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A House committee debates gun control in the wake of the recent mass shootings; North Korea’s Covid-19 outbreak worsens.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

The House debates sweeping gun control package

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• The House Judiciary Committee met Thursday to consider gun control measures following mass shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma. A vote could happen next week. [Yahoo / Tom LoBianco]
• The Protect Our Kids Act increases the minimum age for buying certain semi-automatic rifles, encourages states to pass “red flag” laws, and includes federal offenses for gun trafficking, among other measures. [NBC News / Rebecca Shabad]
• House Democrats will probably pass the bill with a simple majority, but it isn’t likely to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to become law. [Los Angeles Times /Nolan D. McCaskill]
• The package follows a mass shooting on Wednesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The shooter reportedly purchased an AR-15 rifle that same day. [Daily Beast / Noah Kirsch and Justin Rohrlich]
• President Joe Biden will address the shootings and urge Congress to take action during a rare primetime speech Thursday. [CNN /Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak]

North Korea's worsening Covid-19 outbreak

• A top World Health Organization official said Wednesday that North Korea’s Covid-19 outbreak is likely getting worse, despite the government’s claims that the virus is under control. [Reuters]
• After admitting to its first outbreak last month, a “fever” has spread to 15 percent of North Korea’s population. [BBC / Jean Mackenzie and Hosu Lee]
• It’s challenging to know the actual extent of the infection among North Korea’s largely unvaccinated population because the government hasn’t shared data with the WHO. [Associated Press / Maria Cheng]
• Two weeks ago, daily cases in the country reached 390,000. Thursday, state media claimed that 95 percent of all cases have recovered. [Guardian]

Queen Elizabeth II won’t attend Friday’s Platinum Jubilee church service after experiencing discomfort during Thursday's parade. [BBC]

• The federal government has erased $5.8 billion in student debt for anyone who borrowed money from the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges. [USA Today / Chris Quintana]
• Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for stealing $300,000 from his client, Stormy Daniels. [ABC News / Aaron Katersky]
• Former Attorney General William Barr met with the committee investigating January 6 on Thursday. [CNN / Zachary Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz]

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“It’s a real dark place we’re in right now, and I think we owe it to the American people to do everything we can to provide a more safe and compassionate country.”

[Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA, and author of the legislation / Yahoo]

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