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Eric Carmen Was a Power-Pop Legend. Then He Vanished
In the final years of his life, the musical genius behind songs like “Go All the Way” and “All by Myself” was estranged from much of his family — and went down a rabbit hole of far-right conspiracies
- All By Himself
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Can Famo Music Survive Lesotho’s Gang Wars?
In this remote African country, famo songs have been a storytelling tool for more than a century. Today, they’re used as a weapon and some groups are banned
- Investigation
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‘He Had No Fear’: Ryan Wedding’s Path From Olympic Athlete to Drug Lord
A champion snowboarder who competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, he pivoted to a life of crime. Today, the FBI says, he's a cocaine dealer with ties to Mexican cartels — and he's on the run
- Snow Patrol
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Unraveling the 50-Year Mystery of the Body in the Basement
The Scene was the hottest club in New York City. After it closed, a teenage girl’s remains were discovered inside, leaving authorities with a puzzle to solve — and revealing just how easy it used to be to disappear
- True Crime
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Is the $11 Billion Online Sportsbook Bubble About to Burst?
From Vegas to the black market to the apps in your pocket, inside the sports betting boom that’s taken over America
- You Bet
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Untangling the Mystery of the Art God
For a decade, one writer tried to unravel the story of Dorje Chang, whose artwork sold for millions and who claimed to be the third coming of Buddha. Then he got an email: Dorje Chang and his wife were dead. What really happened?
- Exclusive
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Inside the Growing and Controversial World of Wildlife-Killing Contests
Millions of dollars have been doled out in competitions in which hundreds of animals could be shot. And they're stirring up a culture war among hunters over questions of what it means to be an ethical hunter
- The hunt
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A Gun Law the NRA Opposes Could Have Saved Its Employee’s Life
The NRA previously supported red-flag gun laws, which are meant to protect people like Dawn, an NRA staffer who was killed by her husband
- Close to Home
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Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the 'Soul of the Internet'
Major record labels have sued the online library Internet Archive over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past?
- Exclusive
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It Was Supposed to Be a Sting Operation. Did ICE Traffic Drugs Instead?
Operation Mayan Jaguar had plans to roll up cocaine networks in the mid-2000s by secretly unleashing some two-dozen private planes — but it went haywire
- Air America
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