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| Senate to vote on tighter gun control measures | Senate to vote on tighter gun control measures |
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| Gun control back on agenda as Sandy Hook suit heads to court | Gun control back on agenda as Sandy Hook suit heads to court |
| A week after the Orlando massacre, the Senate will vote on expanding background checks and restricting gun access to anyone on federal watch lists. While neither measure is expected to pass, some lawmakers are looking for compromise. Democrats support a ban on gun sales to anyone on the watch list; Republicans say thousands are on that list mistakenly, and propose a 72-hour purchase delay. Also on Monday, 10 families who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook are back in court in their case against Remington Arms, the company that makes the Bushmaster XM-15 rifle used in the elementary school shooting that killed 20 children and six adults, and its distributor and seller. The suit focuses on a 2005 federal law that shields gunmakers and sellers from liability. | A week after the Orlando massacre, the Senate will vote on expanding background checks and restricting gun access to anyone on federal watch lists. While neither measure is expected to pass, some lawmakers are looking for compromise. Democrats support a ban on gun sales to anyone on the watch list; Republicans say thousands are on that list mistakenly, and propose a 72-hour purchase delay. Also on Monday, 10 families who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook are back in court in their case against Remington Arms, the company that makes the Bushmaster XM-15 rifle used in the elementary school shooting that killed 20 children and six adults, and its distributor and seller. The suit focuses on a 2005 federal law that shields gunmakers and sellers from liability. |
| Congress votes on gun control as Sandy Hook families head back to court | Congress votes on gun control as Sandy Hook families head back to court |
| Can the US break its cycle of gun control failure? | Can the US break its cycle of gun control failure? |
| In the first of a week-long series, Lois Beckett, the Guardian’s senior reporter on gun policy and politics, speaks to Sandy Hook parent Nicole Hockley, “whose six-year-old son Dylan was shot to death in 2012 in the arms of his classroom aide. Last week a photograph of Dylan, smiling in a Superman T-shirt, was held up on the Senate floor, at once a symbol of overwhelming urgency and the abject political failure of Congress to pass new gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting.” | In the first of a week-long series, Lois Beckett, the Guardian’s senior reporter on gun policy and politics, speaks to Sandy Hook parent Nicole Hockley, “whose six-year-old son Dylan was shot to death in 2012 in the arms of his classroom aide. Last week a photograph of Dylan, smiling in a Superman T-shirt, was held up on the Senate floor, at once a symbol of overwhelming urgency and the abject political failure of Congress to pass new gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting.” |
| Can the US break its cycle of gun control failure? | Can the US break its cycle of gun control failure? |
| Orlando vigils held; FBI to release shooter’s conversations | Orlando vigils held; FBI to release shooter’s conversations |
| One week after the Pulse nightclub massacre, an estimated 50,000 people attended a candlelit vigil at a lake in central Orlando. The names of the 49 victims were read out. “We remember them,” the crowd chanted. The Guardian has stitched together a timeline of events inside the club. On Monday, the FBI will release a partial transcript of conversations between gunman Omar Mateen and police negotiators. | One week after the Pulse nightclub massacre, an estimated 50,000 people attended a candlelit vigil at a lake in central Orlando. The names of the 49 victims were read out. “We remember them,” the crowd chanted. The Guardian has stitched together a timeline of events inside the club. On Monday, the FBI will release a partial transcript of conversations between gunman Omar Mateen and police negotiators. |
| Orlando pauses to remember, one week after Pulse massacre | Orlando pauses to remember, one week after Pulse massacre |
| Door still open to a ‘dump Trump’ revolution? | Door still open to a ‘dump Trump’ revolution? |
