After 12 Years, Arrest Made in Abduction of Former Times Journalist David Rohde
Date: 28 October 2020
By Benjamin Weiser
Benjamin Weiser
A former Taliban commander was arrested in the November 2008 kidnapping of Mr. Rohde and two others in Afghanistan. He was brought to the United States to face charges.
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Miles Taylor, a Former Homeland Security Official, Reveals He Was ‘Anonymous’
Date: 28 October 2020
By Michael D. Shear
Michael
Mr. Taylor, whose criticisms of President Trump in a New York Times Op-Ed article and subsequent book roiled Washington and infuriated Mr. Trump, resigned from the administration last year and endorsed Joe Biden this summer.
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Salt Lake City to Lose Its Two Daily Print Newspapers
Date: 27 October 2020
By Jenny Gross and Bryan Pietsch
Jenny Gross
The nearly 150-year-old Salt Lake Tribune and The Deseret News, founded in 1850, said this week that they would continue publishing online and move to weekly printed editions at the end of the year.
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Evidence of anti-conservative bias by platforms remains anecdotal.
Date: 28 October 2020
By David McCabe
David McCabe
Conservatives have said for years that online social media platforms censor their views. But their evidence is largely anecdotal, and conservative accounts frequently perform extremely well online.
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Tech chiefs plan a vigorous defense of speech on their sites.
Date: 28 October 2020
By Mike Isaac, Kate Conger and Daisuke Wakabayashi
Mike Isaac
In their prepared remarks, the leaders of Facebook, Twitter and Google detailed why they supported Section 230.
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The Media’s Hunter Biden Conundrum
Date: 27 October 2020
By Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat
It should be possible to cover revelations about the Biden family that are neither disinformation nor the greatest scandal of our time.
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Morale sags among British health workers, and other news from around the world.
Date: 28 October 2020
By Benjamin Mueller, Monica Mark and Elaine Yu
Benjamin Mueller
As Britain is hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths, the country’s doctors and nurses are bracing for what is expected to be a deluge of new patients over the next six months. But this time, they say, the wave is coming without the same sense of caution among a coronavirus-weary public, nor with a clear government strategy to contain the virus and address rapidly filling intensive care units.
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Trump Appointee Rescinds Rule Shielding Government News Outlets From Federal Tampering
Date: 27 October 2020
By Pranshu Verma
Pranshu Verma
The action comes amid concern that Michael Pack is turning outlets under his purview, including Voice of America, into a pro-Trump public relations arm.
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Biden shows continued strength in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin polls.
Date: 27 October 2020
By Nate Cohn
Nate Cohn
There is not much data yet from polls conducted after the final presidential debate, but what there is shows no real sign of movement. With the clock ticking down, that is good news for Joseph R. Biden Jr. and unwelcome news for President Trump.
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Watch Full Video: Tech C.E.O.s Testify Before the Senate
Date: 28 October 2020
By Reuters
Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified to senators on the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
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