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Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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China is browbeating students into silence – even on American campuses
Learners and scholars who criticise the Communist regime can face quick retaliation from fellow students and officials who harass their families back home.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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A long-suppressed FBI report on Saudi Arabia’s ties to the 9/11 plot validates victims’ families
Saudi religious officials stationed in the US had more significant connections to two of the hijackers than previously known.
Tim Golden, ProPublica & Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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How US’ Centers for Disease Control went from being world’s finest health agency to Trump’s puppet
How could an agency that eradicated smallpox globally and wiped out polio in the United States have fallen so far?
James Bandler, ProPublica, Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica & Kirsten Berg, ProPublica
Trending
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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Journalist Nidhi Razdan quits NDTV
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Budget 2023: Why FM Nirmala Sitharaman is incentivising a shift to the new tax regime
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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After Trump cut ties with WHO, senior officials leapt into damage-control mode
Officials at five federal agencies explain the far-reaching consequences of the decision.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, James Bandler, ProPublica & Patricia Callahan, ProPublica
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Despite Trump’s harder line on Pakistan, justice for Mumbai attacks has not been priority
Although the administration’s policy shift has raised hopes, a Pakistani intelligence officer and others indicted in the killings of 166 people remain at large.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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US decided to declare Russia a state sponsor of terror after Salisbury attack, then changed its mind
After an attack on a former spy, the State Department pondered placing that label on Putin’s government.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
Video
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Watch: Bystander, police officer rescue driver moments before crashed car bursts into flames
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Watch: Bengaluru waiter effortlessly carries 16 plates of dosa, serves several customers at once
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Watch: Pakistani TV anchors are stunned by Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul’s lavish wedding gifts
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Watch: McDonald’s first automated outlet is open for business in Texas, US
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Watch: Woman caught on camera shoplifting in a bookstore in Jalandhar, Punjab
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The Havana mystery: Inside the investigation into strange illnesses of US diplomats in Cuba
More than a year after American diplomats began to suffer strange, concussion-like symptoms in Cuba, there are more questions than answers.
Tim Golden, ProPublica & Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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Kremlin connection? Spanish investigations show how Russia uses its mafia to weaken adversaries
Investigations in Spain offer a remarkable view of the way that some of Russia’s most powerful gangsters bosses have operated.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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Truck terror attacks may be a sign of Islamic State weakening, but they’re hard to stop
As ISIS loses territory on the battlefield, US counter-terror officials have been bracing for lone-actor vehicle assaults.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
The Reel
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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Russia has been waging a shadow war in Europe – and it could sway the French elections too
Fears of Russian meddling in a French vote reflect an overt and covert influence campaign.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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Why Europe has been so vulnerable to terror attacks in recent years
The ISIS strikes France and Belgium exposed weaknesses in the approach to borders and information sharing that counterterror officials had warned about.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
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‘Blow Yourself Up, O Lion’: How ISIS uses WhatsApp to spread terror
A trove of communications from ISIS plots and activity in Europe reveals a mix of direct control and improvisation.
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
The Field
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IND vs NZ: India go in with Umran Malik over Yuzvendra Chahal in series decider at Ahmedabad
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Watch: Sachin Tendulkar’s speech as Shafali Verma-led U19 World Cup winning-team is felicitated
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Cricket: Nepal board lifts suspension on Sandeep Lamichhane
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Cricket: Suryakumar Yadav retains top spot in ICC T20I rankings for batters
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Thailand Masters: Kiran George, Ishaan-Tanisha, Ashmita Chaliha, Sai Praneeth reach round of 16