeting, calling on Americans to ‘protect kids, not guns’

The Guardian - US

Spin doctor Tahir ready to rock and roll in America after breaking into Scotland squad

HAMZA TAHIR is getting used to emerging from his comfort zone. Waiting under the floodlights last month for a ball that seemed to have been struck…

The National (Scotland)

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is one of America's fiercest gun rights advocates. Now his state is grappling with another school massacre

Texan Governor Greg Abbott has maintained his grip on America's Lone Star state for seven years, and is likely to clinch a third term later this year. For now, he must grapple with yet another mass shooting.

ABC News

Auto review: A game changing electric vehicle: the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Are Americans ready for electric vehicles? If the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is any indication, it’s clear that they are.

Tribune News Service

Former DUP MLA apologises after he refers to African Americans in US as 'The Blacks'

"I can only apologise for the use of language."

Belfast Live

America, how long will you sacrifice your children on the altar of gun worship?

This devotion to the right to bear arms is horrifyingly outdated. It brought terror to Texas – and it will happen again and again, warns Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

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Kelly Reichardt: 'I'm fine with being a side B-er'

The quiet perceptions, everyday troubles and intermittent moments of transcendence that make up Kelly Reichardt’s films have always stood apart from most American movies

The Independent UK

Scot who went from Glasgow to Chicago for first date shares update from the states

People across the world are invested in the new relationship between Scots man Paddy and American Bridget who met on Tinder where Paddy later flew nearly 5,000 miles for a first date.

Glasgow Live

Investment giant Blackrock is America's largest shareholder in top U.S. gunmakers

The firm preaches conscious capitalism.

Axios

UAE dismantles plane of gunrunner Russia wants for Americans

A Soviet-era cargo plane linked to an arms smuggler known as the “Merchant of Death” is being dismantled in a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

What sport shooters can teach us about America’s love for guns, and how to make it stop killing us

The lessons to take from those who love guns the most.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Directly related’: Two key words could sink long-shot talks on preventing mass shootings - Roll Call

Democrats are skeptical about striking a deal with Republicans to help prevent more mass shootings, which are a new American tradition.

Roll Call

The Guide #36: From Marvin Gaye to the Macarena, inside one man’s quest to review over 1,000 US No 1s

In this week’s newsletter: Why Stereogum’s Tom Breihan is listening back to every Billboard No 1 hit and grading them out of ten (yes, even The Chipmunk Song)

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Salon

After Buffalo and Texas, are we broken?

Feeling grief, confusion and despair right now is normal. How do we turn that into something constructive?

The Guardian - US

Eighteen-year-old Americans can’t drink. Why can they buy assault rifles?

The solution to mass shootings isn’t increased policing or an expanded surveillance state or runaway anti-terrorism legislation. It’s making it harder to buy a gun

Daily Mirror

Four things Harry Kane said on Jimmy Fallon Show including goal record claim

England captain Harry Kane spoke with American chat show host Jimmy Fallon at length on Thursday - Here is a round-up of what was discussed on the Jimmy Fallon Show

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The US needs paid sick leave. Here’s how to get it right

Paid leave has emerged from the pandemic as a popular policy, frequently invoked as one route to move America forward from COVID-19 and its brutal impact on workforces nationwide.

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Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Seven days in May — saving America from within

“Seven Days in May,” the epic 1960s novel and a film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner, was a fictional tale about right-wing Pentagon generals who tried to topple the U.S. government.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Biden's clarity on Taiwan is risky

"Strategic ambiguity" is what U.S. diplomats call America's policy on Taiwan and China. The strategy is to keep the peace by maintaining ambiguity over the degree the U.S. would go to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s an American problem’: US readers on preventing future mass shootings

As America comes to terms with the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, readers explain what they think should be done to prevent future mass shootings

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: To raise children in America is to know the routine: Shooting. Despair. Resignation. Repeat.

To raise children in America is to live in fear.

Tribune News Service

Julianna Goldman: Why America doesn’t know how to stop school shootings

As of right now, in the entire country, there is just a single federally funded study on preventing gun violence in America’s schools. It started in September.

The Guardian - US

Columbine happened 23 years ago. How is America still no further forward?

There is no generous interpretation for the past 23 years of inaction. We all bear some of the blame

The Guardian - US

How lawmakers in thrall to the NRA stifle gun safety laws

Powerful lobbying groups spent nearly $5m last year to expand gun rights while limiting curbs on who can have a firearm and how they can carry it

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