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The U.S. government sends teams around the world to investigate terrorist attacks in order to prevent similar ones in the nation's capital.
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Father’s Day
Port St. Lucie, Florida—Seddique Mateen, the Afghan father of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, grabs a photojournalist's lens at his home on June 14. He has repeatedly said he does not know why his son, Omar Mateen, carried out the massacre and apologized for the attack, but he also said in a Facebook video, “God himself will punish those involved in homosexuality.” After it emerged that the gunman had been on a terrorist watch list, Democrats brought a bill to the Senate to stop people on such lists from buying guns, one of four proposed gun control measures before that chamber.
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Periscope
Nervous Republicans hope Sessions, the first senator to endorse the Donald, will help Trump stomp out his fire.
Down Syndrome Kids Made to Feel Undesirable in Russia
Russia's 12.5 million disabled people are rarely seen in public—and some Russians prefer it that way.
The Worldwide War Against the LGBT Community
Gay people are killed and injured in huge numbers around the world, the U.N. says.
Syrian Doctors Quietly Fill Health Care Void in Turkey
Syrian refugees and doctors both find it hard to participate in Turkey's medical system—so they've taken health care underground.
Brutal Murder Busts Up Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi
The probe into the racist prison gang culminated with murder convictions and halted its march toward consolidation.
Horizons
The patch, thinner than a human hair and free of charge, measures your daily UV exposure.
The Story of the Arctic Is Written in Whale Earwax
A small(ish) cetacean earplug can tell scientists a lot about what it's like to be a 100-ton aquatic mammal on a changing planet.
The Perils of the Pro-Ana Lifestyle
It can be impossible to distinguish between sites that are refuges from the ravages of anorexia and those that are bastions of recruitment for it.
Downtime
Serena Williams needs one more Slam to equal Steffi Graf's record haul, and Patrick Mouratoglou thinks he can get the tennis star over that line.
Book Showcases David Foster Wallace's Tennis Writing
A conversation with John Jeremiah Sullivan about a new collection of the late writer's tennis-themed nonfiction.
What 'Papa Don't Preach' Has to Say About Parenting
"Papa Don't Preach," the 1986 song by Madonna, became a battleground in the culture wars. But to see it as a political message is to miss the point.
Editor's Picks
A new report about Thomas reveals that a secret friendship may have violated federal laws and could impact a significant case before the Supreme Court.
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The Social Security Agency has made overpayments worth billions of dollars. Now, it wants the money back.
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