Maine shooting suspect found dead: The US army reservist who is suspected to have opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar in Maine, killing 18 people this week ...
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Quick Glance: Maine shooting suspect found dead, ending 2-day manhunt
- The man believed to have killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in a Maine city on Wednesday has been found dead, state officials confirmed Friday night.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills said Robert Card's body was found in Lisbon, a town about 12 kilometers east of Lewiston where the shootings took place.
- Card, 40, was a U.S. Army reservist who opened fire at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday night and then fled both scenes.
- A bulletin sent to police across the country shortly after the attack, which was viewed by the Associated Press, said Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer after 'hearing voices and threats to shoot up' a military base.
US President Joe Biden spoke out against gun violence and mass shootings at the National Safer Communities Summit in West Hartford, Connecticut
Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook families: A Connecticut jury ordered Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of ...
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Quick Glance: Alex Jones Sandy Hook damages could follow him the rest of his life
- "Do these people actually think they're getting any of this money?
- " Jones stated.
- Lawyers told Insider that the damages were astounding for a slander case, with Barhoma calling the payout a "jaw-dropping" number.
- "Compensatory damages are looking to make a plaintiff whole," Barhoma said, adding that while Jones will almost certainly appeal the verdict, an appellate court will be less inclined to interfere with compensatory damages awarded by a jury.
- Furthermore, unlike punitive penalties, compensatory damages are not capped in Connecticut, according to some lawyers.
Democratic leaders call for gun control on anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting - UPI.com
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Judge orders Alex Jones to pay $473 million more to Sandy Hook families: The order comes nearly a month after Jones was ordered to pay $965 million in damages ...
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Quick Glance: Alex Jones Has Been Ordered to Pay $473 Million More for Sandy Hook Claims
- The Connecticut court adds to the $965 million in damages owed by the Infowars host to families and an FBI agent he defamed in the aftermath of the 2012 killing.
- Alex Jones, an internet broadcaster, was ordered in October to pay $965 million in damages to the families of eight Sandy Hook school shooting victims and one F.B.I. officer.
- It concluded a weeks-long trial to decide how much Mr. Jones should pay for saying the 2012 tragedy, in which a shooter killed 20 children and six adults, was a government conspiracy.
Many mass shooters acquire guns legally: From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters purchased at least some of the weapons used in the shootings legally.
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Michael Bloomberg: Maine Mass Shooting Could Change Gun Control Narrative: It’s time for votes and actions, not just thoughts and prayers.
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Sandy Hook Mom Nicole Hockley Vows to Milk Alex Jones Dry After $1 Billion Defamation Verdict in Connecticut
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On 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook, Biden says U.S. has moral obligation to prevent another shooting tragedy
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Quick Glance: Biden pushes for assault-style weapons prohibition on the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- On Wednesday, Biden marked the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- Biden described the shooting as "unthinkable," but argued that with a prohibition, similar mass school shootings might be avoided.
- "Enough is enough," said Biden.
- Adam Lanza, 20, committed suicide after the shooting rampage inside the school.
Connecticut House passes most wide-ranging gun safety bill since legislation passed after Sandy Hook
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Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after Sandy Hook verdict: The filing comes as Jones and his company Free Speech Systems owe at least $1 billion in damages.
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MSU student who experienced Newtown tragedy: ‘2nd mass shooting that I have lived through’
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Alex Jones' 2nd defamation trial over Sandy Hook massacre to move forward: A jury decided Jones must pay a victim's family $49 million in damages.
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Quick Glance: The parent company of the bankrupt Infowars will face a second Sandy Hook defamation trial.
- The Connecticut trial will decide how much FSS and its creator, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, should pay in a defamation complaint brought by family relatives of the shooting victims.
- On July 29, when the Texas defamation trial was well underway, Free Speech Systems filed for Chapter 11.
- The corporation first claimed that coming to trial in Connecticut would imperil its capacity to reorganize, but it consented to participate after a Connecticut judge ruled that the trial against Jones, who is not bankrupt, could proceed.
- During the Texas trial, Jones admitted that the shooting was "100% real."
Sandy Hook jurors end first day of deliberations in Alex Jones damages case: A Connecticut jury on Friday ended its first full day of deliberations without a ...
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Sandy Hook Attorney: Families Will 'Make Alex Jones Pay Every Last Dollar': “We are going to chase Alex Jones to the end of the earth,” said attorney Joshua ...
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Sandy Hook victim's parents to testify in Alex Jones defamation trial: Parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre are expected to testify on ...
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Alex Jones defiant over $965m damages to Sandy Hook families: ‘Ain’t no money’: Conspiracy theorist has routinely claimed that he does not have the money to pay ...
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Alex Jones faces second trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims: A Connecticut jury is set to hear opening arguments about how much money conspiracy theorist Alex ...
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Ukraine says it aims to liberate all its territory after driving back Russian forces in the northeast, Alex Jones is facing his second defamation trial in ... Show more
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones railed against critics as he testified in a trial to determine how much he owes families of victims who died in the 2012 Sandy ... Show more
Infowars Traffic Spiked As Alex Jones Told Sandy Hook Lies, Trial Reveals: A Connecticut jury will decide how much money Jones will have to pay to several ...
