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Why do Americans own AR-15s? We asked gun owners for their top reasons.

The Washington Post and Ipsos asked nearly 400 AR-15 owners why they own the rifle, what they use it for and how often they fire it. Here’s what the poll found.

By Emily Guskin, Aadit Tambe and Jon Gerberg

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Secret documents trove offers rare look at Russian cyberwar ambitions

More than 5,000 pages from a Moscow-based contractor offer a glimpse into planning and training that would allow Russia’s intelligence agencies and hacking groups to find vulnerabilities, coordinate attacks and control online activity.

By Craig Timberg, Ellen Nakashima, Hannes Munzinger and Hakan Tanriverdi

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How Disney outmaneuvered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Mark Russell, political satirist with a star-spangled piano, dies at 90

With his instrument of choice, he called himself a “political cartoonist for the blind.”

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9 soldiers killed as two U.S. Army helicopters crash in Ky. during training mission

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FBI informant testifies at Proud Boys sedition trial — for the defense

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Twitter pushes hate speech, extremist content into ‘For You’ pages

Twitter’s recommendation algorithm pushes racist and hateful content into the "For You" timelines of users who follow extremist accounts.

By Faiz Siddiqui and Jeremy B. Merrill

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The right exploits Nashville shooting to escalate anti-trans rhetoric

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California storms have buried Utah, Mountain West in drought-denting snows

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Why you may choose to lease — rather than buy — your next electric car

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How a small island got world’s highest court to take on climate justice

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D.C. housing employees accused of conflicts and voucher fraud

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