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Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer
Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer The relatives of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims in Connecticut have quickly and sharply shot down an offer from far rightwing talking head Alex Jones to resolve his defamation lawsuit. Jones, the host of the conspiracy theory and disinformation Infowars website, offered to pay $120,000 to each plaintiff suing him for defamation as he continues to assert the massacre never happened. Eight families of the shooting victims declined the offer. In November 2021, a judge found the Infowars host guilty by default in multiple defamation cases that were brought to him by members of the vict…

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by Zak Failla
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Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case
Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the host of Infowars who claimed that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “giant hoax,” was found guilty by default in four defamation cases brought against him by family members of the victims. On Monday, Nov. 15, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis ruled against Jones by default for failing to comply with the discovery process. According to Bellis, Jones and the entities he controls used “willful noncompliance” with the discovery process as the basis of the ruling against him. “All the defendants have failed to fully and fairly comply with the…

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by Zak Failla
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FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings
FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings The FBI has joined the massive multi-state manhunt for a college student who played high school football in Fairfield County who police say is connected to two homicides, a home invasion, and a kidnapping. Newtown High School graduate Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns – and presumed dangerous, Connecticut State Police said. The 23-year-old Manfredonia drove a stolen black Volkswagen Jetta on Sunday with a sticker paying tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in his hometown. His stolen getawa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Father Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim Found Dead Father Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim Found Dead
Father Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim Found Dead The father of a Sandy Hook victim was found dead in Edmond Town Hall after police responded to a report of an apparent suicide, said Newtown Police. When police arrived on the scene around 7 a.m., Monday, March 25, they found Jeremy Richman, 49, of Newtown, deceased. Richman is the father of Avielle Richman a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. "The death appears to be a suicide, but police will not disclose the method or any other details of the death," said Bahamonde. Richman, a co-founder of the Avielle Foundatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cuomo Participates In National School Walkout Day, Announces New Website Cuomo Participates In National School Walkout Day, Announces New Website
Cuomo Participates In National School Walkout Day, Announces New Website After participating in the National School Walkout on Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of the “New York Students Against Gun Violence” website. On Wednesday, Thousands of Hudson Valley students participated in various forms of protest at 10 a.m., joining their peers throughout the country as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is  “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Cuomo joined American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Unit…

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by Zak Failla
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Viral Video Shows Hudson Valley Gun Owner Cutting AR-15 To Pieces Viral Video Shows Hudson Valley Gun Owner Cutting AR-15 To Pieces
Viral Video Shows Hudson Valley Gun Owner Cutting AR-15 To Pieces A Hudson Valley gun owner has gained attention after posting a video that has been viewed millions of times of him sawing his AR-15 rifle, similar to the one used in last week's school shooting that claimed 17 lives in Florida. Middletown resident Scott-Dani Pappalardo, an admitted supporter of the Second Amendment posted the video on Facebook on Saturday afternoon, and it quickly gained national attention, with more than 360,000 views in just two days, and now, views in the millions. Pappalardo said that he purchased the gun more than three decades ago, but the recent rash of school shooti…

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by Zak Failla
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'How Many More Children Must Die Before Nation Acts?' Cuomo Asks 'How Many More Children Must Die Before Nation Acts?' Cuomo Asks
'How Many More Children Must Die Before Nation Acts?' Cuomo Asks Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted with frustration and dismay to Wednesday's mass shooting in south Florida that left 17 students and school staff dead and at least 15 injured, "Once again, this nation sheds its tears for young lives cut short by senseless gun violence. But tears are not enough. The horrific school shooting in Florida is the deadliest since Sandy Hook, and it serves as yet another painful and infuriating reminder of the inaction in Washington," Gov. Cuomo said. "How many more children must die before this nation acts? How many more times must we grieve before politi…

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by Jon Craig