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Irvo Otieno’s last days: How a mental health system ‘completely failed’

Irvo Otieno died after being piled on by deputies and hospital workers in Virginia’s Central State Hospital. His death again sparked outrage over law enforcement’s treatment of a Black man in custody, and it also pointed to failures in Virginia’s criminal justice and mental health systems.

By Justin Jouvenal, Laura Vozzella, Joe Heim and Salvador Rizzo

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Trans In America

‘They are killing other Henrys out there’: Lawmaker who lost trans son fights anti-transgender bills in Ky.

Eight weeks after the suicide of Karen Berg’s son, Henry, she’s trying to figure out how to persuade others in the state Senate not to pass the legislation.

By William Wan

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An illustrated guide to how fees are making everything pricier

By Hamza Shaban and Hartley Lin

Opinions

Trump makes suckers of House Republicans. Again.

Opinion by Dana Milbank

A Stanford dean takes a principled stand for free speech on campus

Opinion by the Editorial Board

My ‘Spring’ quilt is a patchwork of history, memory and hope

Opinion by Avis Collins Robinson

The U.S. should beware of the Beijing-Moscow axis

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Americans need to rediscover the lost art of tolerance

Opinion by Gary Abernathy

March Madness can keep us sane

Opinion by Hugh Hewitt

The GOP gains among ‘voters of color’ are overhyped

Opinion by Perry Bacon Jr.

How’d I go from global policy to Joe Rogan?

Opinion by Karen Attiah

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The TakeAnalysis

Indictment or no, Trump’s strategy is the same: Attack and threaten

By Dan Balz

The most uncomfortable moments from Gwyneth Paltrow’s testimony

By Avi Selk and Hadley Green

The untold story of Jimmy Carter, his best friend and a murder charge

History remembers Alonzo “A.D.” Davis as Jimmy Carter’s closest childhood friend. His family says history missed a chapter: The former president helped get him out of prison.

Story by Danielle Paquette | Photos by Matt McClain

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