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Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was convicted Monday on three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark national security case.
Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai
The landmark case exemplifies the way Beijing, through Hong Kong’s national security law, has swept away any last remaining press freedoms and judicial independence in the city.
wapo.st
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was convicted Monday on three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark national security case.
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Tina Peters is beyond the reach of Donald Trump’s pardon powers—but he’s trying to get her out of prison anyway, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez reports.
The Last MAGA Prisoner
Trump desperately wants Tina Peters released but can’t make it happen without help.
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Tina Peters is beyond the reach of Donald Trump’s pardon powers—but he’s trying to get her out of prison anyway, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez reports.
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Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García cannot be re-detained by U.S. immigration authorities, a federal judge ruled, acting on fears raised by his lawyers that officials intended to take him into custody just hours after he was ordered released.
Judge bars ICE from rearresting Kilmar Abrego García at check-in
Abrego García’s lawyers raised fears that he would be taken into custody less than a day after he had been ordered released from an immigrant detention center.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García cannot be re-detained by U.S. immigration authorities, a federal judge ruled, acting on fears raised by his lawyers that officials intended to take him into custody just hours after he was ordered released.
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Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and a prominent 2020 election conspiracist, filed paperwork to run for governor of Minnesota, setting up a long-shot Republican bid against two-term incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (D) in an already crowded race.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell files paperwork for Minnesota gubernatorial bid
Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow CEO and a 2020 election denier, joins a crowded race in his unlikely Republican bid against two-term incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (D).
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and a prominent 2020 election conspiracist, filed paperwork to run for governor of Minnesota, setting up a long-shot Republican bid against two-term incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (D) in an already crowded race.
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Breaking news: President Trump ended a Cabinet meeting with a rant against Somali migrants, blasting Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” and using dehumanizing language to attack a group he has increasingly targeted in recent weeks.
Trump rails against Somali migrants: ‘I don’t want them in our country’
The president blasted Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” in a rant also attacking Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Breaking news: President Trump ended a Cabinet meeting with a rant against Somali migrants, blasting Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” and using dehumanizing language to attack a group he has increasingly targeted in recent weeks.
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of either lying in his public response to news reports that the US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in September or being incompetent. https://cnn.it/4pkk5AA
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Republican Sen. Rand Paul accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of either lying in his public response to news reports that the US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in September or being incompetent. https://cnn.it/4pkk5AA
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The Pentagon’s top general called senior lawmakers to discuss the legality of lethal military strikes around Latin America, as Republican-led panels vowed aggressive oversight following revelations that U.S. forces killed the survivors of a strike.
Lawmakers spoke privately to Trump’s top general after boat strike revelations
The call between Gen. Dan Caine and leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees occurred as both panels opened inquiries into the Sept. 2 attack.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Pentagon’s top general called senior lawmakers to discuss the legality of lethal military strikes around Latin America, as Republican-led panels vowed aggressive oversight following revelations that U.S. forces killed the survivors of a strike.
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Panera Bread fell behind Chipotle and Panda Express, after it began shrinking its sandwiches and skimping on salads.
Now to win customers back, the chain plans to reinvest in the business and undo many of those same cost-cutting measures, it said Tuesday.
Now to win customers back, the chain plans to reinvest in the business and undo many of those same cost-cutting measures, it said Tuesday.
Panera lost diners by cutting portions and staff. It's reversing course to win them back
Panera Bread has unveiled a turnaround strategy to reverse years of traffic declines.
cnb.cx
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Panera Bread fell behind Chipotle and Panda Express, after it began shrinking its sandwiches and skimping on salads.
Now to win customers back, the chain plans to reinvest in the business and undo many of those same cost-cutting measures, it said Tuesday.
Now to win customers back, the chain plans to reinvest in the business and undo many of those same cost-cutting measures, it said Tuesday.
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Trump and Mamdani’s first meeting was expected to be a showdown. Instead, the two men put on a display of good manners. But perhaps all this was not as improbable as it looked and sounded, Michael Powell writes:
Trump and Mamdani’s Strange First Meeting
A “communist” and a “despot” walk into the Oval Office …
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Trump and Mamdani’s first meeting was expected to be a showdown. Instead, the two men put on a display of good manners. But perhaps all this was not as improbable as it looked and sounded, Michael Powell writes:
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Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. “The deeply troubling details now circulating show what Trump wants: to help the Russian president,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues, “and to weaken Ukraine, perhaps fatally.”
Trump’s Devastating Plan for Ukraine
The White House is giving Putin permission to try again.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. “The deeply troubling details now circulating show what Trump wants: to help the Russian president,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues, “and to weaken Ukraine, perhaps fatally.”
A quiet night
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A quiet night
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Donald Trump has taken clear steps to erode our democracy in a slide towards autocracy. The Founders established a democratic republic and warned against such a leader. It is up to us to keep our democracy.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Donald Trump has taken clear steps to erode our democracy in a slide towards autocracy. The Founders established a democratic republic and warned against such a leader. It is up to us to keep our democracy.
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At least 46 people have been killed in the attacks.
Six Dead After U.S. Military Conducts 10th Strike On Suspected Drug Cartels
At least 46 people have been killed in the attacks.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
At least 46 people have been killed in the attacks.
Every song I play is for real people and real stories.
🎶 I play for you — your support plays for me.
— Chuck Woodruff
#CustomSongs #AcousticSoul #IndependentArtist
🎶 I play for you — your support plays for me.
— Chuck Woodruff
#CustomSongs #AcousticSoul #IndependentArtist
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Every song I play is for real people and real stories.
🎶 I play for you — your support plays for me.
— Chuck Woodruff
#CustomSongs #AcousticSoul #IndependentArtist
🎶 I play for you — your support plays for me.
— Chuck Woodruff
#CustomSongs #AcousticSoul #IndependentArtist
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At least 42 people, including seven children, were killed when a passenger bus plunged off a road in a mountainous area of South Africa on Sunday evening, the authorities said.
More Than 40 People Killed in Bus Crash in South Africa
The bus was carrying passengers from Zimbabwe and Malawi who were traveling back to their home countries.
nyti.ms
October 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
At least 42 people, including seven children, were killed when a passenger bus plunged off a road in a mountainous area of South Africa on Sunday evening, the authorities said.
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The Trump administration has frozen billions in research grants to universities it accuses of bias unrelated to the research, jeopardizing the development of new medications that could prove lifesaving or life-changing.
Trump slashed funding for universities that helped create these vital drugs
Medications that prevent HIV, shrink tumors and treat seizures were invented with government funding. At research universities, that money is now canceled or in jeopardy.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Trump administration has frozen billions in research grants to universities it accuses of bias unrelated to the research, jeopardizing the development of new medications that could prove lifesaving or life-changing.
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35-year-old Qian Zhang quit her job as vice president at a Boston-based global firm to relocate to Portugal, after ten years on an H-1B visa that she said left her feeling like a “second-class citizen" in America.
Trump’s visa plan pushes H-1B ‘refugees’ to move elsewhere: 'it made me feel like a second-class citizen'
Qian Zhang, 35, quit her job as vice president at a Boston-based global firm to relocate to Lisbon, after ten years on an H-1B visa that, she said, left her feeling like a “second-class citizen" in America.
cnb.cx
October 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
35-year-old Qian Zhang quit her job as vice president at a Boston-based global firm to relocate to Portugal, after ten years on an H-1B visa that she said left her feeling like a “second-class citizen" in America.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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