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NASHVILLE SCHOOL SHOOTING

6 slain at Nashville school; heavily armed shooter a former student, police say

Three young students and three school employees were killed in a barrage of gunfire that ended when police stormed the building.

By Kim Mueller, Brittany Shammas, Ben Brasch and Holly Bailey

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Survivor of Highland Park gunfire crashes Nashville news conference

By Brittany Shammas

While live in Nashville, reporter reveals she survived a school shooting

By Praveena Somasundaram

AMERICAN ICONDeadly weapon, divided nation

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The blast effect: This is how bullets from an AR-15 blow the body apart

The Washington Post examined autopsy and postmortem reports from nearly a hundred victims of previous mass shootings that involved AR-15-style rifles.

By N. Kirkpatrick, Atthar Mirza and Manuel Canales

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The 7 Morning Briefing

7 things to know today: School shooting; Israel unrest; France protests; Final Four; JFK’s house; and more

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Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations

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Carolyn Hax: Parent worries that teen daughters have ‘no friends’

Cook: This wild rice soup, with my vegan tweaks, reminds me of home

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Retropolis

It was 1954. He was 36. She was 24. The newlywed home of JFK and Jackie is now for sale.

Months after their 1953 marriage, John and Jackie Kennedy signed a lease on a Georgetown townhouse. Now it’s going up for sale for the first time.

By Gillian Brockell

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French workers ramp up strikes over retirement age, raising pressure on Macron

At least 39 dead after a fire at a migrant center near Mexico-U.S. border

The fire began late Monday at the National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juárez, close to the Rio Grande.

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NCAA TournamentPerspective

Mighty South Carolina built a new capital of women’s basketball

Maryland got in the path of South Carolina’s ruthless hoops dynasty, which rolled on to yet another Final Four.

By Candace Buckner

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