Tag: gun violence
Canadian prime minister bans assault weapons 7 days after series of...
"There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada."
‘Heartbreaking statistic’: Thanks to pandemic, last month was first March since...
“All it took was a pandemic and closing all the schools.”
Gun makers and sellers on list of ‘essential businesses’ amid coronavirus...
"Gun retailers are not essential businesses and should not remain open during this pandemic."
Sanders gets backing of march for our lives co-founders for ‘intersectional’...
“He gets that all the issues we fight for are connected, and the gun violence isn't the cause but the symptom of systematic injustice in this country.”
Ceasar: Grief and challenge
The intersection of guns, drugs, poverty, scant education, substandard health care, high unemployment, and corruption are literally producing conditions that invariably redound the hardest and worst on young people of color.
Watch: With gun control measures held up in congress, ‘Gut Punch’...
A new PSA released Wednesday by the non-profit group Sandy Hook Promise showcases the reality children face as they head back to...
Making the gun violence epidemic visible through art and activism
Leslie Lee calls herself an “artivist.” It’s a word combining art and activism, rooted in community and Latinx art from the late...
“Not enough’: Critics say Walmart must go beyond corporate pr and...
Gun control groups on Tuesday praised Walmart after the company announced it would no longer sell certain firearm ammunition and would reduce its gun...
As U.S. children head back to school, sales of bulletproof backpacks...
Sales of bulletproof backpacks have gone up 300% recently as parents prepare their kids to go back to school. With the latest...
Emergency doctor to Trump: You are wrong, mental illness is not...
President Trump went to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, where he was met by hundreds of protesters condemning his presence...
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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...