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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara creates the Vietnam Study Task Force at the Pentagon to create a study of the Vietnam War, which, by the way, was raging on the time with no end in sight. This study was to remain classified but...
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Israeli spyware used by Saudi murderers, regimes worldwide
The Washington Post reports that an Israeli company sold “military-grade spyware” that can easily bypass a smartphone’s passwords and access all data on that phone.
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Breaking: Pentagon to conduct random polygraph testing to prevent leaks: report
New ReviewThe Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements and random polygraph testing for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, according to two people familiar with the proposal and documents obtained...
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Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say
New ReviewThe Justice Department is preparing to ask a grand jury as soon as Thursday to indict former FBI Director James Comey on allegations that he lied to Congress. (Scripps News)
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Saudi denies being behind hacking of Jeff Bezos's phone
The Saudi embassy in Washington, DC has dismissed a media report suggesting the kingdom was behind the hacking of the mobile phone of the Washington Post owner and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos.
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Saudi prince may be involved in Bezos phone hacking: UN
UN experts demand immediate investigation by US and others after The Washington Post owner's iPhone allegedly breached.
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China: Covering the Coronavirus Contagion | The Listening Post (Full)
How the coronavirus outbreak in China became a messaging nightmare. Plus, Hong Kong's kidnapped bookseller.
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Need 2 Know: National Emergency, Katy Perry Engaged
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, Feb, 15, 2019.
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Need 2 Know: Major Winter Storm, Ariana Beats the Beatles
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.
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Need 2 Know: Trump & Russia Probe, Winter Weather
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.
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Is a peaceful transfer of power in US at risk? | Inside Story
Donald Trump supporters storm U.S. congress to disrupt certification of Joe Biden's presidential win.
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'House of Cards' Boris McGiver Says the Netflix Hit's Parallels to Real Life Are No Accident
Boris McGiver didn't need to research his journalist character on "House of Cards" ー he simply had to read the scripts. "The writing was and remains so good," McGiver said Monday of the show, which was the first of Netflix's ($NFLX)...
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Saudi Human Rights Abuses Come Into Focus for U.S. Business Leaders
Sarah Leah Whitson of Human Rights Watch said that the alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi is finally opening up the eyes of the world to the "grotesque" human rights abuses from the Saudi kingdom.
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WaPo Journalist Disappearance Could Sever Business Ties For Saudi Arabia
Prominent business leaders have announced that they will not attend a high-profile conference in Saudi Arabia due to the current controversy surrounding the disappearance of a Washington Post journalist. Dan Primack, business editor at...
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Mnuchin Drops Out of Saudi Conference
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a tweet that he is no longer going to the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia, known as "Davos in the Desert," following the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the...
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Entrepreneurs Like Arianna Huffington Are Threading a Needle on Saudi Investments
Arianna Huffington, the CEO of Thrive, is one of many business execs to pull out of the "Davos in the Desert" business summit in Saudi Arabia after the controversy surrounding a missing and presumed-dead Washington Post journalist....
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UN Ambassador Nikki Haley to Resign
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has submitted her resignation to President Trump, Axios reported Tuesday. Trump tweeted that he would make a "big announcement" with Haley, the former South Carolina governor who has long been considered a...
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UN Ambassador Nikki Haley to Resign- Report
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has submitted her resignation to President Trump, Axios reported Tuesday. Trump tweeted that he would make a "big announcement" with Haley, the former South Carolina governor who has long been considered a...
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Marc Benioff, Salesforce Founder, Buys Time Magazine
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, are buying Time magazine for $190 million in cash from Meredith Corp. Benioff is the latest in a trend of tech billionaires opening their wallets for venerated media brands, following...
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Video Series Follows Women Grappling with Decision to Freeze Eggs
Washington Post journalist Nicole Ellis has a new documentary series that follows millennial women, including herself, who are weighing whether or not to freeze their eggs. It's an emotional and expensive discussion that should be had...
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Serena Williams Victim of 'Double Standard' at U.S. Open Final
Serena Williams's altercation with a chair umpire during the U.S. Open final was just the latest example of women being treated differently than their male counterparts in the sport. But whether things change by the Australian Open in...
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Power, politics and the pandemic: The Sino-American media divide | The Listening Post (Full)
We examine the role of Chinese and American media industries in the contest of COVID-19 narratives.
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Raw Politics: Back to work, Brexit, German crime and is it literally 'Time for a Change'?
Europe's politicians are back to work in Brussels this Monday with a familiar topic still set to hog the agenda. The B-word. Yes, Brexit. Find the latest opinions put out by the main protagonists in this ongoing saga. Also making the...
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How Charlie Rose Got Away With Harassment for Decades
A recent investigation by the Washington Post found an additional 27 women who say the former CBS anchor sexually harassed them. And when they raised concerns with managers, their complaints weren't escalated, says Amy Brittain, the...