{"id":249977,"date":"2025-09-15T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=249977"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:00:07","slug":"video-benjamin-condemns-gun-violence-after-latest-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-benjamin-condemns-gun-violence-after-latest-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Benjamin Condemns Gun Violence after latest killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4000243169\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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