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Grandmother of Uvalde gunman, shot before he went to the school, in stable condition

FORT WORTH, Texas — The 66-year-old grandmother of the man who killed 21 people at a Southwest Texas elementary school Tuesday is in stable condition after police said the gunman shot her in the face before going to the school.

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Brokenhearted husband dies after wife slain in Texas rampage

Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students

The Independent UK

Mass shootings leave behind collective despair, anguish and trauma at many societal levels

The deadly shooting of at least 19 children and two adults in Texas on May 24, 2022, is the latest in an ever-growing list of national tragedies, leaving families and friends of the victims gripped with grief, anguish and despair.

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Oxford High student walkout honors victims in Texas shooting

OXFORD, Mich. — Several hundred Oxford High School students walked out of class Thursday, gathering on the school's football field after leaving the building to honor students and teachers killed in Texas on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Senate Republicans tap Cornyn for bipartisan gun talks

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday he’s looking forward to discussing ways of combatting gun violence with his colleagues across the aisle, but cautioned that there are limits on the types of proposals he could support.

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Lawmakers OK $37.3 million spending plan to increase safety at Oxford, other schools

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature on Thursday pushed through a roughly $37.3 million supplemental budget bill to benefit Oxford Community Schools and to set up statewide school safety grants days after a shooting in Texas took the lives of 19 elementary students and two teachers.

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Marco Rubio slams Miami Heat’s call for fans to demand ‘common sense’ gun reforms after Texas school shooting

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, the Miami Heat used a pre-game moment to urge fans to contact U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, “demanding their support for common sense gun laws” — and telling them they can “make change at…

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Senate Republicans block Durbin, Schneider domestic terrorism bill; lax to act after Uvalde, Buffalo

Once again, Democrats are pushing for not the perfect, but at least some good when it comes to responding to mass shootings, the latest in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.

Chicago Sun-Times

They smeared blood on themselves, hid and watched their teachers get shot. These are the survivors’ stories

UVALDE, Texas — Two days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School here, survivors are recounting stories of the horrifying moments they endured as they were attacked.

Los Angeles Times

Meghan pays respect to Texas school shooting victims

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has made a visit to a memorial site for the victims involved in the deadly elementary school shooting in Texas

The Independent UK

The NRA says its Houston convention will 'reflect on' the Uvalde school shooting

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention Friday, and its leaders are gearing up to "reflect on" — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week in Uvalde, Texas.

WEKU

Husband of teacher shot dead in Texas school attack suffers fatal cardiac arrest

Dad-of-four Joe Garcia died “due to grief” after wife, a teacher, was killed during the Texas school shooting on Tuesday.

Daily Record

SHELL-Tiroteo en Texas: cómo hablar con los niños sobre la violencia escolar

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Morning mail: Chalmers on cost of living crisis, Texas shooting response questioned, Ray Liotta dies

Friday: New treasurer Jim Chalmers outlines how he plans to tackle a ‘cost of living crisis’. Plus: what is Sydney without sunshine?

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Texas school shooting prompts look at responses of other nations

Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand tightened their gun laws following mass shootings in recent years.

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Uvalde residents come together in wake of school shooting

Residents organise fundraisers, reach out to neighbours as entire community grapples with harrowing school shooting.

The Conversation

Why gun control laws don't pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York in May 2022, calls have begun again for Congress to enact gun control. Since the 2012 massacre of 20 children and four staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, legislation introduced in response to mass killings has…

Chicago Sun-Times

The NRA wasn’t always opposed to gun restrictions

At first, the group was mainly concerned with marksmanship. It later played a relatively constructive role regarding safety-minded gun ownership restrictionsm before turning into a rigid politicized force.

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Los Angeles Times

Police face growing criticism over response to Texas school shooting as parents speak out

UVALDE, Texas — With criticism swelling about the police response to the Texas elementary school massacre, a law enforcement official said Thursday that the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers entered the school “unobstructed” through an unlocked door 12 minutes after police were alerted about a man nearby…

Irish Mirror

Husband of heroic teacher killed in Texas shooting dies of heart attack 'due to grief' leaving behind four children

He is believed to have suffered a fatal heart attack "brought on by grief"

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PGA Tour players wear ribbons for Texas school shooting victims at Charles Schwab Challenge

On Thursday, PGA Tour players wore ribbons to remember the 21 victims of Robb Elementary shooting.

The Independent UK

Six biggest unanswered questions about the Uvalde shooting and investigation in Texas

Major questions remain about motive and effectiveness of police response

Tribune News Service

KC Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes reacts to Texas shooting: ‘As a father now, it’s scary’

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ hometown of Whitehouse, Texas, is about 400 miles northeast of Uvalde — site of this week’s school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.

The Independent UK

Biden to console families in Uvalde, press for action

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed

Tribune News Service

Biden to visit Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday after school massacre

WASHINGTON – On Sunday, President Joe Biden will visit Uvalde, Texas, site of the nation’s second worst school shooting rampage.

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