Although the Parkland school shooting was the impetus for the current gun debate, guns are involved in more suicide deaths than homicide deaths, especially among older people. Only teenagers and young adults are more likely to die from gun-related homicide than suicide.
Why this matters: This data are obviously tragic. But they also indicate that our brief and extremely emotional gun control debates leave out a key part of the issue.
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The economy is sputtering, but the markets are thriving — a highly unusual event that shows how the coronavirus has thrown all bets off.
Why it matters: The disconnect adds to the wealth gap. The richest 10% of households — who own 84% of stocks — are getting richer, while millions of out-of-work Americans cross their fingers that pandemic unemployment benefits will be extended.
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Fauci testifies to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on June 30. Photo: Al Drago/AFP via Getty Images
NIAID director Anthony Fauci told medical journal JAMA on Thursday that it has been a "very disturbing week" for the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S.
What's happening: The number of coronavirus cases increased in the vast majority of states over the last week, and decreased in only two states plus the District of Columbia, Axios' Caitlin Owens reports.