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And this whole conversation about sort of black-asian tensions, its also an opportunity to talk about the history and show people the history. something my grandmother talked a lot about throughout her life was asian americans and how much more they should understand, you know, where they are in this american system, right. this is the opportunity for asian americans to understand the bigger picture, right. the history and institutionalized racism, why you need to be in solidarity, how it benefi...

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I know -- >> i do want to ask you about that. i know that the house is passing measures before the senate. but just on policy and regulation what is before congress, senator john cornyn said that he is going to be meeting with senator chris murphy today. murphy is a democrat who has been one of the leaders in trying to get something moving on gun regulation in the senate. here is what cornyn actually said to cnn today. quote, this hopefully will provide a new, greater sense of urgency. do you se...

We must look at more background checks, we need to look at a ban on assault weapons, we need to look at laws to make sure that parents and people who have guns store their guns. and weve got to look at the whole thing. everything should be on the table. this is a time to act, as the president said. we have to act. people are tired, and they want action. they are tired of the prayers and the tweets and the political pandering to the nra. it is time to act, and we need to do that quickly. that is ...

Been talking about in terms of training, that is the fundamental of what we expect from an officer. whether thats fire department, police department, thats what we saw at 9/11. firemen go in and lose their lives in the twin towers. they are trained to, as you say, go toward the bullets. there is a technical piece here that i would like to add. that is perimeter security, and that is one of the conversations about the school. one of the things you learn about terrorism and individuals who are mot...

Appetite to pass substantive gun reform legislation. the gop stalls and then blocks until we have another tragedy. so finally, we need to do something to raise the age of those who possess these weapons, and stop them in instances where we can from even purchasing. >> your business is terrorism. to an extent, this is an act of terrorism here. a moment of terror. one of the things that has been learned over the years, that you have had to deal with in your line of work is how do you confront a te...

The SA Senate unanimously passed a bill moving $12,000 to the CARES Fund, an emergency student assistance fund.

More than 20 students protested against GW Young America’s Foundation’s recent transphobic tweets at the SA Senate meeting Monday.

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia