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On Sunday, comedian Amy Schumer displayed her somber side when she was seen with Sen. Chuck Schumer to ask for stricter gun control laws. The ‘Trainwreck’ actress said the issue was quite personal for her since July, when a madman went into a Louisiana theater and started firing during her movie.

Schumer said, “I don't know why he picked my movie but it's something I live with every day and I vowed to never forget two lives that were tragically lost: Jillian Johnson, 33, and Mayci Breaux, 21. These women are forever in my heart”.

Sen. Charles Schumer, cousin of the actress, said that he has planned to launch a fresh push for getting Congress to vote on ‘common-sense’ gun legislation in early next year.

Failing to click to millions of Steve Jobs’ fans and followers, the film based on his life history failed to nail it on the box office and was counted among one of biggest flops of the weekend.

The film was placed among five ‘most disappointing’ films. The ones other than Steve Jobs included The Last Witch Hunter, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Rock the Kasbah and Jem and the Holograms.

Only ‘Witch Hunter’ managed to touch the $10 million mark. ‘Kasbah’ and ‘Jem’ were rated as the most disappointing opening on the weekend by the critics and viewers.

In an unexpected turn of events, the two holdover films, ‘The Martian’ and ‘Goosebumps’, made it to the top two ranks in the rating list.

As their contract was about to terminate, the United Automobile Workers union (UAW) and General Motors (GM) on Sunday night announced a tentative agreement on a latest national agreement that covered around 52,000 employees.

Dennis Williams, the union president, mentioned in a statement, “We believe that this agreement will present stable long-term significant wage gains and job security commitments to UA members now and in the future”.

The details weren’t disclosed yet, and the union said that the tentative agreement continued to have the wage progression formulation forged in the last week agreement with Fiat Chrysler.

The US intelligence agencies have expressed concern over possibilities of Russian spy ships and submarines attacking the undersea Internet cables.

Sources said that some of the Russian submarines have reached quite close to the cables. Concerns are being raised over the possibility of damage to those cables in times of distress between the countries.

US agencies said that no such official confirmation has yet been received, but the possibilities appear to be mounting. The movements have led to a sense of distrust between the two nations and the cold war times are being recalled.

Reporting significant improvement in revenue, Kellogg Corporation is soon going to acquire Diamond Foods. The deal is expected to be finalized at about $1.5 billion.

While both the companies are tight-lipped over the matter as of now, sources said that the deal has almost reached at a final stage.

The acquisition amount could be about $1.5 billion that could equal $35 to $40 a share. Diamond’s share was leveled at about $1.1 billion when the market closed on Friday.

Kellogg, a Michigan-based company, was started in 1906. Its main subunits include cereal Froot Loops, Corn Flakes, and Rice Krispies.

According to a DHHS press release, flu vaccines are now accessible through the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services at its Public Health Clinic. Generally, the flu season kick starts in October and can last through May.

Immunity to flu builds up generally two weeks after receiving the vaccine, so public health officials have recommended all the people to get vaccinated well in time in the season.