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Jonathan Cohen
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I was greatly influenced by one of my teachers. She had a zeal not so much for perfection as for steady betterment-she demanded not excellence so much as integrity.
Edward R. Murrow
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We need more moral outrage about Epstein’s and Trump’s crimes
I had intended to write a column tonight about the pending release of the Epstein grand jury materials from Florida, where he was investigated, but not federally indicted, for crimes including solicit...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
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December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Peace, War, Gerrymanders, and a Ballroom Fit for Caligula
The U.S. is hauled before a human-rights tribunal while Trump expands his power, his palace, and his delusions, now with FIFA glitter.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Trump has granted clemency to more than 1,800 people – and some have been arrested again
President did not follow the usual review process, experts say, making it more likely they would commit other crimes
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December 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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New York Times sues Pentagon over Trump team’s limits on press reporting
The paper says new rules limiting questions, movement and sourcing violate press freedoms and chill independent reporting
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December 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shaky
Pentagon’s Law of War manual clearly prohibits attack, but justification for whole campaign also faces tough questions
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December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific
Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglers
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December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live
Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primaries
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Capitol bombing suspect arrested today has not been pardoned by Trump…yet!
The far reaches of the wingnut-o-sphere have spent the late afternoon and early evening attempting to tie a 30-year-old man who lived with his mother in a four-bedroom Colonial in the suburbs of Washi...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific
Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglers
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December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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A Face for the Crime, No Spine for the Truth
The Jan. 5 pipe bomb arrest shatters conspiracy theories, and exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of the Trump pardon machine.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The Math of Murder
How Trump’s Caribbean kill doctrine masks the real forces killing Americans, and the living world
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December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Live updates: Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no ‘kill all’ order in attack that killed drug boat survivors
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack, told lawmakers there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegset...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown | CNN Business share.google/61LA455DKI4Z...
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown | CNN Business
The lawsuit, set to be filed in federal court in Washington, DC, names the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chief Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, as defendants.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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The ‘Fog of War’ Is No Excuse
Mistakes are one thing; failures of moral judgment are another.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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What to know about Somalia as Trump wants Somalis in the US to leave
U.S. President Donald Trump has called Somali immigrants living in the United States “garbage” and wants them to leave.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Secretary of War Crimes and the Ministry of Poisoned Air
Hegseth’s kill orders, Trump’s anti-climate crusade, billionaire baby bonds, and the CDC’s anti-vax makeover, your daily tour through America’s authoritarian renovation project.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Hegseth forced out US admiral who had legal concerns over drug boat strikes: report
The departure of Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, has stunned lawmakers and military experts
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December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Admiral saw alleged drug boat strike survivors as legitimate targets, defense official says
Adm. Frank M. Bradley saw the two survivors of the first strike on an alleged drug boat as legitimate military targets based on the rules for the operation, a defense official said.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Founder of Oak View Group, which runs Tanger Center & coliseum, pardoned by Pres. Trump
Founder of Oak View Group, which runs Tanger Center & coliseum, pardoned by Pres. Trump
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — President Donald Trump pardoned a man whose company runs two major event centers in Greensboro. Per the Associated Press, Trump pardoned Timothy J. Leiweke on Wednesday. L…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Suspect arrested in January 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case
The bombs were planted outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Trump treats cabinet to stream of vitriol and untruths – but only when he’s awake
A three-hour cabinet meeting was filled with xenophobia, false claims and an apparent nap
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December 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Pentagon report concludes Hegseth put troops in danger with Signal chat
Report says defense secretary violated policies in sharing secret information in March on planned airstrike in Yemen
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December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Pentagon reportedly knew strike on alleged drug boat left survivors - live
It is still unclear who ordered the strikes and whether US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth was involved, source tells Associated Press
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December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM