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Santa Monica shooter said goodbye to friends in farewell note
The gunman who killed five people during a shooting rampage through Santa Monica left a note saying goodbye to his friends and that he hoped his mother would be financially cared for, police said. Police reportedly found the three-page note with the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, John Zawahri, Colleges and Universities, Firearms
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U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons, will send arms to rebels
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Thursday that Syria had crossed a "red line" by using chemical weapons in that country's civil war, and in response, U.S. officials said, President Obama had authorized sending arms to some rebel groups. The...
Tags: Government, Lindsey O. Graham, Bashar Assad, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations
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Santa Monica gunman wrote apology, was denied weapon by state
Santa Monica police said Thursday night that the gunman who killed five people last week had been denied a firearm in 2011. The revelation raises more questions about how John Zawahri got the semi-authomatic weapon he used in the attack. Law...Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, John Zawahri, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms
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Obama authorizes military support of Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used...Tags: Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Washington, DC
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Poll: Assad crossed the 'red line,' what should we do?
A top national security official revealed Thursday afternoon that U.S. intelligence services has made a "high-confidence assessment" that Syrian government forces -- and only those forces -- have used chemical weapons. According to Ben Rhodes, a deputy...
Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, University of California, Davis, John Zawahri, Politics
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Rifle used in Santa Monica College shooting may have been altered
The rifle a gunman used to kill five people during a rampage in Santa Monica last week appears to have been modified accommodate large-capacity magazines. During the assault, John Zawahri, 23, had 40 magazines capable of holding 30 rounds each,...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, University of California, Davis, John Zawahri, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine
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Hagerstown City Council mulls weapons measure
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWith a section of the city’s firearm regulations requiring repeal because it is superseded by state law, the Hagerstown police chief wants to take the opportunity to “close a gap” in current restrictions by making it unlawful to...Tags: Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Laws
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Navy opposes mixed-use development in York
YORK — A debate during a York County Planning Commission meeting Wednesday over whether to expand a mixed-use development designation to several properties near Water Country USA revealed details about plans to develop 144 acres in the area into a...Tags: Property, Anheuser-Busch, York (York, Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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Rifle in Santa Monica shooting was pieced together, sources say
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state’s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. Although...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, University of California, Davis, John Zawahri, Politics
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This week: NBA Finals, 'The Voice,' 'Royal Pains'
Staff writerUPDATED: The NBA Finals are likely to put up the biggest ratings in a week that includes more singing, dancing and emoting and a few big events in late night. ABC will present Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals at 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The San...Tags: Scott Cohen, Mark Feuerstein, Necessary Roughness (tv program), The Daily Show (tv program), The Voice (tv program)
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Islamist terrorists still aspire to kill you
Very smart libertarians often make an argument against muscular counterterrorism efforts (I prefer this term over "war on terror," because "war on terror" reminds me of Donald Rumsfeld). It goes like this: Why do we obsess over terrorism when a) guns, b)...Tags: Jihad, Religious Conflicts, Boston Marathon, Diabetes, American Civil Liberties Union
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