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Reuters
2 days ago
Oakland PD confirm Doug Martin unresponsive in custody
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Oakland PD confirm Doug Martin unresponsive in custody
Former NFL All-Pro running back Doug Martin died while in police custody during a weekend incident, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) confirmed on Monday.
https://reut.rs/3WOc2PO
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The Intercept
2 days ago
In at least three states, the administration is joining forces with agencies typically tasked with environmental and marine protection, lottery control, and gaming to target immigrants.
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Baltimore Banner
2 days ago
Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta airport arrested after tip, police say
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Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta airport arrested, police say
Police arrested a man at Atlanta’s bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place, the city’s police chief said.
https://buff.ly/Asp3xuc
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Euronews
2 days ago
The 27 European ministers of foreign affairs, who were meeting in Luxembourg, considered the situation in Gaza too "fragile" to withdraw possible sanctions against Israel.
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Threat of EU sanctions against Israel still on the table, Kallas says
The 27 European ministers of foreign affairs, who were meeting in Luxembourg, considered the situation in Gaza too "fragile" to withdraw possible sanctions against Israel.
https://l.euronews.com/KuDl
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Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
'Wicked: For Good' ruins its own secret about the Cowardly Lion's casting with cute announcement
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'Wicked: For Good' ruins its own secret about the Cowardly Lion's casting with cute announcement
It turns out "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu slid into Colman Domingo's DMs to ask him to voice the Cowardly Lion in the musical sequel.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-10-20/colman-domingo-wicked-for-good-cowardly-lion
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Atlanta News First
2 days ago
Warrant: Woman strangled, assaulted at Cumberland Mall
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Warrant: Woman strangled, assaulted at Cumberland Mall
The warrant states a man allegedly approached a woman at the mall, unholstered a BB gun that resembled a real firearm, and said he “killed people for a living."
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/10/21/warrant-woman-strangled-assaulted-cumberland-mall/
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Raw Story
2 days ago
Trump prosecutor melts down at reporter in text chat — then demands it all be 'off record'
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Trump prosecutor melts down at reporter in text chat — then demands it all be 'off record'
Lawfare's Anna Bower revealed on Monday that President Donald Trump's newly-appointed prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, reached out to her on Signal and repeatedly melted down, accusing her of false reporting and bias without explaining anything she reported incorrect...
https://bit.ly/49fBXqZ
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Bloomberg News
2 days ago
Swedish green-steel startup Stegra AB appointed a restructuring expert to its board of directors as the company fights to stave off a funding crunch.
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Sweden’s Stegra Brings In Restructuring Expert as Funding Sought
Swedish green-steel startup Stegra AB appointed a restructuring expert to its board of directors as the company fights to stave off a funding crunch.
https://bloom.bg/4qqazwW
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USA TODAY
2 days ago
A woman's naked body was found in the Arizona desert in 1989. When detectives finally figured out who she was, they learned she had two baby girls.
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'My heart stopped': Missing baby girls found 36 years after mom's body dumped in desert
A woman's naked body was found in the Arizona desert in 1989. When detectives finally figured out who she was, they learned she had two baby girls.
https://bit.ly/47ykbxX
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Minnesota Star Tribune
2 days ago
Cuts to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program have meant less selection at Minnesota food shelves.
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Federal cuts pulled 1 million pounds of food from Minnesota. Officials say things could get worse.
Cuts to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program have meant less selection at Minnesota food shelves.
https://bit.ly/4qiz7rk
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KSL.com
2 days ago
47G is hosting the Zero Gravity Summit in Salt Lake City Nov. 4-5.
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47G hosting second annual Zero Gravity Summit for 'thought leaders'
For the second consecutive year, Utah-based aerospace and defense company 47G announced it will be hosting the Zero Gravity Summit, billed as one of the nation's premier gatherings for aerospace, defense, energy and technology innovation.
https://ow.ly/4Vyu50XfkaF
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Alaska Public Media
2 days ago
In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized. That comes in sharp contrast to what's happened nationwide, where summer border crossings dropped by 24%.
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In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized
That comes in sharp contrast to what's happened nationwide, where summer border crossings dropped by 24%.
https://akpub.io/4omZJ8M
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The Japan Times
2 days ago
Warmer ocean temperatures around Hokkaido have led to a sharp decline in autumn salmon populations, significantly tightening supply and pushing prices for the fish and its roe to record highs.
