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New Zealand banning 'military-style' guns immediately

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on semi-automatic and automatic weapons like the ones used in the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 worshippers.

Nation Road rage suspect kills Wash. deputy in gun fight
A sheriff's deputy was killed in central Washington state and a police officer was shot and wounded after they exchanged gunfire with a road rage driving suspect, authorities said Wednesday.
3/20/19
World Italy: Bus driver abducts 51 children, sets vehicle on fire
Officers from the national police force got all of the passengers out without serious injuries before flames destroyed the vehicle, authorities said.
3/20/19
Nation Ky. governor says he exposed his children to chickenpox
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview that he deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox so they would catch the highly contagious disease and become immune.
3/20/19
World Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
See photos of extreme weather, natural disasters and their aftermath from around the globe.
3/19/19
Nation Poll: More Americans want immigration to stay the same
A growing number of Americans say immigration levels should remain the same or increase, according to a major U.S. survey, a shift that comes as the Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement.
3/20/19
World Cyclone Idai's death toll rises above 300
Mozambique began three days of national mourning for more than 200 victims of Cyclone Idai, while the death toll rose over 100 in neighboring Zimbabwe from one of the most destructive storms to strike southern Africa in decades.
3/20/19
Politics 1600: Mueller's impact is hidden in plain sight
'Let people see it' President Donald Trump on Wednesday took more of a "what-me-worry" tack ...
3/20/19
Nation 2 scenarios for NYC's climate future — and why
A new project makes it easier to imagine how climate change will impact your city decades from now.
3/9/19
Nation European, Canadian regulators to audit Boeing jet
The decision by Europe and Canada to break with U.S. air-safety regulators over the safety of the Boeing 737 Max is likely to delay the resumption of flights after two of the jets crashed.
3/20/19
Nation Trump keeps up his attacks on the late John McCain
Carrying a bitter personal feud beyond the grave, President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the late Sen. John McCain on Tuesday.
3/20/19
New York Prosecutors pin forced-labor scheme on China
Nephew of politically connected Chinese billionaire forced laborers to work on projects for his uncle's firm, including an Old Brookville mansion, government says.
3/20/19
Nation Trump, once a critic, now defends Electoral College
President Donald Trump, who once called the Electoral College "a disaster," has since started to defend its "brilliance" amid calls by some Democrats to eliminate the system.
3/20/19