Defense & National Security — Austin eyes meeting with Chinese counterpart
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A Texas artist is donating customized caskets for victims of last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Trey Ganem, the owner of custom casket company SoulShine Industries, pivoted to helping the victims’ families shortly after the shooting. The massacre left 19 children and two teachers dead, galvanizing the nation and reigniting a fight over gun regulations. “I’m on my way to help families in this tragic time,” a pos
Read MoreNotedDC — House Dems keep foot on the gas on gun reform
House Democrats aren’t letting recess get in the way of sending gun control legislation to the floor as soon as possible following the school shooting massacre in Uvalde, Texas last week, which killed 19 children and two teachers. The House Judiciary Committee will meet for an emergency meeting Thursday to markup an omnibus bill including proposals to curb gun trafficking, promote the safe storage of firearms and raise the purchase age for certain semi-automatic rifles. Judiciary Committee vice chair Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) knows the odd
Read More1 dead, 2 injured following shooting at New Orleans university campus
A shooting at a New Orleans university campus left one person dead and two others wounded, police reported on Tuesday. One female died from gunshot wounds while two males were injured following a shooting on the campus of Xavier University of Louisiana, which is a historically Black Catholic university. New Orleans police reported that officials responded to Xavier University’s convocation center after gun shots were heard in the parking lot just before noon local time.
Read MoreFive changes Elon Musk says he'd bring to Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk listed several changes he would make to Twitter pending approval of a $44 million deal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to acquire the social media platform. The SEC cannot reject Musk's offer to buy Twitter based on his vision for the company. However, the federal agency can raise objections to the transaction if it believes that Musk has not been forthcoming on required disclosure forms. The SEC could take issue with Musk's late disclosure of his stake in Twitter as well as his constant criticism of leaders on the platform.
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