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A vigil after the fatal shooting at Marshall County High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Benton, Ky.

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Kentucky Teen Charged With Murder And Assault After January School Shooting

6:21pm February 16, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The identity of the 15-year-old suspect, who will be tried as an adult, had not been confirmed until Friday. Two students were killed in the attack and 14 others were wounded.

Rep. Adam Schiff Weighs In On Indictment Of Russians Interfering With U.S. Elections

6:02pm February 16, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, about the indictments of Russians operating a "troll farm" with the intent to interfere with American elections. He says these indictments confirm what his committee concluded.

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Students Who Survived Florida Shooting Want Politicians To Know They're Angry

5:28pm February 16, 2018

Following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, many students are angry at what they see as politicians' inability to stop these massacres from happening. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Cameron Kasky, a junior who survived the shooting, about what he thinks needs to change moving forward.

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Why There Have Been Few New Federal Laws After Each School Shooting

5:28pm February 16, 2018

Since the massacre at Columbine High School in 1999, school shootings have sparked debates on restrictions on purchasing and owning guns. As University of California - Los Angeles constitutional law professor Adam Winkler explains to NPR's Kelly McEvers, those debates have led to very few new federal laws.

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Immigrants Are Scrambling To Submit Petitions For Family Members To Come To U.S.

5:28pm February 16, 2018

by John Burnett

Facing a new law that slashes family-based immigration, immigrants who are legally in the U.S. are scrambling to legal offices to petition for visas for loved ones abroad to come here.

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FBI Says It Received Tip About Florida School Shooter, But Failed To Follow Up

5:28pm February 16, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The FBI says it got a tip last month about the Florida shooting suspect, but failed to follow protocols to assess the threat.

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How D'Wayne Edwards Became A Sneaker Legend

5:28pm February 16, 2018

by Kenny Malone

D'Wayne Edwards created the Pensole Footwear Design Academy to try and diversify the sneaker business. Edwards was one of the first black designers in the business and created the academy, in part, because of how difficult it was for him to get started.

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Florida Community Mourns And Remembers 17 Killed In School Shooting

5:28pm February 16, 2018

by Jeff Brady

In Parkland, Fla., a memorial at an amphitheater has become a focus for those mourning the 17 people who died after Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Gun Violence Protective Orders See Renewed Interest After Florida Shooting

5:28pm February 16, 2018

by Martin Kaste

Wednesday's mass shooting at a high school in Florida has renewed interest in something called "gun violence protective orders." This is legislation that would allow authorities to take guns away from from people who are believed to be at risk for violent behavior and only a few states have them.

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Who Was Marjory Stoneman Douglas?

5:01pm February 16, 2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the woman for whom the high school where Wednesday's deadly shooting took place was an author and an activist. She was responsible for helping preserve Florida's everglades.

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