| Republican leaders are considering ways to force Donald Trump off the ticket at next month’s national convention. After a week in which Trump, registering record poll lows, alienated mainstream Republicans with his reaction to events in Orlando, House speaker Paul Ryan made clear he would not try to obstruct any delegate rebellion. “They write the rules, they make the decisions,” Ryan told NBC’s Meet the Press of the convention delegates. Dan Roberts writes that disarray in Republican ranks is bringing Washington’s political establishment slowly back together while Barack Obama’s popularity soars, increasing the likelihood Hillary Clinton will deploy him as a potent anti-Trump weapon. | Republican leaders are considering ways to force Donald Trump off the ticket at next month’s national convention. After a week in which Trump, registering record poll lows, alienated mainstream Republicans with his reaction to events in Orlando, House speaker Paul Ryan made clear he would not try to obstruct any delegate rebellion. “They write the rules, they make the decisions,” Ryan told NBC’s Meet the Press of the convention delegates. Dan Roberts writes that disarray in Republican ranks is bringing Washington’s political establishment slowly back together while Barack Obama’s popularity soars, increasing the likelihood Hillary Clinton will deploy him as a potent anti-Trump weapon. |
| Dump Trump? Paul Ryan leaves door open to Republican convention revolt | Dump Trump? Paul Ryan leaves door open to Republican convention revolt |
| LeBron James brings historic NBA title victory to Cleveland | LeBron James brings historic NBA title victory to Cleveland |
| The Cleveland Cavaliers ended a 52-year title drought with an astonishing 93-89 Game 7 victory over the Golden State Warriors. “I’m happy to be a part of history,” James said. “I’m home. I’m home … I’m at a loss for words. This is unbelievable.” It was James’ third NBA championship and third finals MVP trophy. “For James, this is his legacy,” writes Dave Schilling. “Instead of debating of LeBron James’ ability to win big games, we should wonder if this was one of the greatest finals performances of all time.” No team had ever come from 3-1 down to win. | The Cleveland Cavaliers ended a 52-year title drought with an astonishing 93-89 Game 7 victory over the Golden State Warriors. “I’m happy to be a part of history,” James said. “I’m home. I’m home … I’m at a loss for words. This is unbelievable.” It was James’ third NBA championship and third finals MVP trophy. “For James, this is his legacy,” writes Dave Schilling. “Instead of debating of LeBron James’ ability to win big games, we should wonder if this was one of the greatest finals performances of all time.” No team had ever come from 3-1 down to win. |
| Le Bron James leads Cavaliers to NBA title and ends 52-year drought | Le Bron James leads Cavaliers to NBA title and ends 52-year drought |
| NC hanging death was not a hate crime crime, says FBI | NC hanging death was not a hate crime crime, says FBI |
| Two years ago, the Guardian reported on the disturbing death of Lennon Lacy, 17, who was found hanging from a swing set in the middle of a trailer park occupied almost exclusively by white residents. His family believed local police rushed to label his death a suicide. Under pressure from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the FBI agreed to investigate the case. The US attorney’s office recently stated there was “no evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges”. Here, Ed Pilkington revisits the case: | Two years ago, the Guardian reported on the disturbing death of Lennon Lacy, 17, who was found hanging from a swing set in the middle of a trailer park occupied almost exclusively by white residents. His family believed local police rushed to label his death a suicide. Under pressure from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the FBI agreed to investigate the case. The US attorney’s office recently stated there was “no evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges”. Here, Ed Pilkington revisits the case: |
| Was a black teen’s hanging death a hate crime? The FBI answers, two years later | Was a black teen’s hanging death a hate crime? The FBI answers, two years later |
| Abortion ruling threatens women’s access to care | Abortion ruling threatens women’s access to care |
| A US supreme court ruling could come this week in Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt, a case out of Texas in which abortion providers are challenging one of the country’s harshest abortion restrictions. If the law is upheld, nine of Texas’s 19 abortion clinics will be forced to close. In Louisiana, a similar measure demanding clinics are within 30 miles of a hospital will determine if the state will have four abortion clinics or just one. | A US supreme court ruling could come this week in Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt, a case out of Texas in which abortion providers are challenging one of the country’s harshest abortion restrictions. If the law is upheld, nine of Texas’s 19 abortion clinics will be forced to close. In Louisiana, a similar measure demanding clinics are within 30 miles of a hospital will determine if the state will have four abortion clinics or just one. |