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Prices for Hokkaido’s autumn salmon roe jump as catch numbers fall
As of early October, 100 grams of autumn salmon roe in central Sapporo was selling for just under ¥2,000.
https://ebx.sh/VJrRav
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PBS News
2 days ago
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge Monday to dismiss the case against him, calling it a vindictive prosecution motivated by “personal animus” and orchestrated by a White House determined to seek retribution against a perceived foe of President Trump.
https://to.pbs.org/4nhaBUX
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Comey's lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump's 'personal animus' and must be thrown out
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge Monday to dismiss the case against him, calling it a vindictive prosecution motivated by “personal animus” and orchestrated by a White House d...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/comeys-lawyers-say-case-against-him-is-driven-by-trumps-personal-animus-and-must-be-thrown-out
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The New York Times
2 days ago
In
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“What is happening to us is as serious as a guillotine. We must harness our best creative, humorous and frivolous selves in order to keep it from falling,” writes the author Gary Shteyngart.
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Opinion | The Tactical Frivolity of the No Kings Protest
While what is happening to us is as serious as a guillotine, we must harness our best humorous selves in order to keep it from falling.
https://nyti.ms/3WgxFbh
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The Economist
2 days ago
Utah’s Republican Party is campaigning to repeal a ballot measure that started a redistricting process in the state. It is the latest of several attempts to limit direct democracy
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Utahns are fighting for fair maps
While other states race to enact partisan gerrymanders
https://econ.st/43vZ5Oi
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The Conversation U.S.
2 days ago
Successful nonviolent movements for change require more than street protests. A human rights expert outlines 10 effective actions citizens can take:
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10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?
https://theconversation.com/10-effective-things-citizens-can-do-to-make-change-in-addition-to-attending-a-protest-266432
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The New Yorker
2 days ago
There are thousands of rent-stabilized apartments in New York currently sitting vacant. Some landlords argue that Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze would keep them empty.
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Would Zohran Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Keep Rent-Stabilized Apartments Empty?
Thousands of apartments in New York are run-down and vacant. Some landlords argue that a rent freeze, paired with preëxisting housing laws, would keep them that way.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/would-zohran-mamdanis-rent-freeze-keep-rent-stabilized-apartments-empty?utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny
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Reason Magazine
2 days ago
Legal or not, it's completely inappropriate for the sitting president to sue media companies he doesn't like and use the levers of government to force them to settle.
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Elizabeth Warren says companies that settled with Trump may have committed bribery
While the settlements likely don't meet the statutory definition of bribery, they're still inappropriate.
https://reason.com/2025/10/20/elizabeth-warren-says-companies-that-settled-with-trump-may-have-committed-bribery/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social_reason_non_paid&utm_campaign=reason_brand
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Montana Free Press
2 days ago
The Montana Land Board has approved a 53,000-acre conservation easement in the Cabinet Mountains of northwest Montana that will protect public access to working timberland owned by Green Diamond Resource Company.
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Land Board approves northwest Montana conservation easement valued at $58 million
The Montana Great Outdoors conservation easement protects public access to working timberland owned by Green Diamond.
https://montanafreepress.org/2025/10/20/land-board-approves-northwest-montana-conservation-easement/
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The Baffler
2 days ago
“Denver had begun closing shelters and moving families into apartments. It recruited lawyers on a volunteer basis and collaborated with the Colorado Asylum Project to help the migrants apply for asylum and work permits.”
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Dilemma in Denver | Nick Tabor
Denver attempted to navigate a surge of immigration—with little assistance from the Biden administration and open hostility from its successor.
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/Dilemma-in-Denver-tabor
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The Japan Times
2 days ago
Trump urged Zelenskyy to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting
Trump also mused about giving security guarantees to both Kyiv and Moscow, comments that the Ukrainian delegation found confusing, sources said.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/world/politics/trump-zelenskyy-concessions-russia/
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CNN
2 days ago
Exclusive video from CNN affiliate BFMTV shows thieves robbing the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in Paris. Read more:
https://cnn.it/49a9cfl
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Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has disposed of nearly $29,000 worth of spoiled U.S. booze.
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Liquor and Lotteries throws out $29K of spoiled U.S. booze
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has disposed of nearly $29,000 worth of spoiled U.S. booze.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/10/20/liquor-and-lotteries-throws-out-29k-of-spoiled-u-s-booze
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OPB
2 days ago
The construction of a new Burnside Bridge that can withstand a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake is being delayed again due to uncertain federal funding.
