Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  show that on average, 93 Americans are killed with guns every day. Using figures from Everytown For Gun Safety, Here are some other shocking figures that make up Americas ongoing gun violence epidemic.  Oct 5, 2017
Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Americas gun violence epidemic - the shocking statistics

Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  show that on average, 93 Americans are killed with guns every day. Using figures from Everytown For Gun Safety, Here are some other shocking figures that make up Americas ongoing gun violence epidemic.  Oct 5, 2017
Watch: Moon blots sun out of sky as total solar eclipse mesmerises US

Watch: Moon blots sun out of sky as total solar eclipse mesmerises US

Footage shows the totality beginning as the moon blocks the sun by passing directly in front of it, revealing the halo-like solar corona. After weeks of anticipation, the total solar eclipse made its way across the US on 21 August. The eclipse was seen in 14 states.The last solar eclipse seen in the country was in 1979, but there is likely to be another total eclipse crossing the US in 2024. Aug 22, 2017
Trump holds briefing about opioid crisis

Trump holds briefing about opioid crisis

President Trump held a briefing on the opioid crisis. Trump vowed to continue being very, very tough on our southern border......and continue talks with China where certain forms of man-made drugs come in China is a major manufacturer of Carfentanil, the most powerful commercial opioid in the world... which has triggered a stream of fatal overdoses. But heightened border security wouldnt have stopped nearly 100 million Americans from getting their hands on the drug. One in three US adults are prescribed opioids, according to a 2015 study... a practice which leads to widespread misuse. Meanwhile, American companies Purdue Pharma, Johnson and amp; Johnson, Insys Therapeutics, Mylan and Depomed made the top five opiod products that same year. Aug 9, 2017