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Police respond to report of shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida — live updates — CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. — The Broward Sheriff's Office said there are reports of victims.
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Florida school shooting suspect was ex-student who may have been flagged as threat — The former student suspected of opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland may been identified a potential threat to fellow students in the past, according to one teacher.
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‘Many’ dead, former student in custody after school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High in Broward — An American nightmare unfolded Wednesday afternoon at a North Broward high school when a former student came onto campus and opened fire, killing and injuring multiple people.
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Florida School Shooting Suspect Nick Cruz Was ‘Creepy and Weird,’ Survivors Say … Nicolas Cruz, 19, was reportedly identified by law-enforcement sources as the suspected gunman who attacked Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday.
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Shooting reported at South Florida high school; several fatalities reported … Breaking: Several fatalities reported in Florida school shooting, Broward County school superintendent says. — Police have taken the person suspected of opening fire at a South Florida high school into custody, Broward Sheriff's Office said.
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Suspect in deadly Florida school shooting in custody, police say — (CNN)The suspect in a deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is in custody, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said. — A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Broward caused “numerous” fatalities …
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Florida high school shooting leaves ‘numerous fatalities,’ superintendent says; suspect in custody
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17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say
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The Latest: Sheriff: 17 dead, suspect had at least 1 rifle
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Suspect, Nikolaus Cruz, in custody in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida today
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Florida School Shooting: ‘No Words’ as 17 Die in a Barrage of Bullets
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Suspect in custody after fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Parkland high school shooting: At least 17 killed, suspect in custody, Florida sheriff says
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Multiple deaths in South Florida high school shooting
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LIVE COVERAGE: At least 17 dead after mass shooting at Florida high school
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“Who Needs a Controversy Over the Inauguration?”: Reince Priebus Opens Up About His Six Months of Magical Thinking — Months after his chaotic resignation as chief of staff, and with his successor on the hot seat, Priebus comes clean about everything: the inauguration crowd-size fiasco …
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CNN Exclusive: At least 100 White House officials served with ‘interim’ security clearances until November — Pence on Porter: WH could've handled better — Washington (CNN)Nearly a year into President Donald Trump's administration, senior-level staffers — including Ivanka Trump …


Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn't qualify for full clearance — National Economic Council official George David Banks departed amid increasing scrutiny of the Trump administration's decision to let multiple staffers work on interim clearances.
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Scoop: Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike
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Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story — NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump's personal attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
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Stormy Daniels Warns Trump & Lawyer: You Breached Our Agreement, Now I'm Free to Talk! — Stormy Daniels has suddenly changed her position and is ready to spill all the tea regarding her alleged affair with Donald Trump, and it all has to do with the president's personal attorney allegedly breaching …
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Did Trump's Lawyer Pay Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket?
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EXCLUSIVE: Doomed White House romance is over! Hope Hicks and disgraced Rob Porter have SPLIT, say friends, after wife-beating scandal that forced him to resign as Trump's staff secretary — White House communications director Hope Hicks and former staff secretary Rob Porter are no longer dating
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White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
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“A Death Match”: As Kelly Twists, a Chaotic Search for a New Chief of Staff Engulfs the West Wing
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Sanders pushes for Kelly to face the press over Porter scandal
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Gowdy launches probe into Rob Porter's White House employment
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Read the text of Elizabeth Warren's speech to Native American group — Read the prepared text of the speech Senator Elizabeth Warren gave to Native Americans on Wednesday. — Thank you for having me here today. — I want to start by thanking Chairwoman Andrews-Maltais for that introduction.
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House Russia investigation has ‘abundance’ of evidence against Trump, says top Democrat — Adam Schiff said the panel had seen evidence of collusion with Russia and obstruction by Donald Trump's campaign and administration that is not yet public … Adam Schiff, the top Democrat …
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Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, staff misled ethics officials about European trip, report finds — Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin's chief of staff doctored an email and made false statements to create a pretext for taxpayers to cover expenses for the secretary's wife on a 10 …
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VA Secretary David Shulkin regrets travel errors, reimburses government for wife's airfare
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VA Secretary promises to go along with IG recommendations, despite disagreements
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In Leaked Chats, WikiLeaks Discusses Preference for GOP Over Clinton, Russia, Trolling, and Feminists They Don't Like — On a Thursday afternoon in November 2015, a light snow was falling outside the windows of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, despite the relatively warm weather …
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Leaked Chat Transcripts: New York Times Employees Are Pissed About Bari Weiss — According to one employee, diversity efforts at the publication “are nothing but lip service.” — In 2016, James Bennet left his esteemed job at The Atlantic to run the editorial pages for The New York Times.
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Utah's Republican chairman slams Mitt Romney and his expected Senate bid, compares him to Hillary Clinton — The Utah Republican Party chairman blasted Mitt Romney's anticipated Senate run, hitting him for “essentially doing what Hillary Clinton did in New York” — campaigning in a state he hasn't spent much time in.
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Poll: GOP gains on generic ballot, Trump approval ticks upward — Republicans have erased the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that, for the first time since April, also shows President Donald Trump's approval rating equaling …
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