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Back-to-back shootings in California, Washington, and Iowa leave communities grieving.

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At least 70 people have been killed in mass shootings across the United States so far this year    Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among people younger than 24 in the United States, according to a study published in the December 2022 edition of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. At least 70 people have been killed in mass shootings across the United States so far this year, according to data collected by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). In the latest incident on Monday, seven people were killed and one critically injured in two related shootings at agricultural facilities in a coastal community in northern California. The shooting took place less than 48 hours after a man killed 11 people during a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles, California on Saturday night.  WK News, Sacramento. 
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Govt. of Canada has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents | January 10, 2023

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Government of Canada has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents   The Government of Canada has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan government officials, including former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa.   According to the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the sanctions are over human rights violations committed during the armed conflict from 1983 to 2009. Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa oversaw the forces that were accused of targeting Tamil civilians. The Sri Lankan government has taken “limited meaningful and concrete action” to uphold its human rights obligations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada said on Tuesday in a press release. In addition to former presidents, sanctions have also been imposed on Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake and Lt Commander Chandana P Hettiarachchithe, the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.   Former President Gotabaya Rajapaks...
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Australian athlete Erchana Murray-Bartlett's record-breaking run from 'tip to toe' of the continent.  Five months after starting from the top of Australia, when marathon runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett reached the southern edge of the country, there were cheers, tears, and pure relief for Ms. Murray- Bartlett as she crossed the finish line and completed a record 150th marathon in 150 days. Starting in Cape York in far north Queensland and finishing on the Tan track in Melbourne around 6pm on Monday, the determined runner has covered an impressive 6,330 kilometers (3914.6 miles) in just under five months.  Ms. Murray-Bartlett has been running professionally for years. She went on the run to raise awareness of the extinction crisis facing Australian animals and plants. And she has raised over AUD$100,000 for the conservation charity Wilderness Society.  Australia is home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world, but it is also among the countries with the greatest lo...
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