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Construction delayed again on earthquake-ready Burnside Bridge in Portland
The construction of a new, earthquake-ready Burnside Bridge has been delayed — again — due to uncertain federal funding. Multnomah County is still moving forward with the design phase.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/20/burnside-bridge-portland-oregon-infrastructure-cascadia-big-one-earthquake/
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Newsweek
2 days ago
Medicare open enrollment should operate like normal despite the government shutdown affecting thousands of federal employees.
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Medicare Update: Trump Official Dr. Oz Has New Advice for Recipients
https://www.newsweek.com/medicare-update-trump-official-dr-oz-has-new-advice-for-recipients-10909888?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760998305
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Live 5 News
2 days ago
Man charged with felony DUI in North Charleston crash that injured motorcyclist
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Man charged with felony DUI in North Charleston crash that injured motorcyclist
A man is facing felony DUI charges in connection with a North Charleston crash that left one person with serious injuries over the weekend.
https://www.live5news.com/2025/10/20/motorcyclist-thrown-vehicle-run-over-north-charleston-crash-1-arrested/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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CNN
2 days ago
NASA may sideline SpaceX and choose a different company to land its astronauts on the moon later this decade, acting space agency chief Sean Duffy suggested during TV appearances.
https://cnn.it/4oOZrrR
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Guardian US
2 days ago
Subscriptions to Disney+ and Hulu dropped at an increased rate after backlash from the late-night host’s temporary removal, new data shows.
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Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/20/disney-hulu-cancelled-subscriptions-jimmy-kimmel-suspension?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760991149-1
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The Globe and Mail
2 days ago
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Indigenous artifacts at Vatican Museums heading back to Canada after repatriation campaign
The collection includes an extremely rare Western Arctic kayak and a two-metre-long wampum belt
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-indigenous-artifacts-vatican-museums-back-to-canada/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Chronicle of Higher Education
2 days ago
The University of Arizona announced Monday it won't agree to the proposed compact, and instead submitted a statement of principles to the government.
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Compact Live Updates: U. of Arizona Says It Won’t Sign On, Becoming Seventh Campus to Decline
The flagship instead submitted a “statement of principles” to the government. Meanwhile, professors at the University of Texas at Austin urged their campus not to go along with the effort.
https://chroni.cl/43c3ar5
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PBS News
2 days ago
The show known today as the News Hour turns 50 years old this week. To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work online and across social media, has helped shape their lives.
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As PBS News turns 50, longtime viewers share what the show has meant to them
To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work online and across social media, has helped shape their lives.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/as-pbs-news-turns-50-longtime-viewers-share-what-the-show-has-meant-to-them
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Baltimore Banner
2 days ago
Anne Arundel puts $10.6M behind long-awaited I-97 widening
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Anne Arundel puts $10.6M behind long-awaited I-97 widening
Anne Arundel County will contribute $10.6 million toward project planning and construction to widen I-97 between Route 32 in Millersville and U.S. 50 in Annapolis.
https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/interstate-97-widening-anne-arundel-funding-XOVQWTMI3NHUPNVUBUAABM7LPM/
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FOX8 WGHP
2 days ago
Man charged with murder after bodies of 2 family members found in Davidson County home, deputies say
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Man charged with murder after bodies of 2 family members found in Davidson County home, deputies say
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP0 — A 78-year-old is facing two murder charges after Davidson County deputies found him and the bodies of two family members in his family’s home on Friday. The Da…
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/man-charged-with-murder-after-bodies-of-2-family-members-found-in-davidson-county-home-deputies-say/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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CalMatters
2 days ago
If California votes yes on Prop. 50, the conservative beach town that banned LGBTQ Pride flags on city property would get a gay, progressive Democrat in Congress.
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Human Rights Watch
2 days ago
Our
#WithHumanity
campaign calling on the EU to save lives of people seeking safety or a better life is a finalist at the Anthem Awards! 🤝🙌 You can amplify the call with a vote for
#WithHumanity
for the Community Voice Award before Oct 30! 🗳️
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Euronews
2 days ago
A Paris court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign and setenced him to five years in prison.
