Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students returned to school on Wednesday, two weeks after a mass shooter killed seventeen people. Since that tragic event, a student-led movement has been rallying support for changes to gun laws. But on Capitol Hill House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) signaled his disinterest in new restrictions on gun purchases. Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fl) discusses the state of gun control.
"It's a real shame," said Soto. "How can he shut the door at this moment in time when the nation is asking for us to have a solution?"
Soto met with a group of student survivors on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Soto says these students feel unsafe in America's schools.
Speaking at Georgetown University, Zuckerberg said he recognized that the U.S. and nations worldwide are facing concerning social tensions but warned against the impulse to restrict free speech online.
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Without mentioning President Donald Trump — by far the most high-profile and contentious leader on Twitter — the company added that tweets with a "clear public interest" would not be removed.
Retail sales for September came out Wednesday morning, showing the first decline in seven months. It was the first decline since February of this year.
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The Swamp Bus is the brainchild of the Progressive Change Institute and Revolving Door Project, a two-hour guided bus tour through Washington, DC to see the town's most blatant locations tied to corruption.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has topped several recent polls, found herself on the defense during the fourth Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night, as she was forced to defend a number of her progressive policy positions.
The former Republican Congressman from South Carolina so far hasn't pressed his former Capitol Hill colleagues to call for articles of impeachment. Rather, Sanford brought up the idea of "censure" instead.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
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