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Monday, 6 June 2022

'Closer than ever' on gun reform, Dem senator says

By Marita Vlachou

Monday, June 6

SEN. CHRIS MURPHY: 'WE'RE CLOSER THAN EVER BEFORE' ON BIPARTISAN GUN LEGISLATION Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who has been leading bipartisan talks in the Senate on gun control legislation, said more Republicans are at the table working toward changing gun laws and investing in mental health than "at any time since Sandy Hook." [HuffPost]

FRESH SPASM OF SHOOTINGS KILLS 15, WOUNDS 60 Gun violence continued to plague the U.S. over the weekend, with shootings in eight states piling onto a heartbreaking toll that includes Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, three people were shot dead and 14 others were injured by gunfire or being run over by vehicles. In Philadelphia, multiple shooters opened fire in a crowded nightlife district, killing three and wounding at least 11. [NPR]

RUSSIA HITS AT UKRAINE'S HEART AS VLADIMIR PUTIN ISSUES WARNING TO THE WEST Russian President Vladimir Putin's new warning to the West against sending longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine came as his forces claimed to have destroyed Western military supplies in their first such airstrikes on Kyiv in more than a month. The attack showed that Russia still had the capability and willingness to hit at Ukraine's heart, despite refocusing its efforts to capture territory in the east. [AP]

ARMED TEXAS MAN SAYS COPS STOPPED HIM FROM CONFRONTING SHOOTER OUTSIDE SCHOOL A Texas funeral worker who was one of the first people to come face-to-face with a gunman at Robb Elementary School said he immediately armed himself to stop the shooter but was stopped by police, leaving him feeling guilty that he couldn't do more. [HuffPost]

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BIDEN TO TAPE HIS FIRST IN-STUDIO LATE NIGHT INTERVIEW AS PRESIDENT President Joe Biden will appear on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday. The visit will mark his first in-studio late night appearance as president. [HuffPost]

ALASKA'S UNUSUAL HOUSE PRIMARY DRAWS PALIN, SANTA, 46 OTHERS Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they've seen, with 48 candidates, including Sarah Palin and Santa Claus, running to succeed Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young, who had held the state's only U.S. House seat for 49 years. [AP]

JAN. 6 OFFICER WILL HAVE 'A FRONT ROW SEAT' AT PRIMETIME HEARINGS Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone told CNN he plans to attend the House Jan. 6 committee's hearings after being promised a "front row seat." Fanone was beaten by Donald Trump supporters and electroshocked with a stun gun during the Capitol riot in 2021. The first Jan. 6 committee hearing will air Thursday. [HuffPost]

TRUMP LED 'MULTIFACETED CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY' TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY, SAYS GEORGE CONWAY Conservative attorney George Conway accused former President Donald Trump of leading a "multifaceted criminal conspiracy" aimed at shutting down a legitimate election and overthrowing democracy. [HuffPost]

U.S., SOUTH KOREA FIRE 8 BALLISTIC MISSILES INTO THE SEA TO INTIMIDATE NORTH KOREA The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. [AP]

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