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Jun 15, 2022

How “red flag laws” help states with gun control

The Senate bipartisan agreement for a framework on gun control includes increasing the ability of states to enact “red flag laws.” We examine what those are, and how they’re supposed to work. New York lawmakers have set their sights on slowing down crypto mining. The BBC’s Victoria Craig checks in regarding the emergency meeting of the European Central Bank.

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New York lawmakers push to pump the brakes on crypto mining
by Lily Jamali
Photo by LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images
A bill awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature would enact a two-year moratorium on the industry’s use of fossil-fuel power plants to mine cryptocurrency. A Finger Lakes community is wrestling with the environmental impacts.
The lowdown on “red flag laws” when it comes to gun control
by Savannah Peters
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
Also known as “extreme risk protection orders,” they can activate when violence becomes a possibility.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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How “red flag laws” help states with gun control

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New York lawmakers push to pump the brakes on crypto mining

The lowdown on “red flag laws” when it comes to gun control

The Team