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Things you should know today: 2/28/18

Florida students return to ‘picture of education in fear’

Terry Renna

Police walk outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Students returned to class for the first time since a former student opened fire there with an assault weapon. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to class for the first time since a gunman killed 17 students and faculty members. There was a heavy police presence at the school and students were not allowed to bring backpacks.

Dick’s cuts off sales of assault-style rifles in stores

Alan Diaz

This photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, shows a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Miami. Dick's Sporting Goods announced Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, that it will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles and high capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21 years old. The announcement comes two weeks after the school massacre in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

National retailer Dick's Sporting Goods has announced they will no longer sell assault-style rifles. They have also announced they will not sell any type of firearm to anyone younger than 21.

White House downgrades Kushner’s security clearance

Evan Vucci

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Politico is reporting that the security clearance of White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has been downgraded. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, has received a downgraded security clearance. The news has set off speculation about Kushner's future within the White House.

Google Translate songs with Kelly Clarkson

On the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Kelly Clarkson and Fallon attempt to sing songs after the lyrics have been translated into different languages and back into English.