The ex-vice-president calls on Republicans to support that ban as a "minimum nationwide standard".
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After a police chief's retirement u-turn, the BBC asks others what early retirement is like.
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"Joy and sorrow were always communal rites in small maritime communities" like the Canadian city.
Rory McIlroy moves into contention with a six-under 64 in the second round of the Travelers Championship.
Saturday's front pages also cover tributes to the British nationals killed on a Titanic tourist sub.