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House panel taking up gun bill in wake of mass shootings

The House is preparing gun legislation in response to mass shootings by 18-year-olds in Texas and New York

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Lightning can’t shake off the rust in Game 1 loss to Rangers

NEW YORK — After nine days off and in their Eastern Conference final opener, the Lightning weren’t the same team that swept the Florida Panthers.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

Jerry Seinfeld settles lawsuit over ‘inauthentic’ $1.5 million vintage Porsche

NEW YORK — Now they’re Even Steven.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

New York Regulators Approve Restrictions On Cannabis Packaging: No Cartoons, No Neon, No Candy

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management approved regulations late Wednesday on the packaging and labeling of marijuana products, with strict stipulations that they are not to be attractive to children. That is, no cartoons, no neon colors and no names that are any variation of the word "candy."

Benzinga · Jun 1, 2022

Mets head west flying high on six-game winning streak

NEW YORK — The Mets picked up in June where they left off in May, defeating the Nationals, 5-0, on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field for their sixth consecutive victory.

Newsday · Jun 1, 2022

Accused Buffalo supermarket shooter charged with murder, domestic terrorism fueled by hate

NEW YORK — Payton Gendron, the 18-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket while hunting Black people, was formally charged Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

Buffalo shooting suspect faces ‘domestic terrorism’ charge

US grand jury also indicts 18-year-old with 10 counts of first-degree murder in attack that killed 10 Black people.

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2022

Shootings prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles

The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Two more New Yorkers believed to test positive for monkeypox: NYC Dept. of Health

NEW YORK — Two new presumed monkeypox cases have cropped up in New York City, the Health Department said Wednesday, bringing the city’s total count of possible cases of the rare virus to four.

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

New York City mulls ‘logistical nightmare’ gun detectors in subway stations in wake of mass shooting

‘Logistically, it would be a nightmare. You’re going to have to tie up a lot of officers doing this,’ former police captain says

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022