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Rachel Wolfe

Rachel Wolfe

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    The National School Walkout for gun violence, in tweetsThe National School Walkout for gun violence, in tweets
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    Students across the country are honoring the lives of the Parkland victims through protest.

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    Vox Sentences: RexcriminationsVox Sentences: Rexcriminations
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    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is out; the Taliban signals it might be ready for peace talks.

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    There are 7,000 pairs of shoes outside the Capitol. Here’s why.There are 7,000 pairs of shoes outside the Capitol. Here’s why.
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    The shoes represent the number of children killed by gun violence since Sandy Hook.

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    Vox Sentences: Austin is having a spate of mysterious — and deadly — package explosionsVox Sentences: Austin is having a spate of mysterious — and deadly — package explosions
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    Package explosions in Austin kill two people and seriously injure another; at least 50 people are dead after a plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    The interview will be Sunday, March 11, at 3:30 pm CT. Not in Austin? Watch via live stream.

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    All you need to know about Trump and Kim Jong Un’s big meeting; Afghanistan’s capital city has been hit with a series of bombings.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Seychelles — land of sun, surf, and suspicious meetings with RussiansVox Sentences: Seychelles — land of sun, surf, and suspicious meetings with Russians
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    Robert Mueller homes in on a meeting in Seychelles; Buddhists and Muslims clash in Sri Lanka.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Democratic voter turnout in Texas doubled. It still may not be enough for a blue wave.Democratic voter turnout in Texas doubled. It still may not be enough for a blue wave.
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    How excited should Democrats be over the increase in turnout, really?

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    The White House says Trump will sign steel tariffs on Thursday; a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned mysteriously.

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    Women were the real winners of the Texas primariesWomen were the real winners of the Texas primaries
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    Texas is about to elect its first Latina congresswoman ... or two.

    By Rachel Wolfe