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...alone. Three recent tragedies have thrust gun control back into the national discussion. On April 3, a Vietnamese immigrant in Binghamton, N.Y., shot and killed 13 people at an immigrant service center before taking his own life. On April 4, a Pittsburgh, Pa., man opened fire on three police officers responding to a domestic-disturbance call. All three officers died. That same day, a man from Graham, Wash., distraught that his wife was planning to leave him for another man, shot and killed his five children and then committed suicide. These horrible tragedies are already roiling gun-control advocates...
...April 3, Vietnamese immigrant Jiverly Wong, 41, walked into an immigration-services center in Binghamton, N.Y., and opened fire, killing 13 people in the worst mass shooting in the U.S. since the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. The following day, three Pittsburgh, Penn., police officers responding to a domestic disturbance were killed by 23-year-old Richard Poplawski. In both cases, the suspects were wearing body armor. Wong ultimately took his own life; police eventually took Poplawski into custody after a four-hour standoff, charging him with three counts of criminal homicide and nine counts of attempted homicide as well...
...After spending his sophomore season sidelined with an injury, Caputo capped a healthy junior season with a stellar overall performance. The grappler entered the championships as the 11th seed, upsetting sixth-seeded Joshua Patterson of Binghamton before facing off against Purdue’s A.J. Kessel in the round of 12. This pivotal round distilled competitors into six All-Americans and six grapplers who return home without hardware. Fortunately for Caputo, he was up to the challenge, besting Kessel 2-1 to advance and extend the Crimson’s streak of honoring an All-American to four straight years...
...than nearly everyone in the country. He is currently ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I individual rankings for the 157-pound weight class, with a career record of 93-14 and a 27-2 record this season.A native of Oxford, New York, a town 30 minutes north of Binghamton with a population of about 4,000, the standout first hit the mats at the tender age of seven. “I’m a first generation wrestler,” O’Connor reflects. Rather than the classic sports-beginnings story of the pot-bellied uncle...
...Harvard women’s tennis team had a successful weekend, splitting with non-conference opponents No. 33 Illinois (6-2) and Binghamton (4-2). After a hard-fought, 5-2 loss to the Fighting Illini, the Crimson rebounded with a solid performance against the Bearcats on Sunday, winning 5-2. NO. 33 ILLINOIS 5 HARVARD 2 Harvard met its first major test of the season when it hosted Illinois on Saturday. Although the Crimson played competitively in the doubles matches, the Illini’s experience and depth helped them defeat Harvard...