‘Because I don’t want my children to get shot’:why I left America
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‘Because I don’t want my children to get shot’:why I left America

After the shooting at an elementary school in Texas last week,I am yet again convinced this decision to move my family away from America – where the number one cause of death for children is now guns – was the right one.

  • byCole Haddon

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  • byJake Bleiberg,Jim Vertuno andElliot Spagat
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Domestic terrorism bill blocked in the US senate amid mass shootings

Domestic terrorism bill blocked in the US senate amid mass shootings

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  • byMatilda McCullough
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