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In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, the American Medical Association adopted its first policy statement calling gun violence a health risk and vowed to lobby Congress for restrictions on sales including waiting periods and background checks. (U.S. News & World Report)

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Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked...