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The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.

The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.

By Mike McIntire

They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.'s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts and views on the Second Amendment.

A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization

A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization

By Alissa J. Rubin and Bryan Denton

How extreme temperatures and dwindling water are pushing the Fertile Crescent toward the brink.

New York City Had a Migrant Crisis. It Hired a Covid Expert to Help.

New York City Had a Migrant Crisis. It Hired a Covid Expert to Help.

By Jay Root

DocGo, a medical services company, received a $432 million no-bid contract to move hundreds of asylum seekers outside the city. Many say they have been threatened, mistreated and lied to.

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Video Video: 'Evacuated for the Fifth Time': Worst Wildfires in Canadian History Persist

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Russian officials said a Ukrainian missile was shot down over the port city of Taganrog and exploded, injuring several people.

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