5 things you need to know Monday
Paste BN investigation: 30 mass killings in 2013 typical
In the year since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School horrified the world and prompted calls for laws that would prevent mass killings, little has changed. The violence and victims in 2013 are in line with the average since 2006 — 29 mass killings and 147 victims a year, according to an exclusive Paste BN database. "Everyone is always asking 'Why are these mass killings increasing?''' says criminologist James Alan Fox, professor of criminology at Northeastern University. "They are not.''
Michelle Bachelet easily wins Chile presidency
Chile's once and future president Michelle Bachelet won Sunday's runoff election after promising profound changes in society in response to years of street protests. A moderate socialist, Bachelet served as president in 2006-2010, then ran the United Nation's women's agency from New York as her successor, conservative Sebastian Pinera, was confronted with widespread demonstrations for change.
It's finale week on 'The Voice'
The Voice is getting ready to crown a new winner — among its contestants and its coaches. NBC's singing competition is down to a trio of finalists who are vying to be the Season 5 champion during finale week (Monday, 8 ET/PT, and Tuesday, 9 ET/PT). Who's left to sing their hearts out? Levine's Tessanne Chin and Will Champlin, and Christina Aguilera's young protégé, Jacquie Lee.
China police shoot 14 dead in northwest Muslim region
Police shot dead 14 people in China's far west region of Xinjiang — an area where many Muslims are resentful of the Chinese government — after a group of assailants attacked officers with explosive devices and long knives, state media reported Monday.
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