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Topics Of Race, Inequality Play Leading Roles At Boston Gun Control Rally

(Photo gallery attached at bottom of page) BOSTON — More than 50,000 rallied on the Common Saturday to push for more gun control as part of the national "March For Our Lives" movement, with thousands of Hub students who began the march in Roxbury taking center stage.

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As Evidence Piles Up Alleging Authorities’ Negligence Dealing With Florida School Shooter, Warren Amps Up Financial Pressure On NRA

Despite increasing evidence pointing to multiple public safety failures on the part of the Broward County Sheriff's office, Democrats, led in part by Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, remain staunchly committed to blaming the National Rifle Association for the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland,

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Globe targets assault rifles, Ayotte in editorial wrap

BOSTON – In a move reminiscent of its one-time parent, the Boston Globe put its editorial opinion front and center Thursday, wrapping the newspaper with a package urging tighter gun controls under a red-letter headline: "Make it stop." The paper's move reflected a Dec. 5 New York

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Orlando imam denies ties to nightclub shooter

ORLANDO, Fla. – Marcus Dwayne Robertson, the Islamic imam who preaches intolerance toward homosexuals, denied that the Orlando nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen, was a student of his online Muslim academy, during a Tuesday night interview broadcast by Fox News. "Our heart goes out to the victims and we didn'

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Massachusetts counts two among Orlando dead

BOSTON – After the massacre of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, Bostonians gathered in solidarity to mourn the victims, including 53 wounded in what has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link=

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Orlando shooter tied to radical Islamic teacher, Fox reports

ORLANDO, Fla. – The shooter who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub while proclaiming his loyalty to Islamic State was reportedly enrolled in an online Muslim school run by an ex-Marine who preached against homosexuality and encouraged at least one follower to train for terrorist actions. Omar Mateen, 29, the

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Orlando gunman’s dad known for rambling political videos

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The father of the Orlando nightclub gunman came to the U.S. from Afghanistan more than 30 years ago and has made a series of rambling political videos about his former homeland, even once describing himself as its "revolutionary president." Seddique Mir Mateen maintained a

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Florida AG sought Trump donation before nixing fraud case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining a New York-led investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates. The new disclosure on Monday provides additional details around the unusual circumstances of Trump&