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What happens to school buildings after mass shootings? 02.06.2022

Residents in Uvalde, Texas, are questioning whether to demolish and rebuild Robb Elementary after 21 people were killed there in a mass shooting. NPR looks at what other communities have done after these tragedies.   Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Facebook. The Wall Street Journal explains why that matters.     To understand how dire the formula shortage is, the Dallas Morning News foll...

Why arming teachers may not prevent school shootings 01.06.2022

Vox looks at research finding that there’s very little evidence that giving teachers guns makes schools safer from mass shootings. HuffPost argues that the courtroom dispute between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is more than just a social-media circus. Gangsters in Haiti are kidnapping physicians, causing hospitals to close. The Miami Herald reports. The Washington Post reports on the fascinat...

How a shooting long before Columbine changed the gun debate 31.05.2022

As Uvalde families mourn, the Texas Tribune looks back at another mass shooting in the state that affects the gun-policy debate in America to this day. What a Wall Street Journal tax columnist learned about the IRS after having to wait more than five hours in line for assistance. American taxpayers have to spend a surprising amount of time navigating government bureaucracy to access the benefits t...

What’s next for grieving families after the Texas shooting 26.05.2022

Parkland and Newtown families reflect on how to support the parents who lost children in the Texas elementary-school shooting. The Washington Post spoke to them. USA Today reports on how the Texas and Buffalo shootings are overshadowing the confirmation process of Biden's ATF nominee. The New Yorker examines the digital spaces where the gunman in the Buffalo shooting developed his plans and built...

Here’s what has changed about gun policy in America 25.05.2022

At least 19 students and 2 adults were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school. The San Antonio Express-News reports. Two years after George Floyd’s murder, the Washington Post reports on how the White House is issuing an executive order on policing and how Biden’s rhetoric around overhauling law enforcement has changed .

Why Georgia’s primary matters nationally 24.05.2022

Georgia’s primary races have national implications. Trump is seeing mixed results in efforts to influence state politics. Vox looks at why Governor Brian Kemp, an enemy of Trump’s, looks set for a strong win. A Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law may pave the way for restrictions on abortion in other states. ProPublica reveals how the state does the lea...

Understanding Biden’s surprising China-Taiwan comments 23.05.2022

Biden said America would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against a possible Chinese attack, an answer that surprised observers from Washington to Beijing. Reuters reports. The Houston Chronicle has details of an extensive new report revealing Southern Baptist leaders routinely silenced sexual-abuse survivors and missed opportunities to make reforms. NBC News reports on the Russian soldier...

A landmark study on abortion contains surprises 20.05.2022

Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that would be the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation. The Wall Street Journal has details. And NPR looks at a landmark study tracking the lasting effect of having an abortion, or being denied one. Politico explains Biden’s five big challenges on his first trip to Asia as president. The Washington Post introduces us to parents who refuse to give th...

Here’s what people get wrong about baby formula 19.05.2022

Reuters reports on Biden’s decision to invoke the the Defense Production Act to combat the baby-formula shortage. There are a lot of misconceptions about breastfeeding and formula feeding, so Vox supplies some facts. A USA Today investigation reveals major failures in the adoption system in America. Hear more on USA Today’s 5 Things podcast. NPR explains why monkeypox is in the news &m...

Good luck finding a theme in these primary results 18.05.2022

Tuesday’s primary results paint a mixed picture of the electorate, the parties, and Trump's influence. Vox explains. Following the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, CBS News looks at the major questions remaining about her death. A friend and fellow reporter writes a remembrance of her for CNN . Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell tells the Wall Street Journal tha...

Remembering the lives lost in the Buffalo mass shooting 17.05.2022

The Washington Post tells the stories of the people who were killed in the Buffalo grocery-store shooting. Russia’s war is doing damage to Ukraine’s air and water that will have generational impact. Rolling Stone explains. Sports Illustrated reports on the NBA’s crackdown on player profanity. Congress is holding its first public hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years. The Wall Str...

The racist conspiracy theory behind the Buffalo shooting 16.05.2022

On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York — killing 10 people. Investigators believe the alleged gunman was motivated by a racist conspiracy known as “replacement theory.” The Washington Post reports on how this idea has moved from the fringes of the internet to mainstream media and politics.   A Time reporter traveled to the North and South pol...

What to know about the cryptocurrency meltdown 13.05.2022

TerraUSD, a stablecoin that is supposed to be pegged to the US dollar, crashed this week. CNBC explains what that shows about the vulnerabilities of cryptocurrencies. And CNN says the panic over digital assets has gotten Washington’s attention. We spoke to Tina Brown about her new book’s inside look at the British royal family. Read the Vanity Fair excerpt. True-crime stories are every...

