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A father and son are suspected by officials to have killed 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare. The government on Monday, a day after the shootings, proposed tougher new gun laws amid criticism that officials didn't take seriously enough a string of antisemitic attacks. Here's a look at what to know from the attack at Bondi Beach: The suspects attacked a Jewish beachside gathering Little is known about the suspects in the attack on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach, but there was widespread shock when offi

What to know about the attack on the Jewish festival in Australia that killed 15 people

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Ruben Gallego emerges as key Democratic figure in Latino voter outreach

On a warm Sunday morning in Miami, Sen. Ruben Gallego stepped out of a car and approached parishioners exiting a church beneath palm trees, handing out flyers in this Dominican neighborhood. Gallego left some of his staff members behind as he drummed up support for a fellow Democrat running to be the next mayor of the majority-Hispanic city. “Mucho gusto,” he told the churchgoers, Spanish for “nice to meet you.” “Soy Ruben Gallego de Arizona,” he said, introducing himself without mentioning he is a U.S. senator. The Arizona Democrat is e

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Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre

Australian federal and state government leaders on Monday agreed to immediately overhaul already-tough national gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead. The action would include renegotiating the landmark national firearms agreement that virtually banned rapid-fire rifles after a lone gunman killed 35 people in Tasmania in 1996, galvanizing the country into action, the nine leaders' said in a statement after an emergency meeting. The violence erupted at the end of a summer day w

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CNN analyst details what we know about the detained person of interest

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Police release man detained as a person of interest in Brown University shooting

Saying the “evidence now points in a different direction,” law enforcement officials late Sunday released a man they had detained in connection with the Brown University shooting, which left two dead and nine injured.“This is what these investigations look like,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha at a news conference. “Sometimes you head in one direction and then you have to regroup and go in another and that’s exactly what has happened over the last 24 hours or so.”Neronha said “there was a quantum of evidence which justified detaining this person as a person of

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Democrats want to win back Congress. First they need to weather their primary battles

At least a dozen US House Democrats are already facing primary challenges, as progressives seek to transform a party regaining its footing after 2024 by tapping into voters’ frustration with its leaders ahead of next year’s midterm elections.Unlike past intraparty battles, this current fight is less about policy differences and more about style. A steadily growing group of challengers, backed by groups such as Justice Democrats and former DNC vice chair David Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve, argues the party needs to replace incumbents in safe districts with more inspiring candidates who can b

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion after there were no big winners in Saturday’s drawing

The Powerball jackpot continues to grow, reaching an estimated $1.1 billion after there were no big winners in Saturday night’s drawing.The winning numbers Saturday were 1, 28, 31, 57, 58, with a Powerball of 16.While there were no big winners, two tickets – sold in North Carolina and Pennsylvania – won $2 million each, Powerball said.The next drawing is Monday night.This is the second jackpot to hit at least $1 billion this year. Two winners – in Texas and Missouri – split Powerball’s $1.787 billion prize in September. That was the second largest jackpot in US lottery history; the

Brian Walshe faces a first-degree murder charge, but the jury can convict him of a less severe homicide charge. Here’s why

Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus

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Gunmen targeted Australia’s Jewish community in a deadly mass shooting. Here’s what we know

At least 15 people were killed in a terror attack on Sunday targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hannukah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.Around 1,000 people had gathered on a grassy area at Archer Park when at least two gunman opened fire at 6:47 p.m. local time, sending panicked crowds running in all directions.The suspects in the deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said at a news conference on Monday morning.The duo were later identified by Australian media as 50-year-old Sajid Akram, and

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Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre

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JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path. “We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. “They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.” The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela,

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Wisconsin man identified as person of interest in connection with deadly Brown University shooting

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (CNN) - The person of interest detained in connection with Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University has been identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin, multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN. Authorities have not publicly identified the person in custody.  The shooting left two students dead and nine others injured at the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island. A vigil and community event were held at Lippitt Memorial Park Sunday evening, where Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said residents could come together and “shine a little b