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Kindergarten Cop
I'm a cop, you idiot!
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When I hear the NRA blame video games...
Hypocritical bunch they are.
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The Single Best Anti-Gun-Death Policy? Ending the Drug War
Universal gun confiscation is impossible, and even aggressive gun control might not dramatically reduce gun-related deaths. But ending our ridiculous and expensive war on drugs could.
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NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."
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Syria Unleashes Cluster Bombs on Civilians
Assad government’s use of cluster munitions against civilians in what appears to be collective punishment.
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NRA Blames Violent Movies And Video Games For Gun Deaths
In its first public statement after the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association today blamed “blood-soaked films” and video games as a large part of the problem of gun violence in America.
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How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since Newtown?
Since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, we at Slate have been wondering how many people are dying from guns in America every day. That information is surprisingly hard to come by.
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Most Mass Murderers Aren't Actually Mentally Ill
Ending your life or having the police shoot you dead is often part of the mass murderer’s plan – as opposed to the serial killer who usually tries to escape the police and kills repeatedly, not in a single strike.
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New York City Suicide Rate Will Likely Top Murder Rate For 2012.
The New York City murder rate is on pace to reach its lowest point in 52 years.
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Inside a Nazi Christmas Party: Photos From Munich in 1941
Pictures, by Hitler's personal photographer Hugo Jaeger, from a Christmas party thrown by Adolf Hitler for his generals in Munich in 1941.
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Have Armed Citizens Ever Brought Down a Mass Shooter?
Yes, but it’s rare. Often it’s not clear whether brave actions on the part of armed civilians prevented further death. In 1997, assistant principal Joel Myrick used a handgun to stop fleeing school shooter Luke Woodham.
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Why Spree Killers Kill Themselves
Why are some mass shooters more likely to kill themselves? If we go beyond the armchair psychology and diagnostic labels in the coverage of this horrific tragedy, the data from past rampage shootings may partially reveal some motivations.
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Crowdsourcing tools to combat violence against women
My big curly hair is rich sexual-harassment material. Instead of tying it back to protect myself, I decided to use my academic and professional experience to reinvent a safe environment for me and eve
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The girl the Taliban wanted dead
The Pakistani teen blogger simply wanted to get an education. But she became a global symbol of empowerment for young women.
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Nine gunned down as they ate Christmas dinner in small Mexican town
The armed men surrounded the victims and opened fire with assault rifles on Christmas Eve after sneaking into the town of El Platanar de Los Ontiveros on foot to avoid a police roadblock.
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Syria's War Leaves Its Scars On The Children
Many Syrian children have lost family members and are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Even those who have fled into neighboring Turkey have not been able to leave the trauma behind.
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Gang-raped Indian Teenager Kills Herself
A rape victim is found dead after swallowing poison in the latest case to shine a light on police handling of sex crimes in India.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Refusing to Honor Military-Style Rifle Orders Placed Before CT Shooting
The sporting goods chain says it’s suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut.
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Delhi gangrape timeline: 13 days that stopped the nation
From December 16, when the 23-year-old was gang raped in a moving bus in Delhi, to December 29, when she died of her grievous injuries in a Singapore hospital, here is a sequence of 13 days that stopped a nation in its tracks.
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Increasing Barbarity: Gaining a Clearer View of the Syrian Civil War
After spending months reporting on the conflict, a SPIEGEL journalist has pieced together a realistic view of the situation on the ground, and reports that dictator Bashar Assad's fall seems inevitable. But as the fighting grows more barbarous on both sides, he worries what the ultimate price will be.
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