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In the aftermath of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Trump vowed Monday to give federal law enforcement “whatever they need” to investigate and disrupt hate crimes and domestic terrorism. But the Department of Homeland Security, which is charged with identifying threats and preventing domestic terrorism, has sought to redirect resources away from countering anti-government, far-right and white supremacist groups. The shift has come despite evidence of a growing…

In America, guns in general are a big problem. But the mass shooting that took place early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, is the latest illustration that some guns are bigger problems than others — even in situations when law enforcement is able to respond to almost instantaneously. According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, the gunman who opened fire in the popular Oregon District in downtown Dayton around bar close…

President Donald Trump said our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy following two mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso. USA TODAY

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Barack Obama tried unsuccessfully to tighten gun controls in the US Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalises racism. Mr Obama did not name anyone but his rare comments came after President Donald Trump sought to deflect criticism that his anti-immigrant rhetoric had fuelled violence. In a speech on…

In the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, in August 2019, some online observers claimed to have unearthed evidence that the official public narrative surrounding the suspected gunman, Connor Betts, was sorely incomplete. Betts, according to some, had actually died in 2014.  Those who advanced and promulgated this conspiracy theory (the exact nature of which was unclear) pointed to a February 2014 obituary for a man by…

On Saturday morning, a Walmart in El Paso, Texas became a horrific crime scene after a 21-year-old man opened fire on innocent shoppers, killing 20. That evening, a 24-year-old man opened fire in a bar in Dayton, Ohio killing 9, including his sister. Unfortunately, it’s not a question of whether violence of this magnitude will occur again, it’s when. While the Dayton shooter was killed by police in the firefight,…

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Video El Paso mayor: Together we will rise out of this tragedy El Paso officials hold press conference on latest details of mass shooting in Texas. El Paso, Texas, Mayor Dee Margo told reporters on Monday that President Trump will visit the city on Wednesday, even as several prominent Democrats indirectly blamed the president for Saturday’s mass shooting there — with some warning him, in frank terms, to stay away. News of Trump’s planned…

Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference in Berlin in April. Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image hide caption toggle caption Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference…

Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference in Berlin in April. Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image hide caption toggle caption Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference…

Video El Paso mayor: Together we will rise out of this tragedy El Paso officials hold press conference on latest details of mass shooting in Texas. El Paso, Texas, Mayor Dee Margo told reporters on Monday that President Trump will visit the city on Wednesday, even as several prominent Democrats indirectly blamed the president for Saturday’s mass shooting there — with some warning him, in frank terms, to stay away. News of Trump’s planned…

Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference in Berlin in April. Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image hide caption toggle caption Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference…

Video El Paso mayor: Together we will rise out of this tragedy El Paso officials hold press conference on latest details of mass shooting in Texas. El Paso, Texas, Mayor Dee Margo told reporters on Monday that President Trump will visit the city on Wednesday, even as several prominent Democrats indirectly blamed the president for Saturday’s mass shooting there — with some warning him, in frank terms, to stay away. News of Trump’s planned…

Ronald Watkins, an administrator for 8chan, said on Twitter on Monday afternoon that he would wait to see if BitMitigate would be able to restore its services. If not, 8chan would try to get online again anyway, he wrote. Mr. Watkins is the son of Jim Watkins, the owner of 8chan. As of 6 p.m., the message board remained offline. Rob Monster, the chief executive of Epik, said in an…

US declares China a currency manipulator, says it’s using yuan to… “Secretary Mnuchin, under the auspices of President Trump, has today determined that China is a Currency Manipulator.” Marketsread more

Video El Paso death toll rises: Police confirm 21 people killed in mass shooting Police say the 21st El Paso mass shooting victim died at a hospital. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal announced Monday a bipartisan bill that would create a federal grant program to assist states in adopting “Red Flag” laws, in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend. Graham, R-S.C., who…

After a weekend of numbing carnage — more than 30 dead and more than 50 injured in mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, — President Trump stepped forward Monday morning with a tweet calling for a bilateral embrace of “strong background checks,” whatever that means, and “perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform.” So in the space of a single tweet the president called for laughably…

After a weekend of numbing carnage — more than 30 dead and more than 50 injured in mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, — President Trump stepped forward Monday morning with a tweet calling for a bilateral embrace of “strong background checks,” whatever that means, and “perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform.” So in the space of a single tweet the president called for laughably…

After a weekend of numbing carnage — more than 30 dead and more than 50 injured in mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, — President Trump stepped forward Monday morning with a tweet calling for a bilateral embrace of “strong background checks,” whatever that means, and “perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform.” So in the space of a single tweet the president called for laughably…