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NRA, Florida face backlash after latest school shooting
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NRA, Florida face backlash after latest school shooting

The National Rifle Association, and now the State of Florida, faced a growing backlash Saturday as companies cut ties to…
Armed officer at Florida high school resigns after failing to confront shooter
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Armed officer at Florida high school resigns after failing to confront shooter

Officer Scott Peterson waited four minutes outside the high school building after the shooting started. Seventeen people were killed in…
Donald Trump, NRA double down on arming teachers following Florida school shooting
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Donald Trump, NRA double down on arming teachers following Florida school shooting

Trump has said that training teachers to carry guns “would solve the problem instantly” in a school shooting. The NRA…
15-year-old shot 5 times protecting classmates from gunfire
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15-year-old shot 5 times protecting classmates from gunfire

A 15-year-old student who was shot five times during last week’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is credited…
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation after deadly Florida school shooting
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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation after deadly Florida school shooting

In a short statement, President Trump spoke of the need for healing and fighting mental health problems but did not…
Florida school shooting leaves 17 dead
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Florida school shooting leaves 17 dead

A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people…
Governor: ‘Work to do’ for Florida to recover after Irma
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Governor: ‘Work to do’ for Florida to recover after Irma

Parts of Florida inched back toward normal with workers restoring power, clearing roads and replenishing gas supplies, even as teams…
Florida Keys, airports partially re-open after Irma rips through state
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Florida Keys, airports partially re-open after Irma rips through state

Parts of the storm-ravaged Florida Keys will allow residents to return on Tuesday to survey damage from Hurricane Irma, which…
Battered Florida tries to assess scope of Irma’s destruction
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Battered Florida tries to assess scope of Irma’s destruction

Aid rushed in to hurricane-scarred Florida early Tuesday, residents began to dig out, and officials slowly pieced together the scope…
Weakened Irma lashes Tampa Bay region; full impact unknown
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Weakened Irma lashes Tampa Bay region; full impact unknown

A massive but weakened Hurricane Irma zeroed in on the Tampa Bay region early Monday after hammering much of Florida…
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