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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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Florida School Shooting: ‘No Words’ as 17 Die in a Barrage of Bullets — 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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‘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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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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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 high school shooting leaves ‘numerous fatalities,’ superintendent says; suspect in custody
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Suspect in deadly Florida school shooting in custody, police say
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Nikolas Cruz, Shooting Suspect, Had Been Expelled From School, Authorities Say
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Suspect, Nikolaus Cruz, in custody in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida today
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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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There have already been 18 school shootings in the US this year: Everytown
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Florida high school football coach reportedly shot while shielding students from gunman
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Multiple deaths in South Florida high school shooting
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17 dead, 15 wounded after expelled student shoots up Stoneman Douglas High in Broward
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Parkland high school shooting: At least 17 killed, suspect in custody, Florida sheriff says
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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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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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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 …

White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
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Scoop: Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike
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Anthony Scaramucci and the Trump B-Team Plot ‘Revenge’ With John Kelly Faltering
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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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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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“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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“A Death Match”: As Kelly Twists, a Chaotic Search for a New Chief of Staff Engulfs the West Wing
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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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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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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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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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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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