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Famous summits from U.S. presidential history

DHS is deputizing local and state police forces to enforce immigration law

Sheriff Brad Coe of Kinney County, Texas, stands in front of his white truck, he is is one of hundreds of sheriffs who have signed on to collaborate with U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement (ICE) under the rapidly expanding Section 287(g) program.

Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) placed at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City, California.

A blueprint for reducing gun violence by 2040, according to experts

Members of a violence prevention team gather near a hookah lounge in New York City.

What would ‘concealed carry reciprocity’ mean for states with tighter gun laws?

A sign prohibiting firearms at Willie's Bar & Grill posted on the fence outside in St. Helena Island, South Carolina.

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A cultural history of swimsuits from au naturel to ooh la la

Six women pose wearing different swimsuits, with each wearing a sash that says "Miss" and the year the swimsuit was popular, including 1897, 1904, 1910, 1920, 1927, and tomorrow.

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10 US cities built up by specialized manufacturing

A busy Detroit intersection, circa 1915.

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The history of lawn mowers

Green robotic electronic grass mows a lawn next to bushes.

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4 charts that show how much the role of phones has changed in the last 60 years

Photo illustration of a rotary phone and a person using a smartphone against a teal background.

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6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

A crowd at the 13th Annual Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park Brooklyn on June 20, 2022.

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Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago

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Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home

Mass evacuation of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island, Seattle, Washington, 30th March 1942 boarding trains under wartime presidential Executive Order 9066.

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25 photos of what Paris looked like the last time it hosted the Olympics

Eiffel Tower painter waves for a photograph.

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7 Asian Americans whose discoveries changed the world

An illustration showing five silhouetted figures in front of medical imagery.

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10 of the biggest real-life casino heists of all time