Parkland shooter pleads guilty to all charges, offers apology

Parkland shooter pleads guilty to all charges, offers apology

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving a jury to decide whether he will be executed for one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings.Relatives of the victims who sat in the courtroom and watched the hearing via Zoom…

Activist dad of school shooting victim joins anti-gun group

Activist dad of school shooting victim joins anti-gun group

WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old girl killed in the 2018 Florida high school shooting massacre announced Thursday that he’s joining the top ranks of a progressive anti-gun group to promote like-minded political candidates around the country ahead of next year’s midterm elections.Fred Guttenberg will be a senior adviser to Brady PAC. His…

Marco Rubio skewers State Department for marking International Pronouns Day

Marco Rubio skewers State Department for marking International Pronouns Day

The State Department made it a point Wednesday to recognize International Pronouns Day, much to the frustration of Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. Mr. Rubio had some choice observations after the State Department tweeted Wednesday about pronoun awareness and linked to a recent Bureau of Global Affairs post entitled, “Why do so many Americans list…

Brian Laundrie’s family: ‘Probability is strong’ human remains are his

Brian Laundrie’s family: ‘Probability is strong’ human remains are his

The human remains found in a Florida wildlife reserve are probably those of missing fugitive Brian Laundrie, his family’s attorney said. The remains were found Wednesday alongside items belonging to Mr. Laundrie, who has been missing since he was declared a person of interest in the death of fiancée Gabby Petito. “The probability is strong…

Huawei, SMIC suppliers received billions worth of licenses for U.S. goods -documents

Huawei, SMIC suppliers received billions worth of licenses for U.S. goods -documents

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper Article content WASHINGTON — Suppliers to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and China’s top chipmaker SMIC got billions of dollars worth of licenses from November through April to sell them goods and technology despite their being on a U.S…

USTR Tai optimistic on EU tariff dispute, seeks steel alliance

USTR Tai optimistic on EU tariff dispute, seeks steel alliance

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Philip Blenkinsop Article content BRUSSELS — Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai said on Thursday she was optimistic about resolving a dispute with the European Union over steel and aluminum tariffs, insisting that joint transatlantic efforts were needed to combat overcapacity in the global market…

QuickTake “Stock” Full Show 10/21/21

QuickTake “Stock” Full Show 10/21/21

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