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Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, speaks during a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 21. New Zealand has banned military style semi-automatics and assault rifles and will establish a nationwide buyback of the weapons as a result of the terrorist attack on two mosques that left 50 people dead.

New Zealand Passes Law Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons

Lawmakers across party lines voted overwhelmingly to ban the weapons after a massacre in Christchurch killed 50 worshippers. Owners have until the end of September to hand the weapons over to police.

Fisher-Price has recalled its popular Rock 'n Play sleeper, after the Consumer Product Safety Commission confirmed that least 30 babies' deaths were linked to it.

Fisher-Price Recalls Rock 'N Play Baby Sleeper Tied To Infant Deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it identified a rollover hazard and that people should stop using the sleeper immediately. More than 30 deaths have been attributed to its use.

These Palmer amaranth — or pigweed — plants, seen growing in a greenhouse at Kansas State University, appear to be resistant to multiple herbicides.

As Weeds Outsmart The Latest Weedkillers, Farmers Are Running Out Of Easy Options

In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.

The Jankara market in Lagos, Nigeria. A group called Market March Movement is working to end street harassment in shopping districts across the country.

'Stop Touching Us': Women Protest Against Harassment At Nigeria's Street Markets

In Lagos, street vendors say that they touch and grab their female customers to drum up sales. A group called Market March Movement has formed to protest against the street harassment.

A Qatari-born Palestinian, Omar Barghouti (shown in 2016) is a leader of the international boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel known as BDS.

U.S. Denies Entry To Leader Of Movement To Boycott Israel

Omar Barghouti is one of the founders of a Palestinian-led boycott movement intended to pressure Israel on its occupation of the West Bank. His visa to enter the U.S. has apparently been revoked.

In 'Freedom's Detective,' A Flawed But Remarkable Hiram Whitley Infiltrates The KKK

Journalist Charles Lane's account is endlessly gripping — and he does an excellent job of placing the operation in historical context, chronicling racism and resentment in the South post-Civil War.

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