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Nicola Sturgeon only able to hand large pay rise to Scottish NHS staff ‘thanks to Treasury billions’
New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban
New Zealand authorities said Saturday their country will be a safer place after owners handed in more than 50,000 guns during a buyback program following a ban on assault weapons. The government banned the most lethal types of semi-automatic weapons less than a month after a lone gunman in March killed 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques. Provisional figures indicate 33,000 people handed in 51,000 guns, and another 5,000 guns as part of a parallel amnesty in which owners could hand over any type of firearm without any questions being asked but without getting compensated.
West Point investigating 'white power' hand signs by cadets
The US Military Academy at West point said Monday it is investigating the apparent display of “white power” hand gestures by cadets this weekend during the nationally televised annual Army-Navy football game. “The US Military Academy is fully committed to developing leaders of character who embody the Army values,” West Point Superintendent, Lieutenant General Darryl Williams, said in a statement. Before the game Saturday, which was attended by President Donald Trump, at least two West Point cadets and a US Naval Academy midshipman were seen holding out their hands in an inverted “OK” gesture that has become popular with white supremacist groups.