Things you should know today: 2/22/18

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    Shelters open amid Midwest flooding as rivers keep rising

    Becky Malewitz
    Emergency crews help evacuate residents, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Elkhart, Ind. Crews are using boats to help northern Indiana residents amid flooding from melting snow and heavy rain moving across the Midwest. (Becky Malewitz /South Bend Tribune via AP)

    Midwestern states suffer from river flooding due to snow melt and rainfall. Flood warnings have gone out to central and southern states. The Red Cross opened shelters to assist those in need.

     

    Pennsylvania congressional map battle lands in Supreme Court

    Pa Supreme Court draws a ‘much more competitive’ district map

    Six  Pennsylvania congressional spots will be up for grabs in the coming election, but the change in congressional districts could throw a curveball at the would-be candidates.

    Trump endorses raising minimum age to 21 for more weapons

    Carolyn Kaster
    President Donald Trump, looks to Julia Cordover, the student body president at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as she speaks during the listening session with high school students, teachers, and others in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    President Trump announced that gun-control laws will be changing after students affected by the Florida shootings discussed gun issues in a listening session with the president.

     

    Billionaire Bill Gates Guesses Grocery Store Prices

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    Ellen DeGeneres had Bill Gates decide the cost of common grocery items.

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