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Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, were expecting a slightly unusual day Wednesday. It was Valentine’s Day, so in addition to bringing calculators and textbooks, some students brought balloons and candy. But the day ended up breaking everyone’s heart — in the school and across the nation — after a gunman…
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was on lockdown during the school shooting on Wednesday that left 17 people dead and many more wounded. But the outside world was able to learn what was happening in real time because of the Twitter posts of freshman Aidan Minoff. His tweets were shared thousands of…
Thousands of Jewish seniors in parts of South Florida are still without power due to the after-effects of Hurricane Irma, an issue of growing concern after at least seven people died in a local nursing home. “At the moment, we’re still working on getting people food and water, and we’re waiting on electrical in a…