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Sandy Hook memorial opens to public, nearly 10 years after 26 killed in elementary school shooting
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Stephen Colbert celebrates Sandy Hook defamer Alex Jones' $1 billion fine: Stephen Colbert celebrated a Connecticut jury's verdict that ordered Sandy ...
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Oxford school shooter pleads guilty, including to rare terrorism count: Ethan Crumbley's guilty plea is a shift from his team's earlier plan to pursue an ...
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Breaking news: Infowars founder Alex Jones must pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook mass ... Show more
Quick Glance: "Your attorneys messed up": Alex Jones confronted in Sandy Hook defamation trial with texts from his phone
- #AlexJones' attorney, Mark Bankston, told him that his attorney made a mistake and handed him Jones' entire cell phone history.
- Jones' attorney, Andino Reynal, argued during closing arguments that the plaintiffs failed to prove that Jones' acts and words caused actual harm, and that the trial lacked evidence of the harassment, pain, and reputation defamation that the parents claimed.
- "A COWARDLY DISPLAY": Alex Jones fails to testify during his Sandy Hook deposition.
- HOW MUCH WILL ALEX JONES PAY? : The trial has begun after a court determined that he defamed the Sandy Hook parents.
Alex Jones Testifies in Sandy Hook Damages Trial: Watch Live: In an often tumultuous appearance, the Infowars host and conspiracy theorist said “crushing ...
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Quick Glance: Alex Jones testifies in court about his Sandy Hook fake liesf
- Alex Jones testifies in a trial about how much he must pay in damages for calling the Sandy Hook school massacre a fabrication.
- "This is not really a trial," he explained.
- He said that the hoax lies were irresponsible and that the incident was "100% real."
- Jones said that the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy was staged by actors as part of gun control efforts.
Alex Jones makes first appearance at Sandy Hook trial: WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — After bashing the proceedings on his web show, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made ...
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Raised with trauma, Sandy Hook survivors send hope to Uvalde: NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The survivors who were able to walk out of Sandy Hook Elementary School ...
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Alex Jones Gloats About Bankruptcy Plot To Tie Up Sandy Hook Damages 'For Years': He bashes "kangaroo court" on his podcast, aims to stiff Sandy Hook families ...
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2 mass shootings in 1 week: Louisville searches for answers after chaos at Chickasaw Park
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Newtown remembers those killed at Sandy Hook a decade after the tragedy: Ten years ago, a mass shooting forever changed the small town of Newtown, Connecticut ...
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Why Alex Jones’s Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies: His success has inspired a new generation of conspiracy theorists, who have learned how to stay away from ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/06/technology/alex-jones-conspiracy-theories.html
Quick Glance: Alex Jones' Lies Blow Up in His Face During Extensive Sandy Hook Trial
- If there is justice in the world, **Alex Jones,** the prominent conspiracy theorist on trial for the abominable, despicable [falsehoods he spread](https://www.vanityfair.com/index.php/Alex-Jones/), should be convicted.
- Further justice would be for him to be fully ostracized by society and for a witch to take away his voice so that no one ever has to hear from him again. Total justice would be for him to be completely despised by society and for a witch to take away his voice so that no one ever has to hear from him again.
- When questioned by Jones, the parents' lawyer, **Mark Bankston**, [argued](https://www.npr.
- Jones earlier stated that he "couldn't find any" (https://jezebel.
Michigan State students' training kicked in during shooting: When the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many ...
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Michigan State University student: I survived Sandy Hook, now this shooting: Jackie Matthews posted on TikTok that she has lived through two mass shootings ...
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Sandy Hook survivors speak out for first time -- and share heartache 'that it keeps happening'
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Sandy Hook anniversary: Biden cites 'societal guilt' on guns: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. “should have societal guilt” for ...
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Texas School Shooting Latest: Gunman Had No Known Mental Health Issues or Arrests
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Op-Ed: Mass shootings are rampant 10 years after Sandy Hook. But we must press beyond cynicism
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Closing arguments set in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial: WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury is expected to hear closing arguments Thursday in a trial to ...
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Ten years later, a new memorial and indelible memories in Sandy Hook : The understated memorial, nine years in the making, encourages visitors to reach the water ...
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Sandy Hook families seek to add on to Alex Jones’ $1B verdict with punitive damages
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Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones seeks re-trial in $965m case: Relatives of the victims, who said his lies fueled death and rape threats and strangers ...
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Some relief but Sandy Hook fight far from over: An unprecedented compensation bill is faced by one of America’s foremost conspiracy theorists
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One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived
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US is trying to stop mass shootings. How about other gun crimes?: For the first time in 30 years, Congress passed bipartisan gun legislation after the tragic ...
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Good Guys With Guns May Be Heroes—But They're Not Our Solution | Opinion: By not proactively keeping guns away from the "bad guys," gun death and injury is now a ...
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In court filing, Buffalo survivor faults gunman's parents: BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket sought a ...
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The Lessons of Newtown for the Future of Uvalde: For a town that suffers a school shooting, the months and years ahead can bring reverberating pain.
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In many states, gun restrictions have loosened since Sandy Hook: In the 10 years that passed between the slaughter of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook ...
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