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2:40 AM ET, February 15, 2018

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miamiherald:
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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CBS News:
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.
miamiherald:
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.
New York Times:
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.
New York Times:
Nikolas Cruz, Shooting Suspect, Had Been Expelled From School, Authorities Say  —  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.
miamiherald:
‘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.
NBC News:
17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say
Washington Post:
Shooting reported at South Florida high school; several fatalities reported
Kelli Kennedy / BostonGlobe.com:   Florida school shooting suspect made ‘disturbing’ social media posts
CNN:
Suspect in deadly Florida school shooting in custody, police say
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:   ‘The Republican plan for mass shootings’: Florida AG announces state will cover funeral expenses …
Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
Florida high school football coach reportedly shot while shielding students from gunman
Discussion: The Guardian
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:   At least 17 dead in ‘horrific’ Florida school shooting, suspect had ‘countless magazines’
NBC 6 South Florida:
Former Student Opens Fire at Florida High School, Killing 17
Discussion: NBC News, KFOR-TV and The Daily Caller
Jim Acosta / CNN:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week, Politicus USA and Axios
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NBC News:
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 …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
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.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Doomed White House romance is over! …
Discussion: IJR
Washington Post:
White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci and the Trump B-Team Plot ‘Revenge’ With John Kelly Faltering
Discussion: American Greatness and NPR
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   Sanders pushes for Kelly to face the press over Porter scandal
Associated Press:
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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Mike Walters / The Blast:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
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.
Chris Whipple / Vanity Fair:
“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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Peter Baker / New York Times:   Riding an Untamed Horse: Priebus Opens Up on Serving Trump
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“A Death Match”: As Kelly Twists, a Chaotic Search for a New Chief of Staff Engulfs the West Wing
Discussion: The Atlantic
BostonGlobe.com:
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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BostonGlobe.com:
Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
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.
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
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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New York Times:
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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The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Calls on the Senate to Support the Grassley Bill, Oppose Bills that Fail …
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Erin Kelly / USA Today:   Adam Schiff: There is ‘ample evidence’ of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians
Ben Popken / NBC News:
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” …
Discussion: National Review and Mashable
 
 
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