Columbine and Virginia Tech and Aurora and Newtown and Umpqua Community College and …
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Maine Voices: Survivors of shootings need safety net
Counted and honored, the dead draw support but there’s no official tally of those who survive to face shattered lives.
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Maine Voices: It’s important to identify things we don’t talk about openly
Race, poverty and terrorism are among the background issues underlying the headlines.
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Our View: Waves of violence come from same source
Five Texas policemen are the latest victims of powerful forces that turn us against each other.
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Our View: Use of terror no-fly list won’t cut gun deaths much
Congress should take a much broader approach to keeping firearms out of the wrong hands.
Posted inNation & World
FBI not convinced Orlando killer sought gay life, officials say
Concrete evidence to back up claims that Omar Mateen used gay dating apps and frequented the Pulse nightclub is lacking.
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Maine Voices: Ban Muslims from entering the U.S.? I live among 20 million of them
As the most common victims of Islamist extremism, Muslims are also invested in stopping terrorism, says an erstwhile Mainer who now lives in Cairo.
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Attorney General: No ‘magic bullet’ against online jihadist propaganda
‘How do we counter this extremist ideology that’s online, knowing that the internet has to remain free and open?’ Attorney General Loretta Lynch asks.
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In visit to Orlando, attorney general says gunman’s motive may never be known
Loretta Lynch also says that preventing Americans from being inspired by jihadist propaganda is a challenge for the government.
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Attorney General says Orlando investigation moving forward
Loretta Lynch says a key goal of the investigation is to determine why Omar Mateen targeted the gay community.