March For Our Lives

March 28, 2018 btwuser 0

This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site examines the March For Our Lives protest event that happened across the country on Saturday, March […]

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Students Walk Out

March 21, 2018 btwuser 0

Wednesday, March 14 was the one-month anniversary of the school massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the lives of […]

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#NeverAgain?

February 28, 2018 btwuser 0

It’s been two weeks since the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed at least 17 people and […]

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Tragedy Strikes Florida

February 21, 2018 btwuser 0

On Valentine’s Day, 17 people were killed and another 14 seriously injured during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

January 17, 2018 btwuser 0

Deadly Mudslides in California Over the past several months, whenever we heard about California weather in the news, it was usually because of the devastating […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

December 1, 2016 btwuser 0

Trump Settles Lawsuits Last Friday, President-elect Donald Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle three civil fraud lawsuits filed against himself and against Trump University, […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

October 20, 2016 btwuser 0

Paralyzed Man Regains Sense of Touch Nathan Copeland, who is 30 years old and has been paralyzed for the last 12 years, has just become […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

September 9, 2016 btwuser 0

Apple’s Tax Woes in Ireland Last month, the European Union ruled that Apple owes $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland. More specifically, the EU […]