“the rare investigative reporter who was truly a likable soul”

'He saw the work that he did as a duty and didn’t feel he deserved any special praise or attention for having done the work.”

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You got me again The New Yorker

“China’s transformation from a small nuclear power into an exponentially larger one is a historic shift, upending the delicate two-peer balance of the world’s nuclear weapons for the entirety of the atomic age,” writes W.J. Hennigan.

Read: nyti.ms/3Q71mc7

New Investigation: How children are hurt, abused & traumatized at military daycares, and how the services skirt norms, laws and weaponize ignorance to protect itself and keep parents in the dark. with Konstantin Toropin & Rachel Nostrant
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Iran's Mehr news agency cites defence minister as saying all air traffic over Tehran will be suspended due to 'military drills' from midnight local time- Reuters wire

Imagine being 19 years old and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war.

10 years after her killing, Anja Niedringhaus' photos speak for her — I never had the chance to meet Anja, but in conversations with Kathy Gannon I’ve been fortunate to get a glimpse of what a wonderful person and photographer she was. apnews.com/article/photos…

This is a hostage. His name is Austin Tice. He was taken in Syria in 2012. He was doing journalism there. Served in the Marine Corps earlier in his career. Austin is a hostage.

Breaking: In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists, burglars steal $30 million on Easter. Mystery surrounds case. The thieves breached the facility in the San Fernando Valley, hauled away the cash before the crime was discovered Monday am latimes.com/california/sto…

Tonight anti-govt protests surge through Jerusalem for the third day in a row – channeling public anger at the lack of a deal to bring home Israeli hostages, at Netanyahu for steering country into what some describe as an endless war. One demand is consistent: A change is needed.

JUST IN: North Korean TV shows video of the Tuesday morning launch of the Hwasong-16B. It says the missile is a 'new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile.'

Amb. Rahm Emanuel is not amused with the US military industrial complex.

'Me: A pitch for you for your next thing to take on: defense acquisitions
Rahm: Well, you got a bat? because that's what it needs.'

'This is going to get me in trouble...I think our military industrial

Anti-government protesters block roads in Jerusalem on Sunday night. Thousands attended the demonstration with the aim to oust Netanyahu's government, call for elections and demand that Israeli hostages be returned. Skunk water cannon & mounted police were used for crowd control.

Get shot at, blown up and unjustly detained because you do your job well and go where others won’t.

Cover war like a champ because you know your stuff.

Break news regularly because you’re well-sourced.

And then get laid off.

Fair winds and following seas Dion Nissenbaum

What I find amusing about many responses is that Emma Pike tells people that they are not powerless and they can do something to reduce nuclear threats. And (many) people are, like, 'Why does she tell us that we have power? Leave it to 'experts'.'

Quite a moment on Meet the Press this morning.

Great reporting by Charlotte Alter, Brian Bennett , and Phil Elliott, including a dire warning from Obama and more than 30 experts saying if the election were tomorrow, Biden would likely lose:

Ukraine suspects that Russia “purchases satellite imagery [of Ukrainian military objects] through third-party companies” that do business with Western satellite-imagery companies, and that these images “could be used in armed aggression against Ukraine”

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North Korea claim successful 'salvo' test of 600mm super-large MRLS (KN-25)

Last night: Demonstrators watched as a police officer tried to extinguish a bonfire that is blocking a major road in central Tel Aviv. Thousands more gathered in Tel Aviv calling for the return of Israeli hostages, Netanyahu to step down, and for elections to be held in #Israel