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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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Police response in Nashville was ‘exact opposite’ to Uvalde, experts say

Body-camera footage shows heavily armed officers methodically sweeping classrooms and hallways until they find and kill the suspect — a police response experts described as “textbook.”

By Robert Klemko

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Shooter legally purchased 7 firearms, was under a doctor’s care for ‘emotional disorder’

By Silvia Foster-Frau, Joanna Slater, Mark Berman and Holly Bailey

Three 9-year-olds. Three adults. Remembering the students, staff members killed.

By Karina Elwood, Lori Rozsa, Justine McDaniel, Praveena Somasundaram and Rachel Hatzipanagos

He came to D.C. as a Brazilian student. The U.S. says he was a Russian spy.

A former graduate student in Washington, who claimed to be Brazilian but was unmasked as a Russian spy, has been charged by the U.S. with acting as a foreign agent.

By Greg Miller

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Pentagon raises alarm over Sen. Tuberville’s gambit on abortion policy

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has put a hold on nearly 160 military promotions, some for very senior positions, citing his objections to its policy post-Roe v. Wade.

By Dan Lamothe

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