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Monterey Park (United States) (AFP) – President Joe Biden mourned Tuesday with Asian American survivors of a mass shooting in a Los Angeles suburb and wielded his limited powers to tighten firearms controls, while pressuring Congress to “do something big.” A somber president addressed the immigrant community in Monterey Park, praising their resilience and recalling characteristics of each of the 11 people slaughtered in January during Lunar New Year celebrations. He recalled the strength of a loving “matriarch,” a karaoke singing grandmother, and the 72-year-old manager and dance teacher at th…