A year ago today, Evan was thrown into a Russian jail.

Putin had taken our colleague hostage, but as a newsroom we made a determination: to investigate the opaque structures and individuals responsible, who now hold his fate in their hands.

This is some of what we found:

As Gloria Steinem celebrates her 90th, a vignette that I write about in 'Chasing Hope.' When we were finally allowed to use 'Ms' in the @NYTimes in 1986, Gloria came to the newsroom with flowers--and the staff gave her a standing ovation. Her pressure had made us a better paper.

Such a beautiful story by ⁦Debra Kamin⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Ben Kesling Dion Nissenbaum He -- and his family -- sacrificed so much for Dow Jones. His daughter suffered very deep lacerations in her leg and arm and abdomen that had to have sutures because of his assignment. He was wrongly jailed like Evan. He is owed a debt of gratitude. npr.org/2020/08/05/899…

Important information about alleged massacres of civilians in Burkina by security forces from the great Corinne Dufka

1. Homebuyers had no seat at the table as a recent settlement was hammered out, changing the way real estate commissions are paid. Ronda Kaysen and I took a look at the underside of the deal - how it may harm first time buyers:

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Home buyers did not have a seat at the table when lawyers for home sellers hammered out a deal with the real estate industry about who pays commissions and how. Buyers who may get the short end of the stick in this deal. My The New York Times story with Rukmini Callimachi nytimes.com/2024/03/25/rea…

With a landmark legal settlement poised to upend the norm that has dictated who pays real estate agents and how much, economists, agents and lenders worry that the burden could now be on first-time home buyers via The New York Times' Ronda Kaysen & Rukmini Callimachi buff.ly/3TRyGFl

1. Tomorrow is the deadline for Donald Trump to pay a nearly half-a-billion dollar penalty. The New York attorney general has threatened to seize his properties if he doesn't pay up - but can she? Follow along:

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