Personal Digest: Alabama: Guns Now Top Cause of Child Deaths
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Firearms are the leading cause of preventable child deaths — An Alabama report found firearms have become the leading cause of preventable child deaths, with unsafe storage repeatedly blamed.
| FirearmKids, converted weapons, and a stark safety warning |
 | Local GovernmentNews deserts cost towns more than headlines — they raise borrowing costs |
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 | BallisticsMissiles and countermeasures: Russia, North Korea, and Europe’s defense race Aerial Warfare (mezha.net) · Missile (techtimes.com) · Missile Defense (reuters.com) |
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 | ShootingPublic gatherings and private homes both hit by gun violence this week mass shootings (kiro7.com) · National Football League (espn.com) |