Article snippet: President Trump also said Thursday afternoon that active shooter drills at schools ‘‘are a very negative thing.’’ President Trump’s call to arm teachers drew swift and fierce opposition from teachers, school officials, and Governor Charlie Baker. I modestly propose that in addition to arming teachers, we should allow students to carry their own weapons. Former president Barack Obama is offering words of encouragement to the Parkland shooting survivors-turned-activists. New charges were filed Thursday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business partner, ratcheting up the legal pressure on them as they prepare for a trial. The rates were approved Thursday by the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission. capital source The suit was filed by former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld and two other plaintiffs. The special counsel’s new charges accuse Donald Trump’s former campaign manager of hiding income and defrauding banks. The Trump administration has decided that it needs no new legal authority from Congress to indefinitely keep the forces deployed in Syria and Iraq, even in territory that has been cleared of Islamic State fighters. The Department of Agriculture will begin soliciting public comment on work requirements, the first step toward changing those rules. <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story.... Link to the full article to read more