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Nikolas Cruz Booked On 17 Counts Of Premeditated Murder In Fla. Shooting

12:27pm February 15, 2018

by Tim Padgett

Authorities say Nikolas Cruz, 19, is a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and he had been expelled for disciplinary reasons. He was arrested on Wednesday without incident.

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ICE has detained more than 100 people in the Los Angeles area in ongoing raids. Cities have pledged to not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

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ICE Detains More Than 100 In Los Angeles-Area Immigration Raids

12:27pm February 15, 2018

by James Doubek

The federal immigration enforcement agency said "uncooperative jurisdictions," like Los Angeles, were "putting officers, the general public and the aliens at risk."

Mei Lum holds a pair of iconic Fu Dogs in a discontinued turquoise glaze from Jingdezhen, China. Mei put grad school plans on hold to take over her family's business.

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In One Of Chinatown's Oldest Landmarks, A New Generation Readies For Lunar New Year

12:19pm February 15, 2018

by Kat Chow

Mei Lum put off grad school to take over a porcelain shop in New York City that's been in her family for five generations. But Lum wonders, how can she lay new roots without eroding what's there?

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In South Florida, 'People Want Answers' About School Shooting Suspect

12:17pm February 15, 2018

A gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday. WLRN reporter Peter Haden joins NPR's Steve Inskeep.

A Happy Meal and McFlurry are arranged for a photograph at a McDonald's Corp. fast food restaurant in Phoenix, Ariz. The company says in the next four years, 50 percent or more of its kids meals will meet new nutrition criteria, with 600 or fewer calories

McDonald's Commits To More Balanced Happy Meals By 2022

12:09pm February 15, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

The company says in the next four years, 50 percent or more of its kids meals will meet new nutrition criteria, with 600 or fewer calories per meal and caps on calories from sugar and saturated fat.

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High School Teacher Describes Scene Inside His Class As Shooting Unfolded

11:19am February 15, 2018

Morning Edition speaks to teacher Jim Gard who was at the Florida school where 17 were killed yesterday. He says he heard "popping sounds" as students left his room after a fire alarm.

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President Trump Reacts To Florida High School Shooting

11:19am February 15, 2018

President Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation honoring the victims in Wednesday's Florida high school shooting and also tweeted about the suspect's mental health.

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Tanks parade past President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, on July 14 during the Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Trump requested the Pentagon plan a similar parade

Trump's Military Parade Could Cost As Much As $50 Million

10:32am February 15, 2018

A U.S. official says the Department of Defense has worked up five different options for the military parade President Trump has requested, ranging in cost from $3 million to $50 million.

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Mom Of Parkland Student: Without Gun Law Changes 'It's Going To Just Keep Happening'

9:58am February 15, 2018

Lissette Rozenblat's daughter is a student at the high school in Parkland, northwest of Fort Lauderdale, where a shooter killed at least 17 people on Wednesday.

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Authorities say Nikolas Cruz, 19, opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday. Cruz was a former student at the school. At least 17 people were killed and several others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

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What We Know About The Florida School Shooting Suspect

9:37am February 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Authorities have identified Nikolas Cruz, 19, as the gunman who opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. They say he was a former student who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons.