control
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In the wake of Australia's deadliest mass shooting in almost three decades, the government has announced plans to tighten gun controls, while the New South Wales premier is pushing to crack down on hate speech.
From BBC
The formation of the new forum, with its slogan: "Bring them home now", gave the hostages' families a much-needed sense of regaining control.
From BBC
Those efforts paid off this year, with a tentative truce in a trade war with the United States reached when China relaxed stringent export controls on rare earths.
From Barron's
It was able to fly for a longer period before it spun out of control, breaking apart near its intended splashdown location in the Indian Ocean.
The fire was under control by 4:24 p.m. and the cause of the blaze is still unknown.
From Los Angeles Times
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