Mar 23, 2018

Poll: Majority of gun owners now favor stricter gun laws

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69% of Americans now support stricter gun laws, including a majority of gun owners and half of Republicans, according to a new poll by the AP and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Why it matters: The overall number of Americans who favor stricter gun control is up 8% from October 2016 and 14% from from October 2013, indicating a new wave of support on the eve of Saturday's March for Our Lives demonstrations.

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Dion Rabouin

Investment pros are selling while mom and pop buy the coronavirus dip

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As traders around the globe have frantically unloaded positions in recent weeks, so-called mom and pop retail investors have kept level heads and not sold out of stocks.

What they're saying: In fact, "the typical trader is buying equities on the dips," passive investment firm Vanguard notes in a research paper, adding that "older, wealthier traders are moving modestly to fixed income."

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Mike Allen

Zuckerberg: "Local journalism is incredibly important" to fighting coronavirus

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Mark Zuckerberg, signaling his personal involvement in a new Facebook commitment of $100 million to bolstering local journalism, told me that "very local work" is vital to his big mission of bringing the world closer together.

What he's saying: "Everyone believes that local journalism is incredibly important," Zuckerberg told Axios in a phone interview. "But everyone is connected to their local [outlets]. Figuring out how to make an impact, and support local journalism broadly and at scale, has been a challenge."

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Sara Fischer

Facebook spending $100 million to help news outlets in coronavirus crisis

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Facebook says it is spending $100 million to support news outlets around the world that have been impacted by the coronavirus, the company said Monday.

Why it matters: Whatever Facebook's motivation, this is a much-needed cash infusion at a critical time for the local news industry.

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