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LAS VEGAS — A gunman on a high floor of a Las Vegas hotel rained a rapid-fire barrage on an outdoor concert festival on Sunday night, leaving at least 59 people dead, injuring 527 others, and sending thousands of terrified survivors fleeing for cover, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. Online video of the attack near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino showed the singer Jason Aldean’s performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a three-day country music event, being interrupted by the sound of gunfire.

The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, whom President Federal Emergency Management Agency or other federal agencies working to help the island, but with a lack of sufficient resources. “I’ve been quite complimentary of the people from [the Health and Human Services Department] and FEMA," Cruz said. "Their heart is in the right place, but we have to cut the red tape ...

President Donald Trump says he told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that any negotiations with Kim Jong Un, whom Trump called “Little Rocket Man,” are a waste of time. In an apparent response to news this weekend that the U.S. has open channels of communication with North Korea, the president also tweeted Sunday that Tillerson should save his energy because the U.S. will "do what has to be done." Kim Jong Un. The top U.S.

As she expressed her condolences to the victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also sharply criticized the National Rifle Association and a bill working its way through Congress that would make it easier to buy gun silencers. At least 58 people were killed and 515 were injured late Sunday night after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country music concert from a window on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. "The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots.

President Donald Trump today called the deadly shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night an "act of pure evil." "We are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief," Trump said from the White House. At least 58 people were killed, and hundreds more were wounded when a gunman fired on concertgoers from the nearby Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It is the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Trump said he ordered the White House to lower its flags to half-staff in memory of the victims.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Analysis WASHINGTON — In the hours after a Las Vegas gunman mowed down more than 50 people Sunday night, Washington sent an implicit, but clear, message: Do not expect the capital to attempt to stop the next mass shooting. Leaders of the Republican majority showed no inclination to take action, aside from condemning, standing in silence, and praying.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Leaders of the Republican majority showed no inclination to do anything, aside from condemning, standing in silence, and praying.  GROUND GAME Something new happened after the country woke up to the news that dozens had died in a mass shooting: silence.   After spending the night fearing for his life, Caleb Keeter spoke up.  Seth Moulton is right to insist that action on gun control will honor the dead and wounded far more than some ritualistic, token gesture.   Derrick Z.

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