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Florida high school requiring clear backpacks after shooting

Already heightened security was being bolstered Thursday at the Florida high school that became the scene of a massacre last month, with Gov. Rick Scott ordering eight highway patrol troopers to help secure the grounds. The move came after the shooting suspect’s brother was arrested on campus, two students were caught carrying knives and another made online threats.

 
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, March 22 — VIDEO

Thursday’s headlines: 65,000-seat Las Vegas Raiders stadium will cost $1.8B to build, US Census Bureau: Clark County added 2nd most new residents in 2017, Henderson constable exits election after RJ questions his spending

 
Funeral held for football coach killed in Florida shooting

Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard at the school of 3,200 students on the edge of the FloridaEverglades, was among 17 gunned down by a former student who police said returned to the school with an AR 15 assault-style rifle just before dismissal on Feb. 14.

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School shooting survivors, victims’ families confront Rubio

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures at a town hall after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school.

 
5 missing after oil rig explosion in Oklahoma, officials say

Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, an emergency official said.

 
Philippine volcano blows top, villagers flee back to shelters

The Philippines’ most active volcano ejected a huge column of lava fragments, ash and smoke in a thunderous explosion Monday, sending thousands of villagers back to evacuation centers and prompting a warning that a violent eruption may be imminent.

 
Pence addresses Israeli Knesset, draws ovation and some jeers

In his address to the Israeli parliament, Vice President Mike Pence tells members that a new U.S. embassy would open in Jerusalem “before the end of next year.”

 
Elderly couple says 60 pounds of pot was intended for Christmas gifts

The elderly couple caught driving through rural Nebraska with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana in their vehicle? They were simply spreading holiday cheer, they told authorities.

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