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Luz Belliard, her granddaughter Victoria Alverez, 9, and a cousin of her daughter outside Public School 4 in New York, May 25, 2022. A day after a gunman massacred 19 children in a classroom in Uvalde, Texas, parents and caregivers all over the country grappled once again with a troubling question: Are our children safe at school? (Gregg Vigliotti/The New York Times) XNYT178 XNYT178

Parents face a haunting question: Is any schoolchild safe?

Across the country Wednesday, children, parents and caregivers grappled with the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children.

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Mourners attend a prayer vigil in Houston for victims of the school shooting that left at least 19 children dead in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Time after time for more than a decade, Democrats in Congress have proposed gun restrictions and faced unyielding Republican opposition. (Mark Felix / The New York Times) XNYT220
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A timeline of failed attempts to address U.S. gun violence

In this photo provided by Nate Sink, the Missoula, Montana-based firefighter, cradles a newborn elk calf that he encountered in a remote, fire-scarred area of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Mora, N.M., on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Sink says he saw no signs of the calf’s mother and helped transport the abandoned baby bull to a wildlife rehabilitation center to be raised alongside a surrogate gown elk. (Nate Sink via AP) FX308 FX308
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Firefighters rescue ‘Cinder’ the elk calf from fire’s ashes

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta meets with advocates of a writer’s guild to discuss antitrust issues at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Allison Zaucha
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In a polarized America, Justice Department police reform unfolds slowly

The Pile River flows into Lake Iliamna at the base of the Alaskan Peninsula, headwaters of the Bristol Bay region, which is one of the world’s richest salmon fisheries. Efforts to mine $300 billion in precious metals could destroy the industry. Illustrates ALASKA-MINE (category a) by Margot Roosevelt (c) 2007, Los Angeles Times. Moved Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. (MUST CREDIT: Los Angeles Times photo by Luis Sinco.)
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EPA proposes protections for world’s biggest sockeye salmon fishery

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Nancy Crampton Brophy was cross-examined in her trial on Tues., May 17, 2022. Crampton Brophy is accused of killing Dan Brophy, her husband, at the Oregon Culinary Institute, where he was an instructor, on June 2, 2018. 48221603P

In Portland, ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ writer is convicted of husband’s murder

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This combination image shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta, left, and Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams on Dec. 16, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. The governor’s race in Georgia between Republican incumbent Kemp and Democratic challenger Abrams promises to be a brutal battle that will further amp up the state’s charged political environment. (AP Photo) BKWS301 BKWS301

Abrams-Kemp slugfest promises to be pricey, long and ugly

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In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, Russian army tanks move back to their permanent base after drills in Russia. In what could be another sign that the Kremlin would like to lower the temperature, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that some units participating in military exercises would begin returning to their bases. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) XAZ139 XAZ139

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An image from an electron microscope shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Higher viral load is more deadly for COVID-19 hospital patients, UW analysis finds. (NIAID-RML/Zuma Press/TNS) 48866264W 48866264W

How to ‘COVID-proof’ your home (as much as possible) when a family member gets sick

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Crocodiles sun themselves. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Naashon Zalk.

South African crocodiles, poisoned by lead fishing weights, are losing their teeth