violence
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Comey apologized at the time for the Instagram post and said he "didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The late-night host said his monologue was a comment on the president’s age, not a call to violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"We are steadfast in our commitment to stand with survivors of gender-based and conflict-related violence, and carrying on the legacy of the grandmothers," the group wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Haiti was originally designated for TPS in 2010 after a massive earthquake devastated the country and redesignated because of subsequent natural disasters and gang violence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
If we truly want to end violence in our communities, we must come to understand, as discussed in the final chapter, the ways in which mass incarceration increases—not decreases—violence and multiplies its harms.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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