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Grand Jury Formally Indicts Alleged Parkland School Shooter On 34 Counts

Brakkton Booker, NPR

Posted on March 7, 2018 · If 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz is convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors could seek the death penalty

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Caller Told FBI Florida Shooting Suspect ‘Going To Explode’

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Posted on February 23, 2018 · The tips were among a series of what authorities now describe as the clearest missed warning signs that Cruz, who had a history of disturbing behavior, posed a serious threat

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Texas Tribune Asked All 38 Texans In Congress About Gun Control After The Florida School Shooting. Ten Answered.

SYDNEY GREENE, The Texas Tribune / Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 23, 2018 · We wanted to know: Should the minimum age for buying semiautomatic rifles rise from 18 to 21? Should large-capacity magazines be banned? Here's how they answered

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls For Better Background Checks After Florida Shooting

RISHIKA DUGYALA, The Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 20, 2018 · In his first public comments since the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting last week, Abbott called the status quo "unacceptable"

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Days After High School Shooting, Florida House Votes Against Ban On Assault Rifles

Associated Press / PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 20, 2018 · 'We do have a right to go to school and not fear for our lives,' say Florida shooting survivors

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Teens Arrested For Threats Against Fort Bend County Schools

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on February 17, 2018 · The threats involved Billy Baines Middle School in Missouri City and Harmony School in Katy

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Anger Bubbles Over At Funerals For Florida Shooting Victims

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, AP / PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 17, 2018 · On Friday evening, Trump visited a Florida hospital where he greeted medical staff and thanked the doctors, nurses and first responders who helped the shooting victims

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Increased School Counselor Staffing Could Lead To Earlier Intervention

Ed Mayberry

Posted on February 16, 2018 · Schools do a great job of providing grief counselors after an incident. But some Houston education advocates want to see a system that can address the mental health needs of students earlier

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These Are The Lives Lost In The Florida High School Shooting

Giselle Bueno / Associated Press

Posted on February 15, 2018 · Seventeen people were killed Wednesday when a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, opened fire on the building

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Parkland Shooting Victim’s Dad Sues Deputy Who Didn’t Enter School

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Posted on May 1, 2018 · Scot Peterson, the former sheriff's deputy and the school's resource officer, is the main target in the wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in Broward County

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Most Still Favor Stricter Gun Laws, But It’s Fading As A 2018 Voting Issue

Jessica Taylor, NPR

Posted on April 19, 2018 · The number of voters in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll who say a candidate's position on gun policy will be a major factor in deciding whom to vote for has dropped 13 points since February

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Parkland Gunman Says He Wants Inheritance To Go To Victims’ Fund

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on April 12, 2018 · Nikolas Cruz stands to receive $25,000 from his mother's life insurance policy — and possibly much more from her estate. He is seeking to plead guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty

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