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What damage can an AR-15 do to a human body? A rare look.

The Washington Post examined autopsy and postmortem reports from nearly a hundred victims of previous mass shootings that involved AR-15-style rifles.

By N. Kirkpatrick, Atthar Mirza and Manuel Canales

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NASHVILLE SCHOOL SHOOTING

6 slain at Nashville school; heavily armed shooter a former student, police say

Three young students and three school employees were killed in a barrage of gunfire at Covenant School that ended when police stormed the building.

By Kim Mueller, Brittany Shammas, Ben Brasch and Holly Bailey

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Video shows police confronting school shooter

By Holly Bailey16 minutes ago

Senate chaplain says lawmakers must ‘move beyond thoughts and prayers’ in rare, pointed plea

By Amy B Wang

Federal judge says Pence must provide some testimony in probe of Trump’s role on Jan. 6

By Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett9 minutes ago

Post Politics Now

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Opinions

George Will’s 2023 Opening Day quiz

Opinion by George F. Will

With covid, the long-abused raccoon dog might finally have bitten us back

Opinion by David Quammen

Just how big should the House be? Let’s do the math.

Opinion by Danielle Allen

How to save patients money by ending one type of insurance coverage

Opinion by Erin E. Trish and Karen Van Nuys

Donald Trump is promising the apocalypse

Opinion by Karen Tumulty

Reader Q&A

Do legislators favor gun rights over children’s lives? Eugene Robinson answered your questions.

On guns, conservatives are winning. This nightmare is the result.

Opinion by Paul Waldman

Another shooting. More hand-wringing. And nothing changes.

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‘Live, laugh, love’ can be fighting words at T.J. Maxx. Here’s how it started.

Consumers love decorating with words (throw pillows that say “dream,” signs that say “gather”). Why are we so obsessed?

By Courtney Vinopal

(AP)

Adnan Syed’s conviction reinstated by Maryland appellate court panel

The panel ruled 2-1 that a lower court had violated the rights of the victim’s family in how it conducted the hearing at which Syed’s conviction was vacated.

By Omari Daniels20 minutes ago

(AP)

Russian man flees rather than face 2 years in prison for his daughter’s antiwar art

With his 13-year-old daughter already confined to an orphanage, Alexei Moskalyov escaped from house arrest rather than face two years in prison for posting antiwar views online.

By Robyn Dixon

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