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Derek Jeter calls mother of teacher killed in Connecticut shooting
On Wednesday, Yankees superstar Derek Jeter placed a phone call to the mother of Victoria Soto, a first-grade teacher who was killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week. Jeter contacted the Soto family on the day of the...
Tags: Derek Jeter, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Dick's, Cabela's, others reconsider sales of Sandy Hook gun
Several major firearms retailers are rethinking sales strategies for the rifle said to be used in Friday’s massacre in Connecticut. Cabela’s, an outdoor products retailer, was still offering Bushmaster AR-15 rifles for between $730 and $1,...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Firearms, Interior Policy, Cabela's Inc.
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Video mocks celebrity gun control PSA
After last month's Newtown, Conn., school shooting reignited debate about the causes of gun violence in the U.S., some in Hollywood weighed in by appearing in a public service announcement calling for stricter gun control measures. Now the star-...
Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Dinner for Schmucks (movie), The Campaign (movie)
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Cerberus to sell Freedom Group, maker of gun used in Newtown massacre
Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is distancing itself from Friday's shooting at a Connecticut elementary school by selling the company that makes one of the weapons purportedly used in the attack. Cerberus said in a statement Tuesday that...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Firearms
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Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
The Hartford Courant— Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and hero to conservatives across the nation for his efforts to quash public employee unions, delivered a pep talk to Connecticut Republicans Monday night. Walker reminded the crowd at the state GOP's...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Barack Obama, Philosophy, Republican Party
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UConn Study: When Video Game Players See Enemy As Human, They Are More Aggressive
The Hartford CourantA new study of video games found that a player's perception of enemies as human, not alien, led the player to be more verbally aggressive afterward. The study also found that men were more physically aggressive than women in behavioral tests taken...Tags: Sony Corp., Wake Forest University, University of Connecticut, Gaming, Columbine High School
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READER SUBMITTED: Newport Ambulance Gets Dream Dinners In Honor Of National EMT Week.
Greater HartfordOn Saturday, May 18, Dream Dinners delivered a weeks worth of dinners for the staff of the Newport Ambulance station. Volunteers man the station 24-7 and were some of the first responders to the Sandy Hook shooting. Their event director thought it would... -
Newtown parents join Quinn to call for ban on high-capacity ammo magazines
Tribune reporterThe grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...Tags: Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Crime, Law and Justice
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Graduate helps in creative ways
The Leader-TelegramBefore sitting down to create a mosaic depicting Jesus at the request of a school chaplain, Molly Wirz designed what she planned to create and assembled her own glass. The 18-year-old Regis High School senior then began affixing the pieces of colored...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Separation of Church and State
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N.Y. Giants honor Weatherford as 'Man of the Year'
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.Dan Tanoos, superintendent of Vigo County schools, remembers the first time he saw Steve Weatherford as a freshman at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Weatherford was in trouble as Superintendent Tanoos walked into the high school just as...Tags: New York Giants, Super Bowl, Steve Weatherford, National Football League, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Advocacy group keeps spotlight on Ayotte gun vote
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterA New Hampshire advocacy group continued to pressure U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte over her vote against the Manchin-Toomey amendment to enhance federal background checks to purchase guns. At a Granite State Progress and Mayors Against Illegal Guns news...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Yarmouth ride, race to honor first responders and police
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.This weekend offers a pair of opportunities for the public to show their appreciation to police officers and first responders. The First Responder Appreciation Freedom Ride, a 50-mile motorcycle ride honoring all the first responders who rushed to...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Richard Donohue, Jr., Sports
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