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Is There Any Way For Schools To Prevent Shootings?
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Is There Any Way For Schools To Prevent Shootings?

There is no one profile of a school shooter, but whole-school approaches to mental health and discipline have the potential to reduce violence.

2 Coaches Among Those Killed In Florida School Shooting

Aaron Feis, a football coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was among those shot and killed at the school on Wednesday. Facebook/AP hide caption

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2 Coaches Among Those Killed In Florida School Shooting

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South Africa Elects Cyril Ramaphosa As Its New President

Cyril Ramaphosa seen delivering a speech Sunday at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa, before he was elected president. AP hide caption

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South Africa Elects Cyril Ramaphosa As Its New President

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Trump Administration Sued Over Ending Funding Of Teen Pregnancy Programs

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Trump Administration Sued Over Ending Funding Of Teen Pregnancy Programs

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U.S. Military Mission In Syria Endures As ISIS Nears Defeat

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Brandi Carlile On Practicing Forgiveness, Even When It's Hard

Brandi Carlile's By The Way, I Forgive You follows 2015's The Firewatcher's Daughter, nominated for best Americana album at the 2016 Grammys. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Brandi Carlile On Practicing Forgiveness, Even When It's Hard

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