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Students arrive in Tallahassee to protest gun laws

Students arrive in Tallahassee to protest gun laws

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School arrived in Tallahassee to protest current gun laws and meet with state legislators after a gunman killed 17 students and staff at their school. The group of up to 100 students were met with sombre applause and cheers after their seven hour journey. Feb 21, 2018
Hundreds of Florida students stage walkout in protest at gun laws

Hundreds of Florida students stage walkout in protest at gun laws

Hundreds of students marched from West Boca Raton Community High School to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 students and teachers were killed in a mass shooting on Valentine and amp;#39;s Day.They were calling for new gun control laws.The Republican-controlled Florida House of Representatives rejected a motion to bring up a bill to block sales of assault-style rifles in the state on the same day. Feb 21, 2018
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas calls for International Mideast peace conference

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas calls for International Mideast peace conference

We call for the convening of an international peace conference by mid 2018 based on international law and the relevant U.N. resolutions with broad international participation and including the two concerned parties and the regional and international stakeholders, Mahmoud Abbas said at the United Nations on Feb. 20, 2018. Feb 21, 2018
Donald Trump is the worst president according to political science experts

Donald Trump is the worst president according to political science experts

On a scale of 0 to 100 for overall greatness, President Trump scored just over 12, coming in dead last among U.S. commanders-in-chief in an expert rankings survey released on Presidents Day. The 2018 Presidents and Executive Politics Presidential Greatness Survey, which ranks presidents from best to worst, was based on responses from 170 current and recent members of a section of the American Political Science Association, an organization of social science experts. Feb 20, 2018
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