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How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

  • Written by Robert Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the Political Science Department, State University of New York College at Cortland
imageNRA conventiongoers, like these at the gun group's 2018 big meeting, browse firearms exhibits.Loren Elliott/AFP via Getty Images

The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, just 10 days apart, are stirring the now-familiar national debate over guns seen after the tragic 2012 and 2018 school...

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After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails – but states often loosen gun laws

  • Written by Christopher Poliquin, Assistant Professor of Strategy, University of California, Los Angeles
imageA girl cries outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images

Calls for new gun legislation that previously failed to pass Congress are being raised again after the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas.

An 18-year-old shooter killed at...

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What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy as they sail through space for trillions of years

  • Written by James Edward Huchingson, Professor Emeritus and Lecturer in Religion and Science, Florida International University
imageScientists expect the Voyager spacecraft to outlive Earth by at least a trillion years.NASA/JPL-CalTech

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2,...

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Replacement theory isn't new – 3 things to know about how this once-fringe conspiracy has become more mainstream

  • Written by Paul J. Becker, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imagePeople pray at the scene of the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 15, 2022.Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The recent grocery store mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, is placing a spotlight on white supremacy.

Eighteen-year-old Payton Gendron drove three hours from his home in Conklin, New York, to the Tops grocery store on...

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Parents of deaf children often miss out on key support from the Deaf community

  • Written by Pamela Renee Conley, Associate Professor of Liberal Studies, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageThe Deaf community, which includes hearing people as well as those who are deaf and hard of hearing, can be a big help to deaf children and their parents.Lauren A. Little/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

An increasing number of deaf and hard-of-hearing kids in the U.S. are receiving cochlear implants – electrical conductors...

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Dangerous counterfeit drugs are putting millions of US consumers at risk, according to a new study

  • Written by C. Michael White, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageMany counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are sold online, and the bulk of them are being obtained without a prescription. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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The Food and Drug Administration took 130 enforcement actions against counterfeit medication rings from...

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Foreign companies exiting Russia echo the pressure campaign against South Africa's racist apartheid system

  • Written by Stephen Bagwell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
imageMcDonald's is leaving Russia after three decades of operating there.Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

McDonald’s provided many Russians with their first taste of capitalism three decades ago. Now, the global fast-food giant is exiting the country. Starbucks is also on its way out.

All told, about 1,000 companies have decided to...

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What we know about mass school shootings in the US – and the gunmen who carry them out

  • Written by James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
imageThe archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families following a deadly school shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

When the Columbine High School massacre took place in 1999 it was seen as a watershed moment in the United States – the worst mass shooting at a school in the...

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At least 19 children killed in Texas elementary school - 3 essential reads on America's relentless gun violence

  • Written by Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor
imageFriends and families gather outside the civic center after the mass school shooting on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 19 children and one teacher were killed when a teenage gunman shot them at a Texas elementary school on May 24, 2022 – the latest mass shooting in a country in which such incidents...

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19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting – 3 essential reads on America's relentless gun violence

  • Written by Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor
imageFriends and families gather outside the civic center after the mass school shooting on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images

At least 19 children and two adults were killed when a teenage gunman shot them at a Texas elementary school on May 24, 2022 – the latest mass shooting in a country in which such incidents...

Read more: 19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting – 3 essential reads on America's...

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  3. Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream
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  6. The Catholic Church's views on exorcism have changed – a religious studies scholar explains why
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  9. Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago, and physicists are still unraveling their mysteries
  10. How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point
  11. The Heard v. Depp trial is not just a media spectacle – it is an opportunity to discuss the nuances of intimate partner violence
  12. Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine
  13. Putin's key mistake? Not understanding Ukraine's blossoming national identity - even in the Russian-friendly southeast
  14. Where was the world's first zoo?
  15. Skin grafts for burns injuries can lead to crippling scars – a drug that blocks the skin's ability to respond to physical stimuli could promote healing, new research in pigs finds
  16. Impending demise of Roe v. Wade puts a spotlight on a major privacy risk: Your phone reveals more about you than you think
  17. How to make performance reviews less terrible – especially given the challenges of supervising remote workers
  18. War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn't make it wise
  19. Europe is determined to cut fossil fuel ties with Russia, even though getting Hungary on board won't be easy
  20. The Martinican bèlè dance – a celebration of land, spirit and liberation
  21. What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what's known about this smallpox cousin
  22. After initial silence, the Biden administration is making moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention
  23. Accused Buffalo mass shooter had threatened a shooting while in high school. Could more have been done to avert the tragedy?
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  27. The US Civil War drastically reshaped how Americans deal with death – will the pandemic?
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  29. What you need to know about the Defense Production Act – the 1950s law Biden invoked to try to end the baby formula shortage
  30. Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere
  31. Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business
  32. Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here's what the science says
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  36. Putin could be charged with the crime of aggression for the Ukraine war – but it's an expensive process with high stakes
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  38. How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is 'authentic'
  39. Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania primaries – but it won't play so well in the midterms
  40. Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered
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  46. Leaking a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion or other hot topics is unprecedented – 4 things to know about how the high court works
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