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Texas shooting: Parkland father reacts 'How many more times? Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Texas Governor Greg Abbott was among the first to condemn yesterday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. It has been described as the worst shooting in the US since Sandy Hook, when 26 children were killed. However Mr Abbott and other Texan officials have been the subject of controversy since yesterday’s attack as the state made firearms more widely accessible less than a year ago - with the Governor himself tweeting urging Texans to buy more guns. Related articles … [Read more...] about ‘Should be embarrassed’ Texan officials SLAMMED for pro-gun tweets after horror shooting

The financial upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for millions of Americans is spurring a rise in a form of charitable giving that has proved highly effective in helping people navigate calamity: Giving them money with no strings attached. So-called guaranteed income programs have launched in 40 cities across the U.S. under which individuals and families living near the poverty threshold receive monthly stipends that they can spend however they want. "The pandemic really showed people the existing economic arrangement was just not enough," said Michael Tubbs, formerly the mayor of Stockton, California, and founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. "With folks not being able to get to work because their businesses were shut down, it showed a guaranteed income is a form of economic resilience and a smart pandemic response." Such programs are sprouting up as the economic fallout from the pandemic — shuttered businesses, lost jobs and diminished income — is now being … [Read more...] about One legacy of COVID-19: More cash for Americans in need

Warning: Spoilers ahead! Better Call Saul fans are still not over the mid-season 6 finale , Plan and Execution, which saw the biggest cliffhanger of the show so far. The episode marked the end of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler’s (Rhea Seehorn) mission to put a stop to enemy Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), with a brutal cold-blooded murder as Howard was shot in the head by Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) when confronting the Goodmans in their home about their plot to smear his name. But, as it turns out, some might have been expecting the moment to come, after Bob released a little spoiler in December last year. Commemorating co-star Patrick’s birthday, Bob shared a behind the scenes picture to Twitter, which fans quickly spotted to show some fake blood on the side of Patrick’s head… as if he had been shot by a bullet in the head. At the time, viewers spotted the make-up effect and questioned what it meant for the future of Howard, and in yesterday’s … [Read more...] about Bob Odenkirk comes clean after ‘screwing up’ and spoiling Better Call Saul mid-season 6 finale