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Minnesota schools say they're taking all threats seriously

A flurry of threats against schools have confronted Minnesota administrators in the days following the mass shooting that killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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White House locked down after vehicle strikes barrier

White House locked down after vehicle strikes barrier

The U.S. Secret Service tweets that the vehicle "did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex." No shots were fired during the incident, the Secret Service says.
by The Associated Press

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Second judge says Trump can't keep stalling clean-air rules

U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California ordered the Interior Department to reinstate the Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions.

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Florida school shooting: 'abject breakdown at all levels'

Florida school shooting: 'abject breakdown at all levels'

The school reopens for teachers on Friday as new information about the police response to the shooting has come to light while Florida politicians call for a commission to investigate.
by The Associated Press

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Student charged in connection to online threat that prompted lockdown in Orono

Student charged in connection to online threat that prompted lockdown in Orono

Prosecutors have charged a west Twin Cities metro high school student in connection with an online threat against the Orono school district Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said the student was younger than 16.
by Matt Sepic

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When it comes to sex, Minnesota State says 'yes means yes'

A new, unambiguous sexual consent policy is all about student safety, leaders of the colleges and universities system say.
by Emma Sapong

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Sheriff: School officer never went inside to confront gunman

Sheriff: School officer never went inside to confront gunman

The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman and has been placed under investigation, officials announced Thursday.
by Associated Press

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