Hundreds in downtown Chicago rally for stricter gun laws
Many of the speakers were teens and young adults who say inaction from congress is killing Americans.
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Perched on top of the world’s largest natural gas fields, the tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar is living, swaggering proof that money can’t quite buy everything in life. With approximately £370bn in its sovereign wealth fund, it’s the richest nation in the world per capita. And over the years, it has splashed its cash everywhere – packing its streets with Ferraris and bling hotels, and buying up prime global landmarks – in London alone, both Harrods and the Shard.
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- The Daily Beast
Woman Pushing Stroller Shot Dead on New York City’s Upper East Side: Cops
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Man who killed Nipsey Hussle slashed with razor by inmates on his way to court
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Supervisor kills employee outside home after work argument, police say
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