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Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions
FILE Ñ Inside Whole WomanÕs Health, an abortion clinic in McAllen, Texas, April 29, 2022. Legal experts say that payment data collected by financial companies could be subpoenaed by prosecutors looking for evidence of abortions, which are now illegal in some states. (Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times)
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Some Texas schools may call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’
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Memorial grows at site of Texas migrant deaths
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u.s. politics
Abortions can resume in Texas after judge blocks state’s pre-Roe v. Wade ban
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Abortion-rights activists (R) argue with anti-abortion activists in front of the Supreme Court on June 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
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Dozens of migrants found dead in trailer in San Antonio
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At least 51 migrants found dead in truck in San Antonio, Texas
Police block the scene where a tractor trailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Biden signs landmark gun violence bill, says ‘lives will be saved’
The White House, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
u.s. politics
U.S. Congress sends landmark gun violence bill to President Biden to sign on Saturday
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence during a primetime address from the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
international business
Elon Musk says Tesla’s new car factories ‘losing billions’ amid battery shortages, port issues
FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at the carmaker's factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Uvalde school police chief put on leave after shooting
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Gun debate missing from Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting
A section of a classroom door from Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is seen as Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testifies at a Texas Senate hearing at the state capitol, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Two teachers and 19 students were killed in last month's mass shooting in Uvalde. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Five-year-old Texas boy dies after being left in hot car for hours, authorities say
Blue and red flashing sirens of police car during the roadblock in the city. Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.
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Uvalde police response 'abject failure', official says
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Texas public safety chief calls police response to Uvalde school shooting an ‘abject failure’
Police officers stand next to a makeshift memorial outside the Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. - Grief at the massacre of 19 children at the elementary school in Texas spilled into confrontation on May 25, as angry questions mounted over gun control -- and whether this latest tragedy could have been prevented. The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde on May 24 became the site of the worst school shooting in a decade, committed by a disturbed 18-year-old armed with a legally bought assault rifle. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Concerns raised that Texas school shooting records could be blocked by legal loophole
FILE PHOTO: Stephanie and Michael Chavez of San Antonio pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School, the site of a mass shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona//File Photo
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U.S. judge blocks Biden administration policy narrowing immigration enforcement
President Joe Biden hosts a working lunch with the Heads of State during the Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, June 10, 2022. Biden and leaders of Latin American countries signed a new agreement on Friday to confront the consequences of mass migration, making specific numerical pledges to allow more people fleeing political and economic strife to cross their borders. (Samuel Corum/The New York Times)
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Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth
FILE - Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House, May 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse. But in a mixed ruling Friday, May 13, 2022, the court also handed a victory to one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Young survivor of Texas school shooting recounts day’s horror as she testifies before congressional panel
Miah Cerrillo, a fourth grade student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and survivor of the mass shooting appears on a screen during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
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Matthew McConaughey remembers young Uvalde victim at White House
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u.s. politics
Aide warned Secret Service of security risk to Pence before Capitol riot
FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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RBC caught up in Texas laws defending gun and fossil fuel industries
The RBC Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The bank has become caught up in efforts by Texas to limit action by banks against gun manufacturers and fossil fuel companies as attention intensifies on the divisive issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
analysis
Mass shootings in the United States have almost become a news beat in itself
David Shribman
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Uvalde school police chief says he’s still co-operating with investigators amid questions over response to shooting
Police officers stand next to a makeshift memorial outside the Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. - Grief at the massacre of 19 children at the elementary school in Texas spilled into confrontation on May 25, as angry questions mounted over gun control -- and whether this latest tragedy could have been prevented. The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde on May 24 became the site of the worst school shooting in a decade, committed by a disturbed 18-year-old armed with a legally bought assault rifle. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas law restraining social media companies
The U.S. Supreme Court building is shown Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Grieving town of Uvalde holds first funerals for victims of Texas school shooting
Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. Picture taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
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U.S. President, first lady in Uvalde to console families of mass-shooting victims
U.S. President Joe Biden pays his respects at a memorial at the Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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'He’s just trying to make sure his kids are okay.': The desperate moments after the Uvalde shooting
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‘It has to stop.’ says grandfather of Texas school shooting victim
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u.s. politics
Police acknowledge 'wrong decision' in delayed confrontation of Texas school shooter
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‘They heard a lot, they saw a lot’: Mother on comforting her daughter after Texas school shooting
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u.s. politics
NRA speakers reject calls for new gun laws after Uvalde school shooting
People visit the Springfield Armory booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
canada
Evening Update: Texas gunman posted on social media about attacking a school minutes before shooting
Dora Flores and her grandson arrive to Robb Elementary school with flowers, the day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at the school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
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What we know about the 19 children and two teachers killed in the Texas elementary school shooting
This March 2022 photo provided by Manny Renfro shows his grandson, Uziyah Garcia, while on spring break in San Angelo, Texas. The 8-year-old was among those killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. (Manny Renfro via AP)
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Mourners hold emotional vigil for victims of Uvalde, Texas school shooting
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opinion
A decade after Sandy Hook, the Texas school shooting shows the United States is still broken
Elizabeth Renzetti