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Investigative journalist Frank Smyth on the NRA and the power of the gun lobby; Adel Al Manthari was hit by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen, and supporters are raising money for lifesaving surgery in lieu of help from the Pentagon; a new campaign targets racist Supreme Court rulings used to justify discrimination against people in Puerto Rico and U.S.-occupied territories.

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