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A haunting Cold War map reveals a bleak outlook for the US in the aftermath of a nuclear confrontation, with forecasts indicating that up to 75% of residents in the most affected regions could perish.

Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean ...