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Walmart keep selling guns despite shooting incident at its stores
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Walmart keep selling guns despite shooting incident at its stores

Despite two deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to stop selling guns and ammunition, a spokesman said Sunday. A man opened fire with an assault rifle at a Walmart in Texas on Saturday, killing 20 people, just four days after a disgruntled employee shot dead two coworkers and wounded a responding police officer at one of the massive chain's stores in Mississippi. "We are focused on supporting our associates, our customers, and the entire El Paso community," spokesman Randy Hargrove said. Following the El Paso shooting, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon posted a note on Instagram saying he "can't believe" it was the second such in a week. "My heart aches for the community in El Paso, especially the associates and customers at sto...
Las Vegas Shooting marks the Saddest Day on Twitter: Report
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Las Vegas Shooting marks the Saddest Day on Twitter: Report

The world was shook at the mass shooting that happened in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. This resulted in 59 deaths and more than 500 people injured, and was recorded as the 'Saddest Day' on Twitter, according to Hedonometer, a tool that measures global emotions on social media. Have a look at its report: The barometer, which measures the happiness of millions of Twitter users based on their posts, showed an average happiness level of 5.77 on Monday when the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history occurred at a country music festival in Las Vegas.     Michelle & I are praying for the victims in Las Vegas. Our thoughts are with their families & everyone enduring another senseless tragedy. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 2, 2017   ...