Author: Josh Replogle
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Florida school shooting: ‘abject breakdown at all levels’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida high school where a former student shot and killed 17 people with an assault-type rifle reopened for teachers Friday as the community grappled with word that the armed officer on campus did nothing to stop the shooter. That failure, plus reports of a delay in security camera footage scanned…
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Florida governor: Ban gun sales to underage and mentally ill
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As teachers returned Friday to a high school where a shooter killed 17 people, Florida’s governor proposed banning the sale of firearms to anyone younger than 21. Gov. Rick Scott announced the proposal as part of a plan to prevent gun violence. He also called for a trained law enforcement officer…
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Florida survivors, lawmakers on collision course over guns
PARKLAND, Fla. — Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault-style rifles like the one used in the attack. The legislative action further energized the teens as…
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‘Life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine roars toward Florida
CARRABELLE, Fla. — Hurricane Hermine gained strength Thursday evening as it roared toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, churning up pounding surf that battered docks and boathouses as people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. The National Hurricane Center said the storm’s top sustained winds rose from…
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CDC warns pregnant women against Zika-stricken part of Miami
MIAMI — Government health officials warned pregnant women Monday to avoid a Zika-stricken part of Miami and told couples who have been there recently to put off having children for at least two months, after the number of people feared infected through mosquito bites in the U.S. climbed to 14. In its highly unusual and…