| ‘We’re in limbo right now’: abortion clinics’ fates rides on landmark decision | ‘We’re in limbo right now’: abortion clinics’ fates rides on landmark decision |
| Seven ways Brexit will damage the US | Seven ways Brexit will damage the US |
| On Thursday, Britain will vote on whether to leave the European Union. Here, we look at seven ways Brexit could hurt the US. The IMF expects international trade and investment would shrink; financial markets would be further destabilised; the influence of the transatlantic alliance would wane; corporate investment would decline; Anglospheric ideals would be diluted; currencies would fluctuate; and political upheavals could vindicate the Donald Trump insurgency. | On Thursday, Britain will vote on whether to leave the European Union. Here, we look at seven ways Brexit could hurt the US. The IMF expects international trade and investment would shrink; financial markets would be further destabilised; the influence of the transatlantic alliance would wane; corporate investment would decline; Anglospheric ideals would be diluted; currencies would fluctuate; and political upheavals could vindicate the Donald Trump insurgency. |
| EU referendum: seven ways Brexit will damage US world interests | EU referendum: seven ways Brexit will damage US world interests |
| Trauma expert decries Australian detention regime | Trauma expert decries Australian detention regime |
| Psychologist and traumatologist Paul Stevenson worked in the aftermath of the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami. But he says nothing compares to the trauma inflicted by the Australian government on migrants incarcerated on Manus Island and Nauru. After 40 years work in the field, Stevenson has written a book. | Psychologist and traumatologist Paul Stevenson worked in the aftermath of the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami. But he says nothing compares to the trauma inflicted by the Australian government on migrants incarcerated on Manus Island and Nauru. After 40 years work in the field, Stevenson has written a book. |
| The worst I’ve seen – trauma expert lifts lid on ‘atrocity’ | The worst I’ve seen – trauma expert lifts lid on ‘atrocity’ |
| Divorce, oligarch-style | Divorce, oligarch-style |
| Until three years ago, Natalia Potanina was the wife of Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s wealthiest men. She lived in a mansion, holidayed on a massive yacht. Then they split, and now she is seeking half his fortune in what has been described as the biggest divorce case in history. “It’s traditional. Deprive me of money and drive me out of the house,” Potanina said in an interview in London. “I guess this is true worldwide but especially in Russia. Our society is male dominated. The law is male. The ideology is male.” | Until three years ago, Natalia Potanina was the wife of Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s wealthiest men. She lived in a mansion, holidayed on a massive yacht. Then they split, and now she is seeking half his fortune in what has been described as the biggest divorce case in history. “It’s traditional. Deprive me of money and drive me out of the house,” Potanina said in an interview in London. “I guess this is true worldwide but especially in Russia. Our society is male dominated. The law is male. The ideology is male.” |
| ‘I’m hoping for justice’: former wife of Russian oligarch fights for £5bn | ‘I’m hoping for justice’: former wife of Russian oligarch fights for £5bn |
| In case you missed it … | In case you missed it … |
| The Observer’s Andrew Anthony considers another pressing issue: Hiddleswift. It sounds strange, but could it be that two of the most glamorous showbiz stars are for real? It’s been four long days since news of a Tom Hiddlestone-Taylor Swift romance broke. | The Observer’s Andrew Anthony considers another pressing issue: Hiddleswift. It sounds strange, but could it be that two of the most glamorous showbiz stars are for real? It’s been four long days since news of a Tom Hiddlestone-Taylor Swift romance broke. |
| Hiddleston and Swift: match made in heaven or PR stunt? | Hiddleston and Swift: match made in heaven or PR stunt? |
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