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Father Of Sandy Hook Victim Found Dead Of Apparent Suicide
Jeremy Richman, the father of Avielle Richman, a six-year-old who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, was found dead this morning of an apparent suicide in his Connecticut office building.
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Ben Yakas
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Spend the Day in Newtown, Sydney’s Very Brooklyn ‘Burb
It's Sydney's arty, progressive, and perpetually gentrifying Inner West suburb.
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Country Grieves With Newtown On One-Year Anniversary Of Sandy Hook Shooting
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Ben Yakas
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Newtown Has Begun Demolishing Sandy Hook Elementary School
Officials say the school will be razed completely by the anniversary of the horrific December 14th shootings.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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6-Year-Old Newtown Victim Saved Classmates By Telling Them To Run
Jesse Lewis, 6, was a student in 27-year-old Victoria Soto's first-grade class, and though Jesse, Soto and a number of other students in the class were killed, 11 of his classmates survived.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Newtown Officials Say Sandy Hook Elementary Should Be Torn Down And Rebuilt
If the proposal is voted on, the school is expected to open in January 2016.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Newtown Shooting Victims To Be Memorialized With Playgrounds In Hurricane Sandy Towns
A New Jersey firefighters' union will build 26 playgrounds in towns that have been hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy, each one named and themed after one of the victims.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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The Journal News Has Closed Its Gun Owner Database
After stirring up plenty of controversy, the Journal News has taken its map of registered area handgun owners offline.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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In New Ad, NRA Is Outraged Obama's Kids Are Safer Than Yours
The National Rife Association is fulfilling its promise to "stand and fight" gun control with a new television ad that focuses in on President Obama's two daughters, Sasha and Malia.
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Christopher Robbins
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Obama Warns GOP: "We Are Not A Deadbeat Nation"
Though the president used strong words to condemn Congressional Republicans, he seemed naive about his ability to negotiate with them.
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Christopher Robbins
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