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Inside the Battle for the Soul of the LAPD
A revolutionary program united former gang cops and Watts residents to bring safety to the projects. But can reform last?
- Police Reform
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‘It’s Like a War Zone’: What Happened When Portland Decriminalized Fentanyl
After a failed experiment with legal leniency, Oregon’s liberal stronghold tries to chart a path out of the fentanyl crisis. Can the city find a balance between care and coercion?
- Overdose Epidemic
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‘I Was Taken Hostage’: How an American Metal Rocker Landed in Russian Prison
Travis Leake left California for a new life in Moscow. Then he was arrested. He wrote letters to Rolling Stone telling his side of the story
- Exclusive
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Inside the Long, Strange Trip of the World’s Best LSD
Owsley Stanley created a legendary strain of acid in the 1960s — now it’s taking on a new life in modern-day research facilities
- Psychedelic Saga
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Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador
Trump officials are talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador
- Denaturalization
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Inside Elon Musk’s Gleeful Destruction of the Government
The world’s richest man has blazed a staggering trail of destruction as Trump’s DOGE chief, firing tens of thousands of workers while cashing in
- Citizen Elon
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The Battle for Greenland: ‘I’m Going to Keep Fighting for This Until I Die’
Trump’s threats of a takeover have put Greenland on the geopolitical map. At a pivotal moment, we travel to the resource-rich Arctic island to make sense of the hype
- ‘This Is Our Land’
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The ‘Judicial Black Hole’ of El Salvador’s Prisons Is a Warning for Americans
President Nayib Bukele used a crackdown against criminals as cover to erode institutions and destroy civil rights. The parallels to Trump are undeniable
- Disappeared
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The Life and Mystery of Luigi Mangione
How a well-liked Ivy League grad accused of the United Healthcare CEO shooting became one of the most debated murder suspects in recent history
- Investigation
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Technology Is Coming for Baseball’s Strike Zone. Just Don’t Call It a Robo-Ump
Inside Major League Baseball’s years-long journey to the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system — and how it could change the game forever
- Arigato, Mr. Roboto
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