Amanda Holpuch
Amanda Holpuch is a reporter at Guardian US in New York.
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Sixty shot in Chicago over weekend as city's gun violence continues to riseWhile fewer homicides occurred in the city over Memorial Day weekend compared to last year, overall shooting rates continue to be higher than 2015
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Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed 'public service' with NSA leakFormer attorney general gives whistleblower credit for starting debate over surveillance – but says Snowden should still be punished
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Rap artists bristle at 'antiquated' NYPD comments about concert shootingThe police commissioner blamed rap for a fatal shooting outside a TI concert – the sort of crime the ‘hip-hop squad’ would have been deployed to in the 90s
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FDA approves anti-addiction implant to prevent opioid dependenceThe implant, Probuphine, dispenses a low dose of buprenorphine over a six-month period and proponents hope it would reduce the chances abuse
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Jean-Michel Cousteau: SeaWorld should set captive orcas freeThe oceanographic explorer and son of Jacques Cousteau has indirectly challenged embattled marine park’s claims that no orca has survived release
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NAACP to appeal North Carolina judge's ruling on 'discriminatory' voting lawThe law, requiring voters to provide photo ID at the ballot box, was upheld by a federal judge on Monday despite claims it disenfranchised minority voters
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Ohio police continue manhunt after eight people killed 'execution-style'Officials unsure how many people were behind killing of family members in rural Pike County and have cautioned surviving relatives to keep safe
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Prince: new details of plane emergency as fans mourn artistQuestions surrounding pop superstar’s sudden death zero in on unscheduled landing made by his jet a few days before he was found dead
US death rate rose for the first time in a decade in 2015