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President Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Emails warned fake Trump electors to act in secrecy; Impact of Black voting bloc

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A new set of emails shows false Trump electors were encouraged to operate in complete secrecy in 2020. In a speech, Gov. Brian Kemp said he supports no new additional gun laws in the wake of the Uvalde massacre. Plus, we'll look at highlights from the runoff debates.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Guests arrive at the joint funeral service for Irma Garcia and her husband, Joe Garcia, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday. Schoolteacher Irma Garcia died in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, and her husband died two days later of a heart attack.

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  • National

The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters

In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

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  • Politics

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

June 04, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon and
  • Rina Torchinsky
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden drive past a memorial site in the town square of Uvalde set up for those killed in the school mass shooting, on their way to Robb Elementary School on Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities

The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.

June 03, 2022
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Three AR-15 rifles.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Calls for gun safety continue after mass shooting in Tulsa

Thursday on Political Rewind: The Tulsa shooting raises the stakes in the gun control debate as the U.S. House prepares to pass bills in response. Our guests weigh in on how it'll impact Georgia races this fall.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Amerie Jo Garza's name is displayed before the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on May 27, 2022 in the Queens borough of New York City.

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  • National

Girl Scouts posthumously honor a 10-year-old Uvalde victim for heroism

The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said.

June 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A campaign sign for Pete Arredondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, is seen in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday.

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  • National

Uvalde locals grapple with the school police chief's role

Uvalde residents struggle to reconcile what they know of the well-liked lawman, Pete Arredondo.

June 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Daniel Defense, a Georgia firearms manufacturing company has been spotlighted after the Uvalde massacre.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Daniel Defense faces scrutiny; Warnock v. Walker heats up; Trump laments GA losses

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgia-based Daniel Defense is facing widespread criticism, after the gun it manufactured was used in the Uvalde massacre. Meanwhile, Herschel Walker's response to the shooting is fodder for Democrats and reports say Trump is mad over primary losses.

May 31, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
A floral arrangement honors a victim of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

Neighboring florists step in to help provide flowers for Uvalde funerals

A local florist says she's putting aside sunflowers for one of the victims, the daughter of one of her high school classmates. "Their baby's favorite was sunflowers," Kelly Baker said.

May 31, 2022
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  • Karen Zamora
A memorial for Irma Garcia, a fourth-grade teacher killed in last week's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Her husband, Joe, died of a heart attack two days later.

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  • National

More than $2.7 million has been raised for the children of a Uvalde teacher

Irma Garcia was one of two teachers killed at Robb Elementary last week. Then, two days later, her husband of 24 years died of a heart attack, leaving their four children without parents.

May 30, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Celeste Ibarra and her daughter, Aubriella Melchor, who survived the mass shooting on Tuesday, prayed with members of the Journey Riders, Sons of God Motorcycle Club, including Adam Torres (far left) at Murphy USA gas station in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers

Nine-year-old Aubriella Melchor said she narrowly escaped the slaughter because she'd been in the bathroom. At a gas station, Christian bikers joined the girl and her mother to pray.

May 30, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Another mass shooting, but nothing changes

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on what has become a never-ending parade of mass shootings in the U.S., and the lack of effort over the years to address them.

May 28, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Messages are written on a cross Thursday honoring Irma Garcia, a teacher who was killed in this week's elementary school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

A brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in the Texas school shooting

Joe Garcia had dropped off flowers at his wife's memorial on Thursday, The New York Times reported. He "pretty much just fell over" after returning home and died of a heart attack, his nephew said.

May 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A rifle hangs on display in the window of the West Endicott & Susquehanna Arms Co., where Payton Gendron purchased firearms in Endicott, N.Y.

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  • National

2 mass shootings — 1,700 miles apart but bound by startling similarities

These two tragedies share similarities, including certain aspects of the suspects and how the weapons were accessed.

May 27, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A memorial to the students and faculty who died stands in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. It's not clear who put the memorial up and authorities have not released the names of the deceased.

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  • National

21 crosses stand in front of Uvalde's Robb Elementary to honor those who were killed

"The children!" cries Linda Martinez, a retired pastor who came to the scene with a bouquet of flowers. "So young. I just can't believe it's real. We just have to help each other."

May 26, 2022
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  • Merrit Kennedy
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