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The Louisville shooter left two long notes that reveals how he purchased the gun, with the purpose of showing how easy it is for someone to do so in the U.S. The gunman bought a AR-15-style rifle 7 days before the shooting on April 10. He was told to do just two things: 1, fill out a form for…

Last Saturday, there was the highest number of mass shootings in one day in the U.S. so far in 2023. The shootings spanned across six states and killed at least 10 people. Mass shootings continue to be on the rise this year with at least 160 shootings this year so far. For the full article, click…

The norovirus in the United States is on the rise. There has been a 17% increase in positive norovirus tests in the past few weeks. The virus is also referred to as the stomach flu. It is highly contagious and causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain.…

There were 9 children shot at a Georgia gas station, 6 people killed in Mississippi, 11 shot in Memphis, 5 injured close to a parade in New Orleans, and 6 shot on a Chicago expressway. There were 10 mass shootings in just the weekend of February 17 - 19. This is higher than usual for this time of…

Through a high-risk stem cell transplant, the 5th person in patient history has been cured from HIV. Even after stopping his medication for 4 years, the patient has no detectable virus in the body. This is significant as HIV is a permanent virus that resides in the DNA, so there is currently no…

Monkeypox is a virus of the DNA that has caused brief outbreaks and are transferred through sexual interactions. In May of 2022, Portugal announced that they found the first strand of the resurge of this virus. Phylogenetic analysis reports have linked the MPXV genomes in the 2022 virus outbreak to…

It is shocking to many Californians that the continuing California storms were most likely not caused by global warming, but rather it is just the typical intense, periodic rain that has occurred in our history. Climate experts say that the severe rain was most likely due to the drought-to-deluge…

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered a gun control bill that bans the delivery, sale, import, and purchase of "assault weapons", which include large capacity ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds for long guns, and 15 rounds for handguns. Those who possess these unregistered firearms…

Federal judge ruled the ban of high capacity magazines, which are guns that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. There has been much research on this topic. Statistics show that 100% of the deadliest mass shootings in the last decade used Large Capacity Magazines (for more information, click…

The Center for Gun Violence Solutions outlines five provisions that the organization supports as evidence-based, effective strategies in addressing gun violence. These include: Federal Dollars To Implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Closing The Dating Partner Loophole, Funding For Community…

Following the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen U.S. Supreme Court decision, NYC Mayor Adams has signed two new bills. The first bill helps track data for illegal gun trafficking within the city. The second bill labels new boundaries of Times Square as sensitive zones, where…

Emma Tucker, author of this article, summarizes the gun control laws that have been passed in 2022 so far. This includes federal laws, such as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that invests $750 million to support states with crisis intervention programs that will manage red flag programs and…

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney introduced two works of legislation. The first being the Firearm Industry Fairness Act, which would put a tax rate of 20% on all revenue for firearm manufacturers that produce semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. The tax revenue would go towards…

After the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, kindergarten teacher Mandi in Ohio began taking training classes to be able to carry guns in school. Republicans and gun rights advocates are proposing that teachers and school administrators should be armed as a "solution" in case of attacks. In fact, at…