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There were at least 12 mass shootings over Remembrance Day weekend.
- Where? In the United States, from California to Michigan to Tennessee. Several took place at parties and one at a Remembrance Day event. At least eight people were killed and 55 were injured.
- What is considered a mass shooting? According to a non-profit group that tracks them when “four or more people are shot or killed without including the shooter.”
- in Texas: The first burials of the victims of last week’s school shooting in Uwalde, which killed 19 children and two teachers, are taking place.
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Canada plans to “national freeze” gun sales.
- Details: The law, introduced yesterday, will suspend both imports and sales and allow judges to temporarily confiscate firearms from people considered dangerous.
- What next? Most likely, the bill will be adopted. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the recent gun violence in the United States shows that without action, things are getting “worse and worse.”
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European Union countries will ban most Russian oil.
- Details: This is the EU’s biggest effort to hit the Russian economy so far because of the war in Ukraine. About 90% of oil imports will be phased out this year, with the exception of pipeline deliveries.
- In Ukraine: Russia continues to occupy more territory around Severodonetsk, a key eastern city controlled by Ukraine. A French photojournalist was killed there yesterday.
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The United States is changing the way it checks asylum seekers.
- Today begins the gradual introduction of a new system: He relies more on asylum officials at immigration detention centers instead of judges to decide who can stay in the United States because of danger or persecution.
- Why it matters: The United States has a huge backlog of asylum cases – nearly 400,000. Officials said the changes would speed things up without sacrificing justice.
- Not everyone is happy: The policy is being challenged in court, with Texas claiming it will increase illegal immigration.
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Hurricane Agatha hit Mexico yesterday.
- That was a record: The Category 2 hurricane was the strongest the country has seen on its Pacific coast in May, fueled by warmer-than-normal waters.
- What to watch: The storm is expected to lead to potentially life-threatening flash floods and torrential rains today. It could also help bring storms to Florida this weekend.
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Contaminated strawberries may have caused an outbreak of hepatitis A.
Hundreds of mummies have been found in an ancient Egyptian necropolis.
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