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Journalists Talk Shooting’s Toll on Children and State Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds
Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed the enduring trauma experienced by children who survived the Super Bowl parade shooting earlier this year on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on Aug. 22.Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “Total Information AM”Read Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe’s “Kids Who Survived Super Bowl Shooting Are Scared, Suffering Panic Attacks and Sleep Problems”KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how a coalition of groups has issued a call to action regarding how states should spend their opioid settlement money on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Aug. 21. Pattani also discussed how states such as Wisconsin are planning to spend opioid settlement money on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Today” on Aug. 19.Click here to hear Pattani on “All Things Considered”Read Pattani’s “A Call to Action Reignites Debate...
Long history of shootings in U.S. presidential politics
Politics tamfitronics Notable examples of shootings involving U.S. presidents or presidential candidatesPublished Jul 14, 2024 • 2 minute readAn official portrait taken of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 5, 1865, two months before he was assassinated in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth. Photo by Library of CongressShots were fired during a rally speech by Donald Trump, in an incident that investigators are treating as a possible assassination attempt on the former president. Including Abraham Lincoln and JFK, here are some notable examples of shootings involving U.S. presidents or presidential candidates:Ronald Reagan (1981)President Reagan was shot and seriously wounded as he left an event at the Hilton hotel in Washington. The attacker was John Hinckley Jr, who was granted unconditional release in 2022. Reagan spent twelve days in the hospital. The incident boosted...