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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’ — It's hard to overstate the impact of “60 Minutes” on journalism. It's the most-watched television-news program in America. Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most-storied broadcast journalists …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.
New York Times:
Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel — The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran. — Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns …
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Emma Whitford / Inside Higher Ed:
Auburn Board Takes Full Curricular Control, Dissolves Faculty Senate — The policies mirror the directives laid out in HB 580, which doesn't take effect until October and doesn't apply to the institution. — The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn't New. — President Trump's boasts of securing a commitment from Iranian leaders not to develop a nuclear weapon have puzzled nuclear experts who note that Tehran has made that pledge for more than 50 years.
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Trump doesn't rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police payouts from the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund — In an interview with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Trump also baselessly claimed that Tuesday's elections in California were “rigged.” — President Donald Trump did not rule …
Mark Walker / New York Times:
Kennedy Center Loses Case Against Musician Who Canceled After Trump Renaming — A judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump's name was added to the building. — A judge in Washington on Friday tossed a lawsuit filed …
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Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Businesses Are Fleeing Cuba as Its Economy Collapses — Mastercard and Visa are suspending transactions, hotel operators are pulling out and a major Canadian miner is rethinking its presence — International businesses are abandoning Cuba, delivering another blow …
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list — After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers …
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New York Times:
C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars Said to Have Created Fake Spy Program — A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention. U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself. — A C.I.A. employee who was found recently …
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Tamarra Kemsley / Salt Lake Tribune:
Are Latter-day Saints Christian? The U.S. Defense Department doesn't appear to think so. — For nearly a decade, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been engaged in a top-down rebrand meant partly to solidify its focus and bona fides as a Christian religion.
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Nicholas Slayton / Task & Purpose:
Pentagon cuts 180 faiths from recognized religion list
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Tasnim News Agency:
US Denies Visas to Iran National Football Team Officials Ahead of World Cup — The Iranian football team is scheduled to leave Antalya, Turkey, for Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday and set up its camp in Mexico. — However, Tasnim has learned that individuals such as team manager Mehdi Mohammadnabi …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps if Surveillance Program Expires — Two senior Republicans urged the Trump administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a contentious intelligence-gathering authority. — Two senior Republican senators warned the Trump administration on Saturday …
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
An Uncertain Win for Immigrants Seeking to Stay in U.S. — After a judge's ruling, there was a sense of renewed hope that immigration applications that were put on hold would move forward. But how soon that would happen was unknown. — A day after a federal judge struck …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Trump Looms Over Pivotal Republican Senate Runoff in Georgia — The president has not yet endorsed Representative Mike Collins or Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the race to challenge the Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff. — Derek Dooley campaigned in rural Georgia this month …
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