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New Summer Camp Safety Laws Follow Texas’ Tragic Floods

The families of “Heaven’s 27,” the children and counselors lost at Camp Mystic, pressed the Legislature to toughen flood rules over the objections of some Hill Country camp operators.

© Carter Johnston for The New York Times

Gov. Greg Abbott discussing the new law, which includes a requirement for youth camps to move existing cabins away from dangerous floodplains.
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Annunciation Catholic Church Reels From Deadly Minneapolis Shooting

Annunciation Catholic Church and School has been a neighborhood anchor in Minneapolis for more than a century.

© Abbie Parr/Associated Press

Crosses, flowers and other mementos were placed outside Annunciation Catholic Church following the shooting in Minneapolis.
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Riley Gaines Finished 5th. Now She Believes Victory Is in Her Grasp.

The former college swimmer has used her race against Lia Thomas, a trans athlete, to propel her career as an influential, and unsparing, activist.

© Brittainy Newman for The New York Times

Georgia and West Virginia passed versions of bills named for Riley Gaines aimed at preventing transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports.
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