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What we know about the Uvalde elementary school shooting
Uvalde joins Parkland, Sandy Hook, and America’s long list of horrific school shootings.
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How gun control works in America, compared with 4 other rich countries
In general, the US has very relaxed gun laws compared with its developed peers.
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America’s gun problem, explained
The public and research support gun control. Here’s how it could help — and why it doesn’t pass.
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What the latest Covid-19 variants and subvariants mean for the pandemic
The omicron variant of Covid-19 has branched out into more transmissible and evasive versions.
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The eel-shaped parasite that threatens big fish and business in the Great Lakes
More than a century after they arrived, invasive sea lampreys still threaten the Great Lakes’ $7 billion fishing economy.
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Florida’s social media free speech law has been blocked for likely violating free speech laws
The Florida law prevented certain platforms from banning political candidates.
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Quantum computers could change the world — provided they can work
Qubits, decoherence, and superposition: a guide to the weird and revolutionary world of quantum computers.
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Is it still ethical to collect butterflies for science?
Butterflying during the "insect apocalypse" is complicated.
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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.
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