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Retail & Consumer Chanel and Farfetch in tie-up to reshape luxury retail experience FEBRUARY 19, 2018 China ˃ China threatens to retaliate against US metals tariffs Beijing says it will protect its interests if Donald Trump imposes trade penalties FEBRUARY 18, 2018 U.S. Gunfire Erupts at a School. Leaders Offer Prayers. Children Are Buried. Repeat. By DAN BARRY Deadly shootings in schools have become a sad and distinct American ritual, with familiar images and a familiar response. In Florida, an AR-15 Is Easier to Buy Than a Handgun By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. While Florida has a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases, anyone with a clean record can buy military-style semiautomatic rifles in a matter of minutes. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "If they’re not able to purchase their first drink of alcohol, then how are we allowed to buy guns at the age of 18 or 19? Obviously whatever we have going on, it’s not working." LYLIAH SKINNER, a student who survived the mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla., rejecting politicians’ thoughts and prayers and calling for action. Falcon Heavy, in a Roar of Thunder, Carries SpaceX’s Ambition Into Orbit By KENNETH CHANG Elon Musk disrupted the business of sending rockets into space and has now achieved a milestone in spaceflight by launching the most powerful rocket currently operating in the world.