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Buffalo shooting suspect was detained a year ago over threatening statements
The New York governor said an investigation would focus on what could have been done to stop the suspect, who had advertised his views online and been on authorities’ radar.
- by Jenna Zucker and Gabriella Borter
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Fox hosts and others spreading ‘race theory’ embraced by Buffalo suspect
“Great replacement theory”, which casts immigration as part of a plot by “elites” to seize power from white people was once confined to far-right white extremists.
- by Paul Farhi
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Mass shooting
Biden will do ‘everything in his power’ to end hate crimes. But can he do anything?
The Buffalo mass shooting was inspired by the horrors of the Christchurch massacre. But America won’t respond with sweeping gun law reforms the way NZ did.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Racially motivated shooter pointed to Christchurch attacks in ‘manifesto’
Police officials said the “racially motived” gunman wore body armor and military-style clothing before opening fire in Buffalo, New York.
- by Carolyn Thompson and Dave Collins
‘We lost our miracle baby,’ Britney Spears shares
A month after announcing on Instagram that she was pregnant, pop star Britney Spears has posted an update saying that she suffered a miscarriage.
- by Colin Moynihan
Not so fast: Woman says Judy Garland’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress, about to be auctioned, belongs to her
Experts later determined that this particular dress was worn during the terrifying scene in which Dorothy is captured by the Wicked Witch of the West in the witch’s castle.
- by Tom Jackman
Texas law to help ‘censored’ conservatives draws fire from tech platforms
The application brings before the nation’s highest court a battle over the future of online speech that has been roiling policymakers in Washington and in statehouses.
- by Cat Zakrzewski
At ASEAN summit Joe Biden reiterates call to disinvite Vladimir Putin from G20
The diplomatic nudging came after Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is currently the G20 president, had resisted America’s calls to bar Russia from the summit in Bali.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Scientists unveil first picture of Milky Way’s monster black hole
Scientists say the supermassive black hole devours any matter wandering within its gargantuan gravitational pull.
- by Will Dunham
Plants grow in lunar soil brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts
Their roots were bent and gnarly, and adding water was a challenge, but edible plants have been grown in soil brought back from the moon.
- by Joel Achenbach
US to deploy coast guard to Indo-Pacific in the face of China’s rise
The announcement comes ahead of US President Joe Biden hosting the first-ever Washington summit of leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
- by Farrah Tomazin