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Joined April 2013
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A spokeswoman for The Times of London: “The Times has apologised to Bill de Blasio and removed the article immediately after discovering that our reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor."
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The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the public who was killed, or on what evidence And it’s probably going to stay that way, admin officials say @DavidLawler10 & I axios.com/2025/10/21/trump-v…
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Exclusive: Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and special envoy Steve Witkoff give a behind-the-scenes look at the tense moments leading up to the ceasefire and hostage deal after an Israeli bombing threatened to derail the agreement. “[Trump] felt like the Israelis were getting a little bit out of control,” says Kushner. “It was time to be very strong and stop them from doing things that he felt were not in their long-term interests.” Watch the interview, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
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שאלתי את נשיא אוקראינה זלנסקי בראיון שקיימתי איתו בשבוע שעבר למי הוא רוצה לומר סליחה ביום כיפור. צפו בתשובה שלו:
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📺הראיון שקיימתי עם נשיא אוקראינה זלנסקי היה רגע מקצועי משמעותי עבורי, לכן כל כך חשוב לי שתקדישו את הזמן לצפות בגרסה המלאה שלו. 43 הדקות האלה מחדשות, מרגשות ומלאות בכותרות מעניינות מפיו של מי שלדעתי הוא המנהיג היהודי החשוב ביותר בעת הזו. אם אהבתם, אשמח שתשתפו
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🚨Exclusive: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky tells me in an interview for The @axios Show that he's "ready" to leave office once the war ends and commits to hold elections if a ceasefire takes place. The full interview will be published Friday axios.com/2025/09/25/zelensk…
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🇺🇦 NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells @BarakRavid on The Axios Show that he's "ready" to leave office once the war ends and would hold elections during a ceasefire: "My goal is to finish the war."
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NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/business/…
Trump says US solved the conflict between “Abberbaijan and Albania”
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🚨SCOOP: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Trump last Tuesday morning and informed him that Israel planned to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar before the strike took place, three Israeli officials say. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/09/15/trump-n…
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R): "Social media is a cancer. And I would urge people to log off, turn off, and touch grass."
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Our NBC News Decision Desk poll asked Gen Z adults (18-29 years old) what they consider important to a successful life. The combination of gender and politics produced two very different sets of priorities:
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US Justice Department posts a statement that's a screenshot from a 30% battery iPhone in airplane mode that begins with: "I met a woman named Skylar on Hinge"
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On way 1st day teaching journalism course on covering immigration, met by ICE in Mt.Pleasant at Lamont - agents appear to take father driving young daughter, likely to school. Agents shoving bystanders, daughter sobs it’s her fault-she’d seen car parked for 2hrs. Trump’s America
Hot mic as press ushered out: Stubb, to Trump: "You deal with this every day?" Meloni: “But he loves it, he loves it... I never want to talk with [the media]." Trump, indicating Stubb: “He’s a very good golfer you know.” Meloni: “I know, I know. But he says you always win.”
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