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After each mass shooting in the United States, we hear a lot of debate about gun policies and just how often these shootings happen. On Feb. 13, a gunman fatally shot three Michigan State University ...

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When you visit a museum, chances are you think more about the items you’re there to see than about the museum itself — much less about the meaning of museums in general. But while art and antiquities ...