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Mar 25, 2021

The human and dollar costs of gun violence

After the mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia, the Biden administration is weighing a series of executive actions to limit some firearms, and Congress is facing pressure to act. Plus, an update on the container ship still stuck in the Suez Canal. And, what do Americans really know about how their incomes compare to work peers, friends or the rest of society?

A sign reading "10 People Too Many" along with flowers hang from the perimeter fence outside a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado on March 24, 2021, to honor the 10 people killed during a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store. — A sign reading "10 People Too Many" along with flowers hang from the perimeter fence outside a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado on March 24, 2021, to honor the 10 people killed during a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store.
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Research puts total societal costs from gun violence at $280 billion
Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.
Crews resume efforts this morning to free cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal
The BBC’s Sally Nabil reports.
Research suggests we’re misperceiving the inequality around us
by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
How the perception of one’s income ranking affects views of fairness and much more.
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The human and dollar costs of gun violence