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Stacks of boxes containing critical supplies stretch almost as far as the eye can see in this Strategic National Stockpile warehouse.

Inside A Secret Government Warehouse Prepped For Health Catastrophes

4:29pm June 27, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

More than $7 billion in drugs, vaccines and supplies are stashed in warehouses to be tapped in case of a pandemic or an attack with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. NPR got a peek at one.

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Colorado Not Hopeful About Gun Control Movement

8:41am June 25, 2016

by Megan Verlee

Not everyone was impressed by the Democrat's sit-in and demand for a vote on gun control. Many in Colorado, where guns are popular, don't think stricter laws will reduce the violence.

Travelers go through the TSA PreCheck security point at Miami International Airport on June 2. The number of TSA PreCheck applicants has more than doubled owing to record security wait times.

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TSA PreCheck Applications Soar Amid Long Lines At Airports

4:49pm June 23, 2016

by Lee Hale

They don't take off their shoes, they don't take out their laptops and their numbers are growing every day. Some 16,000 people per day are applying for the government's airport pre-screening program.

Marines Confirm Decades-Old Case Of Mistaken Identity In Iwo Jima Photo

4:01pm June 23, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

The iconic photograph, taken during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, depicts Pvt. 1st Class Harold Schultz among others — not Navy Corpsman John Bradley, as was originally thought.

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In Songs, Stories, Latino And LGBT Voices On How The Orlando Attack Feels Personal

11:00am June 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

The shooting in Orlando cut deep through the gay and Latino communities. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Xorje Olivares, Miriam Zoila Perez and Veronica Bayetti Flores about how the losses affected them.

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Questions Surround FBI's Closing Of Prior Orlando Shooter Investigations

8:06am June 19, 2016

The FBI interviewed Orlando gunman Omar Mateen before he shot dead 49 people. John Pistole, former deputy director of the FBI, talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about how the bureau investigates leads.

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Families Of Undocumented Victims Of Orlando Face Unique Challenges

8:06am June 19, 2016

by John Burnett

Families of the 49 dead in the Orlando shooting are holding services, saying good-bye and arranging to bring bodies back home. But what happens if the person killed was living in the U.S. illegally?

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Sen. Susan Collins Sees Her Gun Control Proposal As A Bipartisan Compromise

8:06am June 19, 2016

Congress has failed to pass gun control laws for years. But following the massacre in Orlando, there are now competing proposals. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Susan Collins about her proposal.

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Pew: Partisan Divide On Gun Ownership, Bipartisan Support On Background Checks

8:06am June 19, 2016

Congress has resisted passing gun control legislation but how does the American public feel? Michael Dimock, president of the Pew Research Center, shares the latest polling with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization

5:10pm June 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

After interviewing dozens of people who knew Omar Mateen, investigators say his profile is more like that of a "typical mass shooter" than an individual radicalized by ISIS.

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