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Woonsocket City Council Special Meeting - Mar 20 2023

 

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Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is on lockdown after reports of an armed person near base housing. The base posted on its Facebook to stay away from base housing as they search for someone who made be armed with AR-15 style rifle. The base is home to Air Force One. There are no reports of shots fired.       Activist are calling for stricter gun laws at Tennessee's State Capitol. After this week's mass shooting at Nashville's Covenant School, hundreds of parents are joining community groups to urge legislators to act. Their goal is to protest before Tennessee's House Floor session for common sense gun laws..       The Pentagon is extending its condolences after nine American soldiers died in a helicopter crash in Kentucky. Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said two Blackhawk helicopters were going through planned training flight operations when the incident occurred. An aircraft safety team will begin an investigation on the matter later today.        Wall Street is closing with stocks higher for the second straight day. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 141 points to 32-859. The S&P 500 climbed up by 23 points to 40-50. The Nasdaq gained 87 points to 12-013.       FBI documents say the alleged gunman in the 2017 Las Vegas shooting was motivated by his anger at casinos. A man opened fire at a Country Music Festival killing 60 people on October 1st, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. The shooter lost 38-thousand dollars at a casino during a stay weeks before the incident.       A North Carolina bill proposes to ban youth sport participation trophies. The legislation introduced in state Senate would add a section to North Carolina's General Statutes that would prohibit kids' recreation activities from giving out trophies to children solely for participating. Instead, any awards must be based on "performance achievements."        

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