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MEMPHIS, Tenn. 鈥?Attorney General William Barr announced a new initiative Wednesday that would better enforce the U.S. gun background check system, coordinate state and federal gun cases and ensure prosecutors quickly update databases to show when a defendant cant possess a firearm because of mental health issues.The push, known as Project Guardian, was unveiled at a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee, alongside officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, on the same day public impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump began in Washington.As part of the program, U.S. prosecutors will coordinate with state and local law enforcement officials stanley cup to consider potential federal charges when a suspect is arrested for weapons possession, is believed to have used a gun to commit a violent crime or drug-trafficking offense or is suspected of being a violent gang member. Gun crime remains a pervasive problem in too many communities across America, Barr said in a statement.The program will strengthen our efforts to reduce gun violence by allowing the federal government and our state and local partners to better target offenders who use guns in crimes and those who try to buy guns illegally, Barr said.During the news confer stanley cup ence, Barr said discussions about any new le stanley cup gislation tied to the project have been sidetracked due to the impeachment process on Capitol Hill. He said Congress has been asked for more resources, including more ATF agents and U. Xgnk GOP s successful midterm showing shapes 2016 presidential race
MADRID AP 鈥?Spain government began a move to oust suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, who ended a week of silence on Friday by insisting he was the victim of a smear campaign.Rubiales has come in for a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation for his behavior during and after Spain recent Womens World Cup triumph in Sydney. He聽kissed player Jenni Hermoso聽on the lips without consent and grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture.On Friday, a Spanish government legal panel handling sports issues opened a formal case against Rubiales 鈥?president of the Spanish Football Federation and a vice president of UEFA 鈥?over his conduct that was televised globally, making him a national embarrassment.Spain is hoping to remove him independently of a FIFA proce salomon ss that has already suspended him provisionally. The government panel will decide if Rubiales abused his authority by kissing Hermoso or damaged the image and reputation of Spain at a sporting event, as the government claims. He could be banned from office for two years. When the eyes of the world were played on our players, his acts caused damage to our sport and our country that is difficult to repair, said Miquel Iceta, Spains acting minister of culture and sport.Following the decision by the panel, Rubiales made his first public statemen stanley cup t since refusing to step down a week ago and claiming he was a聽victim聽of a witch hunt by false feminists. READ MORE: Rubiales asked to resign for kissing player adidas originals by