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Why gun control feels out of reach — and why there’s still hope

Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the US Capitol on May 26, 2022, in Washington,…

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How America fails children

A woman hugs a girl as they cry during a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb…

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America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

A person grieves at a makeshift memorial set up outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25. |…

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Why Boeing’s successful Starliner test is a big deal

Boeing’s Starliner took off for the International Space Station on May 19. | Joel Kowsky/NASA Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally has…

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Countries are limiting food exports. It may make global hunger worse.

Farmers harvest wheat on the outskirts of Jammu, India, on April 30. A recent heat wave has affected the yield…

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With Ricky Gervais’s new special, Netflix yet again suffers transphobic fools

Ricky Gervais performs in Netflix’s 2018 special Humanity. The comedian’s latest Netflix special has come under fire for transphobia. |…

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WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann’s new crypto project sounds like a scam within a scam

Adam Neumann, co-founder of WeWork and the crypto company Flowcarbon, speaks at an event in Shanghai in 2018. | Jackal…

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In Appalachia, a race to preserve the practice of plant healing

Andrew Bentley points out an eastern hemlock tree during a hike in the Red River Gorge at the Daniel Boone…

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America’s gun violence epidemic, in one chart

Knob Creek Gun Range in West Point, Kentucky, on July 22, 2021. | Jon Cherry/Bloomberg via Getty Images The US…

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How the Supreme Court made it impossible to solve America’s gun violence problem

Supporters of gun control and firearm safety measures protest outside the US Supreme Court in December 2019. | Saul Loeb/AFP…

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