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RFK Jr lauds Italy's addiction treatment. Can it work here?

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Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

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ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds

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The Betrayal of Trans Troops

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Cases in immigration courts nationwide can be appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Here, federal agents stand outside an immigration court in New York on March 6, 2026. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption

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An Iraqi Shiite Muslim woman holds up the image of killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a symbolic funeral the day after his assassination, in the district of Sadr City, in Baghdad on March 1, 2026. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Khameni's killing raises old questions about U.S. assassinating foreign leaders

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Frank Costello, the powerful New York crime figure, sits patiently during testimony before the Kefauver Senate investigating committee in 1951. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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75 years ago, a viral TV moment ignited America’s obsession with the Mafia

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Emotional Abuse in College Sports

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An attendee at a gun rights rally open-carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People," from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, in this 2019 photo at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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People place flowers on a fence outside Krome Detention Center in Miami in May 2025, during a vigil to recognize people who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as well as those affected by mass deportations. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption

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Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student known for his role in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests, is now at the center of a legal battle against the Trump administration's deportation policies. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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One year later: Mahmoud Khalil remains in limbo but ready to fight

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Protesters hold signs saying "COUNT ME IN" at a 2019 rally against the Trump administration's push for a census citizenship question outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican drive to change the census may spur next redistricting battle

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks alongside President Trump in the briefing room at the White House in June 2025 in Washington, D.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Homeland Security Investigations officers search inside a car during a traffic stop on Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. While D.C. doesn't have a 287(g) agreement, MPD officers can cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agencies. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption

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Little-used ICE agreements with local police have exploded under Trump

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Micky Small is a screenwriter and is one of hundreds of millions of people who regularly use AI chatbots. She spent two months in an AI rabbit hole and is finding her way back out. Courtney Theophin/NPR hide caption

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ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her

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Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women's team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Glenn says she's received online hate and threats for speaking out in support of LGBTQ rights in Milan. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption

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A shadowy industry is helping small businesses pay tariffs — at a high cost

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