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Amid massacre, a story of courage: Reports say football coach stepped in front of bullets — When a shooter opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County on Wednesday afternoon, reports emerged on Twitter of a football coach jumping in front of students to protect them from the shooter.
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Florida School Shooting Death Toll Is at 17 and Could Rise — PARKLAND, Fla. — A heavily armed young man barged into his former high school about an hour northwest of Miami on Wednesday, opening fire on terrified students and teachers and leaving a death toll of 17 that could rise even higher, the authorities said.
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Nikolas Cruz, Florida Shooting Suspect, Was Expelled From School — The man suspected of opening fire inside a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, is a former student who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons, the authorities said.
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Florida School Shooting Suspect Nikolas Cruz Was ‘Creepy and Weird,’ Survivors Say … Nikolas Cruz, 19, was identified by law-enforcement sources as the suspected gunman who attacked Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday. — Cruz was taken into police …
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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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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.


Nikolas Cruz: Troubled suspect had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say
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Florida high school shooting leaves ‘numerous fatalities,’ superintendent says; suspect in custody
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After Sandy Hook, More Than 430 People Have Been Shot in 273 School Shootings


There have already been 18 school shootings in the US this year: Everytown
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At least 17 dead in ‘horrific’ Florida school shooting, suspect had ‘countless magazines’
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Stoneman Douglas assistant football coach Aaron Feis killed responding to shooting: ‘That is not firecrackers’
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Business Insider and The Daily Beast

Shooting reported at South Florida high school; several fatalities reported
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‘Many’ dead, former student in custody after school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High in Broward

The Parkland shooting is now among the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history
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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 …
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Scores of top White House officials lack permanent security clearances — WASHINGTON — More than 130 political appointees working in the Executive Office of the President did not have permanent security clearances as of November 2017, including the president's daughter …
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Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn't qualify for full clearance
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White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
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Anthony Scaramucci and the Trump B-Team Plot ‘Revenge’ With John Kelly Faltering
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Politico and New York Times

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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Trump Lawyer's Payment to Porn Star Raises New Questions — WASHINGTON — The admission by President Trump's longtime personal lawyer that he sent $130,000 to a pornographic film actress, who once claimed to have had an affair with Mr. Trump, has raised potential legal questions ranging from breach of contract to ethics violations.
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Stormy Daniels Warns Trump & Lawyer: You Breached Our Agreement, Now I'm Free to Talk!
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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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Riding an Untamed Horse: Priebus Opens Up on Serving Trump
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Forget the Media Caricature. Here's What I Believe — I support U.S. generosity, decentralized power, evidence-based science, and open discourse. — Over the past 18 months, I have been the subject of intense speculation and public scrutiny, in large part because of the philanthropic investments …
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Politico


Kushner Investors Said to Be Subpoenaed by U.S. Tax Authorities — Kushner Cos. says it's ‘not under investigation’ for taxes — U.S. tax authorities have requested documents from lenders and investors in real estate projects managed by Jared Kushner's family, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Senators Strike Bipartisan Deal on Immigration Despite Veto Threat — WASHINGTON — A broad bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a narrow rewrite of the nation's immigration laws that would bolster border security and resolve the fate of the so-called Dreamers …
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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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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 …


Twitter deleted 200,000 Russian troll tweets. Read them here. — Twitter doesn't make it easy to track Russian propaganda efforts — this database can help — NBC News is publishing its database of more than 200,000 tweets that Twitter has tied to “malicious activity” …
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