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Month: February 2023

5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)

By Holly Yan, CNN The massacre that ripped apart 17 families in Parkland, Florida, five years ago on Valentine’s Day ignited a wave of student-led protests and bipartisan legislation to combat the plague of school shootings devastating the country. The gunman, Nikolas Cruz, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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White House says leading theory is objects shot down were ‘benign’ balloons as it tries to tamp down on conspiracies

By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN The leading explanation among US intelligence officials is that three objects shot down over North America last weekend were balloons being flown for benign purposes, the White House said Tuesday, the furthest the administration has gone in describing the as-yet-unidentified crafts. The three mystery aerial devices have consumed

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