Survivors of Club Q shooting testify about the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ threats and violence; 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, gun safety advocates urge semiautomatic weapons ban; Fed raises interest rates again

Published: Dec. 14, 2022, 6 p.m.

Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nSurvivors of last month\u2019s mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ night club say right-wing rhetoric has played a key role.\xa0\nIt\u2019s the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed 26 lives.\nThe Federal Reserve raises a key interest rate for the seventh time this year, and disappoints some economists who hoped it would signal a pause in imposing any future hikes.\nA United Nations council which fights for gender equality votes to immediately oust Iran over its violation of the rights of women and girls.\n\nImage: The Sandy Hook Elementary School makeshift memorial on Washington Avenue in Sandy Hook, Conn., 12 days after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Wed 12/26/22) via Wikimedia.\nThe post Survivors of Club Q shooting testify about the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ threats and violence; 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, gun safety advocates urge semiautomatic weapons ban; Fed raises interest rates again appeared first on KPFA.