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The Uvalde shooting renews questions about school security

Texas has tightened security at schools considerably over the past four years. But the new protective measures came up short earlier this week in Uvalde.

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Republican senator blames ‘wokeness’ and ‘liberal indoctrination’ for school shootings days after Uvalde massacre

‘We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. Now we’re teaching ‘wokeness’,’ Republican senator says

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Teachers, how are you coping in the aftermath of the Texas shooting in Uvalde?

NPR would like to hear from teachers around the country about how they are feeling in the aftermath of the latest school shooting. We may contact you for an upcoming story.

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So where were the "good guys with guns"?

Whatever excuse NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre comes up with now, it can't erase the shocking charade we saw in Uvalde

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Donald Trump sparks outrage by DANCING after reading names of 21 Texas shooting victims

Former US President Donald Trump danced to Sam and Dave's 1966 song Hold On, I'm Comin' after reading out the names of the 21 people killed by Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas

Daily Mirror

What some gun owners are saying in the wake of America's latest mass shooting

The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has again raised the question "What should we do about gun violence?" NPR asked gun owners from across the U.S. about their stance.

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Senators are continuing talks during recess to find a compromise on gun legislation

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he's optimistic that something can be done to address mass shootings like the one at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children.

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Uvalde school police chief blamed for slow response to shooting

The police official blamed for not sending officers in more quickly to stop the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting is the chief of the school system's small police force, a unit dedicated ordinarily to building relationships with students and responding to the occasional fight.

France 24

Survivors of Uvalde shooting paint horrifying picture of terror and tragedy

Schoolchildren, teachers and family members offer graphic details of day gunman killed 19 children and two adults

The Guardian - US

‘We have to act’: can Biden cut through the gridlock on gun control?

The president has long fought for restrictions but deep divisions have often left him hamstrung

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That other American tradition: after a mass shooting, the media comes to town

The tragedy in Texas reminds that while media presence can be a sign of support, it can also quickly become intrusive

The Guardian - US

Giants manager Gabe Kapler to skip national anthem in wake of Uvalde school shooting

CINCINNATI — There was a significant presence missing from the field Friday during the national anthem before the Giants’ game at Great American Ballpark, and there will be into the foreseeable future: manager Gabe Kapler.

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Police delays may have deprived Texas schoolchildren of lifesaving care, experts say

UVALDE, Texas — As the nation struggles to comprehend the horrors that unfolded Tuesday inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, one of the biggest unanswered questions is whether anyone could have been saved.

Los Angeles Times

In speech to NRA, Trump calls Texas school shooting 'savage and barbaric,' reads name of each victim

HOUSTON — Former President Donald Trump read the name of each of the Uvalde school shooting victims at the start of a speech Friday at the NRA annual convention in Houston and called the shooting a “savage and barbaric atrocity that shocks the conscience of every single American.”

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As police waited, children inside Texas school called 911 begging for help

UVALDE, Texas — Children inside a Texas elementary school frantically called 911, begging for the police to save them, as a tactical decision by a commander kept 19 officers from storming a classroom in what a law enforcement official acknowledged on Friday was a mistake in judgment.

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Ukraine President Zelenskyy addresses Stanford students, offers condolences after Texas mass shooting

STANFORD, Calif. — In a live-streamed video address to Stanford students on Friday, embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his condolences to Americans following the deadly Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and two adults dead.

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'Please send the police now': Urgent pleas don’t always mean the cops rush in. Just look at Parkland and Uvalde

Move toward the gunfire and take out the shooter.

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AP FACT CHECK: NRA speakers distort gun and crime statistics

An AP Fact Check is examining rhetoric from the National Rifle Association's annual meeting

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The Independent UK

Six major police mistakes in the Uvalde shooting have Texans ‘livid’

Police failed at key moments during shooting

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What we do — and don't — know about how Robb Elementary School mass shooting unfolded in Uvalde, Texas

It took police more than 45 minutes to intervene in the school shooting that claimed 21 lives. Now the community is demanding answers.

Al Jazeera

Trump speaks at defiant pro-gun NRA event after Texas shooting

Amid protests and calls to cancel event in Houston, gun advocates say more regulations not the answer to mass shootings.

The Independent UK

Uvalde school police chief faulted in shooting response

The police official blamed for not sending officers in more quickly to stop the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting is the chief of the school system’s small police force, a unit dedicated ordinarily to building relationships with students and responding to the occasional fight

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‘I am absolutely livid’: Abbott addresses misinformation shared after Uvalde shooting

FORT WORTH, Texas — When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shared inaccurate information on the timeline of events in the Tuesday attack on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, he was reciting information given to him by law enforcement, he said at a Friday news conference.

The Independent UK

Trump dings Abbott and other Republicans for pulling out NRA meeting after shooting in Uvalde

Trump’s appearance comes as many Republicans pulled out of the annual meeting after the shooting in Uvalde.

Axios

Trump calls for hardened school security systems that Uvalde elementary already had

The former president also called for arming teachers and the end of gun-free school zones.

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