They gave up the game after high school, but the damage seemingly was already done. Now, their families mourn and look for answers.
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Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother
“A decade after her son committed a massacre, Chin Rodger is on a quest to help prevent the next tragedy.”
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The Teens Making Friends with AI Chatbots
“But Hawk still finds it easier to chat with character.ai bots than real people.”
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I Nearly Died Drowning. Here’s What It’s Like to Survive.
On coming to terms with a near-death experience.
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Tales From an Attic
“Suitcases once belonging to residents of a New York State mental hospital tell the stories of long-forgotten lives.”
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Finding Jordan Neely
“He had places he belonged and people looking out for him. How did he end up dying, alone, at the hands of a stranger?”
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Rescuing the Rescuer: Saving Myself from a Lifetime of Hurt
How witnessing trauma after trauma on the mountain exacts a cumulative emotional toll on ski patrollers.
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Flight Risk
“Useful is another mask. It’s the one I have worn the longest. It’s the mask many try on after gifted, after emotional, after too much.”