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Sarkozy received by Macron before prison term starts on Tuesday
A Paris court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign and setenced him to five years in prison.
https://l.euronews.com/vZLv
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The Independent
2 days ago
HMRC to begin taking money from bank accounts in bid to close £47bn tax gap
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HMRC to begin taking money from bank accounts in bid to close £47bn tax gap
HMRC to begin taking money from bank accounts in bid to close £47bn tax gap
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hmrc-direct-debt-bank-deductions-tax-recovery-b2848291.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760992643
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Reuters
2 days ago
W.R. Berkley third-quarter profit rises on investment gains, steady underwriting
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W.R. Berkley third-quarter profit rises on investment gains, steady underwriting
Commercial insurer W. R. Berkley reported a rise in third-quarter profit on Monday, boosted by robust investment gains and steady underwriting performance.
https://reut.rs/3WAjpKR
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The Times & Sunday Times
2 days ago
Finished shortly before her death, Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl traces her abuse by Epstein and Maxwell, and alleged encounters with Prince Andrew
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‘I was Epstein’s perfect victim’: the life of Virginia Giuffre in her own words
Finished shortly before her death, Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl traces her abuse by Epstein and Maxwell, and alleged encounters with Prince Andrew
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/virginia-giuffre-book-memoir-nobodys-girl-mw2f3cmr8?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760993597-1
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Daily Maverick
2 days ago
After 23 years, Dis-Chem has retired its benefits card and launched Better Rewards. This is a loyalty reboot promising instant discounts, healthcare integration and a billion rands back in consumers’ pockets. CEO Rui Morais told Daily Maverick how it all came together.
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Inside Dis-Chem’s prescription for better rewards
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-20-inside-dis-chems-prescription-for-better-rewards/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760992227
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Newsweek
2 days ago
Ingrassia's reported texts come just after a number of Young Republicans were implicated in a scandal over leaked chat messages.
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Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia Said He Has a ‘Nazi Streak’: Report
https://www.newsweek.com/paul-ingrassia-trump-racist-text-messages-nazi-politico-10909695?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760994293
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Big Issue
2 days ago
Marmot places are having tangible results on health and wellbeing. Just ask these people who are busy making it happen
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How projects driven by Marmot principles are transforming Britain
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/how-projects-eight-marmot-principles-transforming-britain/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760987729
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KSL.com
2 days ago
The man convicted of raping a woman in Salt Lake County in 2008 and then faking his death and fleeing to another country, where he tried to assume a new identity, was sentenced on Monday to prison.
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Nicholas Rossi sentenced to prison
The man who faked his own death and assumed a new identity in Scotland to avoid prosecution in the United States was sentenced to the Utah State Prison on Monday, while still maintaining his innocence.
https://ow.ly/3hYF50Xffls
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The Intercept
2 days ago
"[Palestinians] had no role to play in this 20-point plan at all. The Israelis got it, edited it, made it closer to what they wanted. The Palestinians never saw it at all." Listen on Apple:
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Spotify:
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Everywhere else:
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Trump’s Plan For Gaza Never Guaranteed Peace #politics #trump
YouTube video by The Intercept
https://youtube.com/shorts/rTVC_Z_ZL-Q?feature=share
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Aftermath
2 days ago
Criterion's mobile closet wasn't about the van--it was about the IRL friendships we made along the (five hour) way:
aftermath.site/criterion-mobi...
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Arizona Mirror
2 days ago
“Principles like academic freedom, merit-based research funding, and institutional independence are foundational and must be preserved.” story via
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UA declines to sign Trump compact, submitting its own statement instead | Arizona Mirror
The University of Arizona and President Suresh Garimella stopped short of signing the Trump administration’s proposed compact Monday
https://azmirror.com/briefs/ua-declines-to-sign-trump-compact-submitting-its-own-statement-instead/
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The New York Times
2 days ago
A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan, near Takahama, on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Map: 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
https://nyti.ms/49e29Cp
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Raw Story
2 days ago
A political expert flagged what she called a "dumb move" by the Justice Department in its prosecution against former FBI Director James Comey, who has submitted a filing alleging that the case against him is vindictive or selective prosecution.
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'Dumb move': Expert highlights major slip-up by Comey prosecutor
A political expert flagged what she called a "dumb move" by the Justice Department in its prosecution against former FBI Director James Comey, who has submitted a filing alleging that the case against him is vindictive or selective prosecution.Among the documents in the Monday filing were 60 pages o...
https://bit.ly/3WcuSzZ
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