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Las Vegas massacre: At least 59 dead, 527 injured in deadliest gun attack in US history
Summary
- At least 59 people are dead and a further 527 are hurt after a shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.
- The gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, was a retired accountant with no criminal history or known affiliations with terror groups.
- The tragedy is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
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Hotel missed clues about what was going on in killer's room
By Andrew Taylor
Staff at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino did not enter Stephen Paddock's room for three days, breaching the hotel's protocol that advises staff to do welfare checks if the "do not disturb" sign has been on for more than 24 hours.
Read Rachel Olding's exclusive here.
' We have simply not solved the problem of masculinity'
By Andrew Taylor
Messed-up men define our times, writes Steve Biddulph, the author of Raising Boys and The New Manhood.
The deadly attack in Las Vegas prompted Biddulph to reflect on why masculinity can turn toxic.
Read his opinion piece here.
'Liberals and Democrats not wanting to fight that hard'
By Andrew Taylor
Filmmaker Michael Moore examined gun violence in the United States in his 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine.
He tells Variety that nothing has changed in the years since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
"This sadly won't be the last tragedy," he said. "Only when people decide that they've had enough will this stop."
By Andrew Taylor
Marilou Danley's sisters say Las Vegas killer Stephen Paddock bought a ticket to to the Philippines for his partner so he could plan his deadly attack.
"In that sense, I thank him for sparing my sister's life. But that won't be to compensate the 59 people's lives."
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Footage of the arrival of Marilou Danley at Los Angeles International Airport.
Marilou Danley, the girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman, arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.Credit: NBC News