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2 women are killed at a church in Iowa, hours after a shooting near Milwaukee

The Story County Sheriff's Office in Ames, Iowa, received multiple 911 calls about shots being fired outside of Cornerstone Church at about 6:51 p.m., it said.

WEKU

Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

Some Afghans who were evacuated from their country as it fell to the Taliban last summer have found their journey to the United States stalled at a cluster of tents and temporary housing at a military base in the Balkans

The Independent UK

Hiring might have slipped last month to a still-strong level

After months of robust hiring, U.S. employers might have pulled back slightly in May, to levels that would still be consistent with a healthy job market, despite high inflation and rising borrowing costs

The Independent UK

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Can't Find Baby Formula? Blame Tariffs and the FDA.

This crisis is the result of protectionism, regulation, and central planning.

Reason

US President Biden on recent shootings: Purchasing weapons age should be raised from 18 to 21

US President Joe Biden said that the US needs to ban assault weapons for the sake of protecting children and families or raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Why some South Koreans want their own nuclear bomb

N Korea’s growing capabilities and doubts over US defence commitments raising support for S Korea to go nuclear.

Al Jazeera

Biden calls for assault weapons ban in fiery speech: ‘How much carnage will we accept?’

In a primetime gun control address, the president pushed stronger background checks and repealing gun manufacturer immunity

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Nothing to announce here, move along

Yesterdaze: The Prime Minister struggled to come up with announceables, while TVNZ's announcements veered towards the unspeakable. James Elliott picks his way through the week

Newsroom.co.nz

To meet the Chinese challenge in the Pacific, NZ needs to put its money where its mouth is

This week’s White House meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden reflected a world undergoing rapid change. But of all the shared challenges discussed, there was one that kept appearing in the leaders’ joint statement – China in the Pacific.

The Conversation

Biden pleads for limits on assault weapons after killings

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called for a ban on sales of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, pleading with Congress to toughen gun laws following a spate of mass shootings.

Tribune News Service

‘How much more carnage?’: In primetime address, Biden presses Congress to act on guns

“Enough, enough,” President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over Thursday night, as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools and other everyday places into “killing fields.”

France 24

Biden addresses shootings in speech

Biden addressed the recent shooting tragedies in a somber evening speech and makes a push for better restrictions

Salon

As mass shootings continue, Biden presses Congress to act on gun control

WASHINGTON — With the country reeling from three mass shootings in the last three weeks, President Joe Biden called on Congress to deliver “common-sense” reforms to curb gun violence during a rare prime-time address from the White House.

Los Angeles Times

We must enact sane gun laws

A Chicago police officer was shot and wounded the same day another mass shooting took place in Oklahoma. Our nation needs laws that return safety to our streets, schools, supermarkets and everywhere else.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Al Jazeera

‘Enough’: Biden tells lawmakers to pass gun control laws

In an emotional speech, US president says it is time for lawmakers to enact tough laws to curb gun violence.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

How Kamala Harris took down Corinthian Colleges as California’s attorney general, in her words

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ decade-long “journey for justice” on behalf of Corinthian Colleges students will soon come to a close as the Biden administration promises to relieve borrowers of their remaining federal student loans.

ABC News

Joe Biden pleads for politicians to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines following Texas school shooting

US President Joe Biden has delivered an impassioned plea for politicians to ban the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country. Here are the key moments from his speech.

Axios

Biden calls on Congress to reinstate federal assault weapons ban

He also called for expansions on background checks, raising the age limits to purchase semi-automatic rifles and red flag laws.

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The Independent UK

American schools and public places have become ‘battlefields’ says Biden in call for action on gun violence

President calls for age for firearm purchases to be raised from 18 to 21, and for reinstatement of assault weapons ban

Axios

Manchin's bipartisan energy talks crumble, paving way for Democrat-only deal

Republicans are convinced Manchin is close to a reconciliation deal with Chuck Schumer.

The Guardian - US

Biden to visit Saudi Arabia in push to lower oil prices and punish Russia

This marks the president’s departure from his campaign promise of isolating Riyadh over the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi

The Independent UK

Repressive governments ‘aggressively disregarding US laws to threaten’ dissidents in exile, watchdog says

Autocratic states are ‘increasingly and more aggressively disregarding US laws to threaten, harass, surveil, stalk, and even plot to physically harm people across the country’

WEKU

President Biden calls for assault weapons ban and other measures to curb gun violence

The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden said the measures aren't about taking away rights, but about protecting Americans.

Reuters

White House praises Saudi royals on Yemen truce before expected Biden trip

The White House took the rare step of recognizing the role played by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in extending a ceasefire in Yemen on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be a trip to Riyadh by President Joe Biden.

Chicago Sun-Times

Politicians, stop scapegoating cops and let them do their jobs

An executive order signed by Biden last week would stretch police departments thin and overburden them in the line of duty.

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