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Are active shooter drills worth it?
Students at Robb Elementary practiced lockdowns, but the research on the effectiveness of the drills overall is mixed.
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How the Supreme Court made it impossible to solve America’s gun violence problem
If you can’t ban handguns, you’re just spinning your wheels.
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An oil industry consultant explains why she’s had enough
She says Shell "blatantly doesn’t care" about climate change.
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Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted.
It was one of the world's largest mandatory gun buybacks — and it was a smashing success.
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Here’s where dangerous ticks are spreading across the US — and what to do about them
There are two main ticks to watch out for, and both are on the move.
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The Uvalde police keep changing their story
Law enforcement noted they made the "wrong decision" when they didn’t confront the gunman sooner.
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Why gun control feels out of reach — and why there’s still hope
A gun control expert on mass shootings, the progress gun control advocates have made, and why the NRA no longer defines gun culture in the US.
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The philosopher who resisted despair
Albert Camus and the search for solace in a cruel age.
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In Appalachia, a race to preserve the practice of plant healing
Even as ginseng, St. John’s wort, and other herbs grow in popularity, the region is struggling to keep its age-old practice of herbalism alive for a new generation.
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Welcome to the May issue of The Highlight
In this issue: The anti-abortion movement’s post-Roe future, the plant peddlers of Appalachia, the real effect of the child tax credit now that it’s gone, and more.
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The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash
Six months of payments lifted millions of children out of poverty. Then they stopped.