Sentenced as teens, Texas inmates seek second chance after decades in ‘bowels of hell’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Texans imprisoned for decades because of crimes committed as teens. Tenants quietly suffering through horrific living conditions in San Luis Obispo County. Racism and sexism in the Kansas City fire department. Misleading mailers secretly sent to voters by the cruise industry in Miami.
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Our newsrooms continued to help readers navigate the year-long pandemic, this time as another surge in cases, overcrowded hospitals and emergency approval of two vaccines converged. Our work on the news of the day, from new mask mandates to schools moving to online learning, told readers not just what happened but what it meant to them and their family and friends.
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