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2018 Parkland school massacre in US: Shooter sentenced to life in prison w
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The convicted shooter of Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury last month failed to unanimously recommend the death penalty, disappointing and angering many of the families of the 17 people he killed.
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US: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Florida [US], October 13 (ANI): A Florida jury has recommended a life in-prison sentence to Nikolas Cruz for the February 2018 massacre at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Thursday without the possibility of parole.
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Pope Francis calls on youth to stand and speak out
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 26 (ANI): Pope Francis on Sunday called on the youth across the world to continue standing up and speaking out, a day after thousands of people, mostly students protested against gun violence in the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington D.C. and elsewhere in the US.
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White House 'praises' gun violence rally, but no word from Trump
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): The White House has 'applauded' the historic and gigantic "March for Our Lives" rally which is underway in Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. and elsewhere in the US.
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US lawmakers call their support for gun control
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): US congressmen have called for the support for tougher gun control measures across the country and have shown solidarity for the "March for Our Lives" event which is underway in Washington D.C.
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Thousands march against gun violence in Washington D.C.
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Thousands of people flooded the Pennsylvania Avenue in the American capital for the "March for Our Lives" on March 24 to support tougher gun controls, in the wake of last month's shooting at a Florida school, which claimed 17 lives.
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Trump orders Justice Dept. to ban bump stocks
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue a new rule banning the use of bump stocks.
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Florida shooting
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Mar 14 (ANI): Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence for Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old charged with the shooting rampage at a Parkland high school last month.
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Armed officer at school did not enter building during shooting
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Parkland (Florida) [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): The armed officer who was stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida did not enter the school during last week's deadly shooting, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel announced on Thursday.
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Trump calls for 'arming' teachers
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Thursday called on the idea of arming teachers with guns and rifles, in the wake of last week's deadly shooting at a Florida high school.
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Deputies to carry rifles at Florida school: Broward Sheriff
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Parkland (Florida) [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): Broward Sheriff Scott Israel on Wednesday ordered all deputies to carry rifles in the Florida high school grounds to prevent another shooting incident, in the wake of last week's mass shooting.
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Students gather at Washington station, march against gun violence
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): Hundreds of students descended on Union Station here on Wednesday and marched in protest against gun violence and demanded action on gun control, in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school last week.
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