What Happened Was...
A lightning fast comprehensive recap of the week's biggest events for May 15th - 21st, 2023
Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past week. You can check in with a minimal time commitment, read about the big stuff, and stay in the know before we’re on to the next. If you want more information on the past week's events, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for more detail on other topics I don’t mention below.
Gun Violence This Week
There were 10 separate mass shooting incidents in the United States this week, where eight people were killed and 40 were injured. My Sunday recap covers all of this as well as the week's most critical news. Here at SHERO, we document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun reform.
Sunday, May 14, 2023: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Sunday, May 14, 2023: Anderson, Indiana
Sunday, May 14, 2023: Montgomery, Alabama
Sunday, May 14, 2023: Shreveport, Louisiana
Monday, May 15, 2023: Farmington, New Mexico
Tuesday, May 16, 2023: San Antonio, Texas
Thursday, May 18, 2023: San Antonio, Texas
Saturday, May 20, 2023: Louisville, Kentucky
Saturday, May 20, 2023: Los Angeles, California
Sunday, May 21, 2023: Kansas City, Missouri
A new analysis has found that the cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination around hundreds of US military installations is ballooning, but Congress and the Pentagon are failing to keep pace — a development that is leaving service members and civilians indefinitely at risk.
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is using the final weeks before he is expected to launch a presidential campaign to modify Florida law to allow him to run while serving as governor and reduce transparency over political spending and his travel.
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