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Metro.us▶ Newtown

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A man holds a gun in the exhibit hall of the George R. Brown Convention Center, the site for the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, Texas May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Maryland governor signs tough gun control law

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Thursday signed into law one of the United States’ toughest gun control measures, even opponents vowed to overturn it.

Posted in National, News
Tagged assault weapons, Governor Martin O'Malley, gun control, Maryland, Newtown, NRA, Sue Payne
Mourners visit a streetside memorial for 20 children who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Prosecutors charge Bronx woman with Sandy Hook donations fraud

Officials accuse a woman of fraud.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Bronx, bronx district attorney, donations, fraud, identity theft, Newtown, NYC, Sandy Hook, shooting, victim | Reply
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Hundreds walk for peace on Mother’s Day

Hundreds of people set off in the rain from a Dorchester park Sunday in honor of the countless victims of violence during the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, Dorchester, louis d. brown peace institute, mother's day walk for peace, Newtown, tina chery | Reply
The finish line at the 117th Boston Marathon was filled with horror Monday instead of celebration. (Getty Images)

Opinion: Road map to recovery is a marathon, not a sprint

Opinion: Road map to Boston recovery is a marathon, not a sprint

Posted in Local, MLB, News, Sports
Tagged attack, Aurora, bombing, boston marathon, explosions, Newtown, Red Sox, terrorist | Reply
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VIDEO: Was the ‘Glee’ school shooting episode too soon after Newtown?

Thursday night’s ‘Glee’ episode struck a chord with many of its viewers, as the typically upbeat show took a dark turn with a long and tense school shooting scene.

Posted in National, Television
Tagged episode, fox, Glee, Newtown, Sandy Hook, school shooting, Video | Reply
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Menino’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns group to score Congress on gun policy

Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that, for the first time, it will score votes and other official activity on firearms policy in the 113th Congress.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, guns, mayor thomas menino, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Michael Bloomberg, Morgan Rousseau, Newtown | Reply
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Connecticut Governor signs strict gun law in wake of Newtown shooting

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Thursday signed a tough new gun law that restricts sales of the sort of high-capacity ammunition clips that a gunman used to massacre 26 people in minutes in December in an attack at a school in the state.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Adam Lanza, ban, Dannel Malloy, gun law, high-capacity ammunition, Newtown
Alex Rodriguez fields questions in the clubhouse before Opening Day.
Credit: Getty Images

Yankees Notebook: Alex Rodriguez talks rehab progress

Alex Rodriguez is not expected to return any time soon from his second major hip surgery, he was present at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day.

Posted in MLB, Sports
Tagged alex rodriguez, mariano rivera, Newtown, Yankees | Reply
A picture of an angel with the names of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting is seen at a makeshift memorial near the center of Sandy Hook.
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Newtown school gunman Adam Lanza fired 154 rounds in less than 5 minutes

The gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school fired 154 rounds in less than 5 minutes, selecting high capacity magazines from a home arsenal stocked with swords, knives and a cache of guns, officials said.

Posted in News
Tagged Adam Lanza, gunman, guns, Newtown, rounds, Sandy Hook, shooting, warrants
Names of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School are seen on crosses at a memorial in Sandy Hook Village in Newtown, Connecticut, December 18, 2012.REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

UPDATED: Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza’s shocking weapons cache revealed

Adam Lanza, the man who attacked a Newtown, Conn., elementary school in December, had a large arsenal including additional guns, [...]

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Tagged Adam Lanza, connecticut, gun control, Newtown, Sandy Hook, school shooting, warrants | Reply
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