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Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths
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At Refuge for Desperate Families, Deadly Fire Was 'Waiting to Happen'

At Refuge for Desperate Families, Deadly Fire Was 'Waiting to Happen'

By John Eligon and Lynsey Chutel

Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps.

Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths

Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths

By Edgar Sandoval

Amid a relentless heat wave, some migrants are succumbing to heat exhaustion. More than 500 people have died of various causes this year while trying to cross from Mexico.

Proud Boys Lieutenant Sentenced to 17 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case

Proud Boys Lieutenant Sentenced to 17 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case

By Alan Feuer and Zach Montague

The penalty for Joseph Biggs is the second longest in more than 1,100 criminal cases stemming from the Capitol attack. Another Proud Boys leader was sentenced to 15 years.

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This Steer Rides Shotgun

By Michael Levenson

A retired man said he has been driving his pet steer Howdy Doody around in a customized Ford Crown Victoria for seven years without a problem. Then the police in Norfolk, Neb., stopped him.

The Key Players in Trump's Plot to Upend the Election, Mapped

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The Key Players in Trump's Plot to Upend the Election, Mapped

By Michelle Cottle, Norman Eisen and Taylor Maggiacomo

While it's tempting to downplay or dismiss these efforts as the pathetic machinations of crackpots and fringe figures, that would be a mistake.

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