People who’ve never had COVID may hold the key to beating it 12.05.2022

Scientists are studying people who have not yet caught the coronavirus for clues to how to better tackle it in future. The Washington Post investigates. One of Putin’s big issues with the West has been the expansion of NATO. Now his invasion of Ukraine has Finland ready to join the alliance, after decades of staying out. The Wall Street Journal explains. Creating the best NFL schedule involv...

Meet the woman behind the anti-abortion movement 11.05.2022

Marjorie Dannenfelser has worked with a single-minded focus for decades to end abortion. On the cusp of her greatest triumph, New York Magazine has an in-depth look at her plans for the future.   As the CDC says a gun-violence surge in 2020 pushed the homicide rate to its highest in 25 years, NPR’s Fresh Air speaks with one journalist who’s focusing on what can be done to prevent...

How the GOP stopped supporting rape exceptions for abortion 10.05.2022

The Atlantic reports on the GOP’s surprising turn against allowing abortion for rape victims. An Andy Warhol artwork just sold for a record-breaking $195 million. Bloomberg has the story. Microplastics are in our bodies. But it’s not clear exactly how much they’re harming us. National Geographic looks at the science. Read some of the outstanding journalism that’s just been...

Why Putin is throwing a parade while attacking Ukraine 09.05.2022

As Russia seeks a propaganda victory with a huge military parade in Red Square, there is new concern about how Moscow views the U.S.’s evolving approach to the war in Ukraine. The New Yorker reports. Five members of Congress spoke to Elle about their personal abortion experiences. A Bloomberg Businessweek reporter embedded with a wedding planner for the ultrawealthy to find out what goes int...

What to know as abortion battles move to states 06.05.2022

Slate’s veteran Supreme Court watcher explains what comes next after a leaked draft indicated that justices are ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. A Time correspondent spent two weeks inside Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s secure compound. He witnessed a side of the Ukrainian president that the world rarely sees. As a new WNBA season begins, Sports Illustrated looks at how Russia has pushed the leag...

How the Supreme Court abortion news is upending elections 05.05.2022

The Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade . The Wall Street Journal explains how that’s scrambling election plans for Republicans and Democrats. A photography project shows the reality of treatment inside abortion clinics — and it’s very different than what politicians and protesters portray. BuzzFeed News has the story. Rape has reportedly become a weapon of war in Ukr...

What abortion was like before Roe — and what it could become 04.05.2022

With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade , a woman who had an illegal abortion before the ruling tells her story to Vice and considers what the future might look like. Bloomberg reports on J.D. Vance’s Trump-backed win in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary. CNBC has tips for how to prepare for the Federal Reserve’s expected interest-rate raise today. San Francisco has spent m...

Inside the leaked SCOTUS abortion opinion 03.05.2022

Our conversation with Politico senior legal-affairs reporter Josh Gerstein, who broke the story of a leaked draft opinion that shows the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade .

Why Russia’s words about the war worry the U.S. 02.05.2022

The Wall Street Journal reports on how Russia is recasting the fight in Ukraine as a broader conflict with the West. Bloomberg has the story of how Delta is breaking with competitors in its move to pay flight attendants during boarding. It comes as labor activists are trying to organize the airline’s flight attendants. Time has that angle. LAist explains how Los Angeles is going to construct...

Trump supporters accused of breaking into voting systems 29.04.2022

An investigation from Reuters uncovers several attempts to breach voting systems by Republican officials or activists since the 2020 election. A contractor has pleaded guilty to fraud after being awarded $34.5 million in government money to provide N95 masks and producing none. ProPublica has the story. When a security researcher realized he had been targeted by North Korea, he decided to take dow...

Three signs Russia’s war is getting bigger 28.04.2022

Bloomberg reports on how the EU is trying to hold firm as Russia uses its energy supply to exert pressure. The New Yorker looks at a controversial plan to make Michigan the next space state that could include rockets over Lake Superior. The Washington Post visits the upstate New York town that claims to be the birthplace of basketball, despite historians recognizing another location. A 60-year-old...

Why Biden may be ready to cancel your student debt 27.04.2022

The Washington Post reports on how Biden is signaling a new openness to canceling student loans. American Trevor Reed has been released from Russia in a prisoner swap. CNN has coverage. Families of crime victims are turning to TikTok and other social platforms to find justice. The Cut has the story. Leaders of countries with questionable human-rights practices often use sports to distract from pro...

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