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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, as she signed 10 gun control bills into law, one of which raises the state’s age to buy a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21. Hochul is a native of Buffalo, where just more than three weeks ago a racist mass shooting killed 10 African Americans in a Tops market. (WXXI News — June 6, 2022)
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A statement from nine members of Axon’s ethics board, regarding their resignation due to their loss of faith in the company’s ability to be a responsible partner in policing technology after the company, which is best known for developing the Taser, announced that it was developing a Taser drone. Axon halted its drone plans on Monday, June 6, in response to the ethics board’s rebuke. (Associated Press — June 6, 2022)
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Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from Texas, after winning the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night in a dramatic, unprecedented spell-off. Harini, who was competing in the bee for the fourth time, correctly spelled 21 words in a rapid-fire 90-second burst, outlasting runner-up Vikram Raju, 12, of Colorado, who correctly spelled 15. The spell-off followed several heart-stopping rounds during which neither contestant was able to prevail. Some of the words she had to spell included: “ikebana,” “meunière,” “wiliwili” and “obvertend.” (Washington Post — June 3, 2022)
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, regarding the water restrictions that impact 6 million Southern California residents. The restrictions, which went into place on June 1, are a part of the Emergency Water Conservation program, which aims to reduce non-essential water use. The program will end on June 30, 2023. (NPR — June 2, 2022)
