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Colt to stop making AR-15 rifles, weapon of choice in US mass shootings
Legendary US gun manufacturer Colt has said it will no longer produce the AR-15, blaming market forces rather than the semi-automatic rifle’s role in some of the country’s worst mass shootings. “Over the last few years, the market for modern sporting rifles has experienced significant excess manufacturing capacity,” said the company’s chief executive Dennis Veilleux in a statement released on Thursday. For that reason, “we believe there is adequate supply for modern sporting rifles for the foreseeable future,” he said, noting that his firm would continue to make assault rifles for the US military and law enforcement agencies, as well as its world-famous revolvers.
Pence says Trump a better choice than any Democratic nominee
'You have no choice but to vote for me,' Trump tells N.H. rally
As China faces fate on Hong Kong, America and other democracies face a choice
Merkel cautions EU leaders over choice of EU Commission chief
Funny man vs chocolate baron: Ukraine's presidential choice
In three weeks Ukrainians will face a choice between comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and incumbent Petro Poroshenko, who made his fortune in chocolate, for their next leader. Zelensky is the favourite going into the runoff, after exit polls showed him winning more than 30 percent of the vote in the first round, compared to Poroshenko’s roughly 18 percent. Zelensky has already been elected president of Ukraine — in the popular TV show “Servant of the People”, the third series of which began airing this week.
Factbox – Brexit multiple choice again: How will UK parliament's indicative votes work?
The first phase of so-called indicative votes held on March 27 did not show majority support for any options, but lawmakers hope a second round, likely on a narrower range of options, could see parliament coalesce behind a way forward. Since the last round of votes, May’s deal has been rejected for a third time. Last week, speaker John Bercow selected eight Brexit options to be put to a vote, from a list of 16 proposals put forward by lawmakers.
Democrats: Milwaukee convention choice shows party values
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party leaders announced Monday, highlighting the battleground state of Wisconsin that helped elect President Donald Trump and now will launch an opponent who could oust him.
'I’ve never experienced anything like it': For some in Chicago's deep freeze, no choice but to brave the cold
For many Chicagoans, it was just another day—albeit a historically cold one—of living a life in which staying home was not a reasonable option.
Neomi Rao: Trump's choice for appeals court criticised for comments on race, sexual assault and LGBT rights
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