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The nations of Europe, can they keep it together?

Hello again, I'm Oranalny, and this is To the Point. First, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.

Now leaders of Catalan, the richest

province in Spain, wanted to declare independence. On Sunday, they went ahead with a referendum

that had been ruled illegal. The national government's brutal attacks on voters might have increased

momentum. But Spain's not the only country where growing local resentment of distant central

governments is stoking forms of separatism.

Leaders of the European Union have been silent so far, but they might be facing threats to unity as well as democracy.

Later on today's talking point, motive is still a mystery in the Las Vegas massacre,

but there's evidence the shooter cased out an event in Chicago. First, here's the news.

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Spain's central government cracked down brutally Sunday on voters during a referendum on independence in Catalan, the country's wealthiest province.

We'll hear what's happening there and about potential consequences in other parts of the European Union. Today's talking point, the girlfriend of the

Las Vegas shooter says she had no idea what he was planning. Law enforcement says his intent to

murder may never be fully understood. We'll head about growing evidence of pre-planning, including

apparent interest in Lollapalooza, the music festival in Chicago.

First, its news update, America's latest and worst mass shooting may lead to a measure of national gun control.

House Speaker Republican Paul Ryan said this today about so-called bump stocks used by the shooter in Las Vegas to increase the firepower of legal weapons.

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