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Girl smears herself in pal's blood and plays dead to escape Texas school shooter

On Tuesday May 24, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos went to Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and gunned down 19 children, some as young as seven, and two teachers

Daily Mirror

Uvalde shooting timeline shows gunman was inside school for nearly 80 minutes

And law enforcement is facing growing questions over their delay.

Axios

After Buffalo and Texas, are we broken?

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

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Texas school shooting: Senate minority 'holding America hostage' over gun control

Police in the US town of Uvalde, Texas are facing questions over why it took an hour to neutralise the gunman who murdered 19 small children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. The tragedy comes amid increasing calls for greater gun control measures. Among the demands of campaigners are…

France 24

‘No way to prevent this’: why the Onion’s gun violence headline is so devastating

After the latest mass shooting in Texas, the site, known for satire, opted for a layout that was ‘not a belly-laugh type joke’

The Guardian - US

Family mistakenly told Texas shooting victim was still alive: ‘They lied to him’

Fourth grader Jose Flores had received an award for making honour roll just hours before shooting

The Independent UK

Texas shooting: Distraught mother ‘handcuffed’ in chaos outside school as another parent ‘pepper sprayed’

Parents of children at Robb Elementary School desperate to get inside claim police ‘did nothing’ as shooting went on

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Meghan Markle visited Texas shooting memorial and donated food to blood drive

The Duchess of Sussex dropped off food at a community blood drive on a surprise visit to Texas.

Daily Record

Anger as police revise key details of Texas school shooting

Officials investigating the Uvalde mass school shooting have revised details about the initial police response.

Evening Standard

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

Commentary: Can any American parent honestly say school massacres are ‘unimaginable’?

“Unimaginable” is a word that’s been thrown around a lot after 19 students, mostly fourth graders, and two teachers were slaughtered Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

Los Angeles Times

Friday favourite: When Indy set up a comeback more satisfying than victory

After a potentially career-ending crash at Texas in 2003, Kenny Brack made a heroic return at the 2005 Indianapolis 500 when he set the fastest qualifying speed of anybody on Bump Day. In this week's Friday Favourite, the 1999 Indy winner explains his love affair with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Autosport

The evolving narrative of what happened at Uvalde the day of the shooting

Law enforcement is still investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But accounts from officials have offered a confusing look at the timeline of Tuesday's shooting.

WEKU

Texas school shooting: Husband of teacher killed in attack dies days later ‘from grief’

The husband of a teacher killed in the Texas school shooting has died just days after from a “broken heart”.

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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

Daily Mirror

Mum of Texas school shooter admits he made her 'uneasy' and could be aggressive

Salvador Ramos, 18, gunned down 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, US, on May 24, with his mum Adrianna Reyes admitting he could be aggressive if he 'really got mad'

Daily Mirror

Texas shooter's dad breaks silence after massacre saying 'he should have just killed me'

On Tuesday, May 24, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos approached Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and spent an hour inside a classroom and massacred 21 people including 19 children

The Independent UK

Texas shooting: Meghan Markle was ‘offering condolences as a mother’ with ‘peace’ roses tribute to victims

The Duchess of Sussex also visited a nearby community centre supporting mourners, according to reports

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The Independent UK

Toronto police shoot dead man walking near school with rifle

‘I was feeling really tense,’ says student whose school was locked down during incident

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The Independent UK

Daniel Defense: Company that made Uvalde AR-15 used toddlers in gun advert

Daniel Defense guns were also used in 2017 Las Vegas massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern US history

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: If gun control won't work, at least take away gun makers' liability protection

With more than 300 million firearms in Americans’ hands — enough for every man, woman and child to have one — it does no good anymore to rant and rave about gun control. The National Rifle Association owns enough members of Congress to block meaningful measures and is no doubt…

Tribune News Service

Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.

Los Angeles Times

A Latino-on-Latino mass shooting. What now?

When I heard that a gunman had killed multiple schoolchildren in a predominantly Latino town in Texas, I immediately thought: white supremacist.

Evening Standard

NRA opens gun convention in Texas days after deadly school shooting

Former US President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans will be among speakers at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention, which begins in Texas on Friday.

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