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• For country fans, grappling with attack on ‘the most American of music’
• Las Vegas tragedy tests America, but also summons faith and resolve
• After the quake: For Mexico's children, 'back to school' means a chance to heal
• The real lights of Vegas must shine on

For country fans, grappling with attack on ‘the most American of music’ Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:03 PM PDT Sunday night Mr. Aldean was playing to thousands of fans at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas strip when a sniper opened fire from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel. In a matter of seconds a joyous gathering of music lovers was transformed into one of the worst tragedies in American history. Now another American family struggles to recover following apparently senseless gun violence.

Las Vegas tragedy tests America, but also summons faith and resolve Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:54 PM PDT When she woke up Monday morning, Ali Solino heard her son calling from his crib. "It's my favorite sound in the world," she wrote on the New Orleans Moms Blog. At least 50 people were dead with hundreds more injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas.

After the quake: For Mexico's children, 'back to school' means a chance to heal Posted: 02 Oct 2017 12:45 PM PDT The 9- and 10-year-olds, all wearing matching sweater vests and cardigans, are sitting in a semicircle inside the A Favor del Niño primary school, talking. Ten days prior, a 7.1 earthquake rocked Mexico, leveling some 40 buildings here in the capital, including one primary school, and killing more than 330 people nationwide. Recommended: How much do you know about Mexico?

The real lights of Vegas must shine on Posted: 02 Oct 2017 12:19 PM PDT The reason such tales are important is that they reflect the very qualities – such as poise, sacrifice, and compassion – needed to help prevent another mass killing. Shooters like Stephen Paddock generally act out of anger, fear, or hopelessness, even though on the surface they may seem suicidal or driven by ideology. Within 12 hours of the Las Vegas killings, for example, government officials were expressing public gratitude for the hundreds of volunteers, police, health workers, and others who saved lives and acted without hesitation.

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