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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 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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‘Kate’s Law’ parents sue SF for wrongful death

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The parents of a woman killed on a San Francisco pier have sued the city and two federal agencies, accusing them of contributing to her death because the man charged in the slaying was in the country illegally. Kate Steinle's parents filed the wrongful death

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Man who sought death by police charged with murder

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a Maryland police station in an attempt to provoke officers to kill him has been charged with second-degree murder, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. Michael Ford, 22, is facing 25 charges, also including attempted murder and conspiracy, in the shootout