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DICTATORS, DISSIDENTS AND DANGEROUS PLACES
The Odd Link Between Hunter Dossier and Hong Kong Protests
UNCONVENTIONAL OPERATION
WILFRED CHAN
Fearsome Yakuza Really Miss Halloween This Year
SNIFFLE
JAKE ADELSTEIN
France Rattled By Gruesome Terror Attack & COVID Lockdown
MALAISE
ERIN ZALESKI
The Nagorno-Karabakh Gravedigger Who Fears Burying His Son
THE COST OF WAR
Under the assault of Azerbaijani artillery, Martin Ghulyan digs graves for Armenian soldiers. Every day, he hopes that his son on the frontlines will not end up in one of them.
EMIL FILTENBORG,
STEFAN WEICHERT
Published Oct. 30, 2020
CNN Journo Hires Prince William Lawyer to Fight Affair Rumor
EXCLUSIVE
CALLING IN THE BIG GUNS
Michelle Kosinski has hired lawyers who represent the British royal family to combat reports she had an affair with the former U.K ambassador to the U.S.
LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Tsunami Warning in Turkey After 7.0 Quake Levels Towers
TERRIFYING SCENES
Videos show multistory residential buildings collapsing in a city of 4 million people, water rushing through streets, and an ominous retreat on the coast.
RACHEL OLDING
Published Oct. 30, 2020
Europe Is Locking Down Everything to Keep Schools Open
FOR THE KIDS
If Europeans learned anything from the first COVID-19 lockdown, it’s that kids just can’t learn from home.
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Jeremy Corbyn Booted Out of Britain’s Labour Party
END OF AN ERA
Labour leader Keir Starmer has suspended his predecessor over the party’s handling of anti-Semitism just six months after he stepped down.
NICO HINES,
JAMIE ROSS
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Woman Beheaded in French Knife Attack at Basilica, 3 Dead
NOT AGAIN
Macron declares state of emergency after slashings shake France. The city of Nice’s mayor said the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar” several times, even as police dragged him away.
JAMIE ROSS,
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Armenia Fears Putin Isn’t Coming to Help in Nagorno-Karabakh
WAR AND PEACE
Russia has pledged to defend Armenia from attack—but it is strategically sitting out the war over the breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
ANNA NEMTSOVA
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Feds Bust Terrifying Chinese Op That Stalked Exiles in U.S.
‘HUNTERS BECAME THE HUNTED’
The operation included a three-year campaign to “threaten, harass, and surveil” one U.S. man with the goal of pressuring him to return to China.
ADAM RAWNSLEY,
PILAR MELENDEZ
Published Oct. 28, 2020
China’s Real Invasion of Taiwan Has Already Started
SOFT POWER
China’s United Front has worked behind the scenes for decades to convince Taiwan’s elite that their country should welcome a takeover by Beijing.
BRENDON HONG
Published Oct. 28, 2020
Italy Burns as Protesters Riot Against Second COVID Lockdown
VIRAL REACTION
From Milan and Turin to Rome and Sicily, Italians took to the streets, defying orders and even attacking police over new restrictions as case numbers hit a second peak.
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU
Published Oct. 27, 2020
France Could Soon Top 100,000 New Infections *a Day*
OUT OF CONTROL
With one-fifth of the population of the U.S., the French have set new coronavirus records four days in a row as all of Europe struggles to contain the pandemic’s second wave.
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU
Published Oct. 26, 2020
Attack Drones Dominate Armenian Tanks in War From the Future
DYSTOPIAN
Azerbaijan’s Turkish and Israeli drones are wiping out tanks, artillery, and soldiers as the Armenians lose ground in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
EMIL FILTENBORG,
STEFAN WEICHERT
Published Oct. 26, 2020
Samsung Boss Dies as Ex-Con Son Tries to Seize Control
SUCCESSION
Korea’s richest man died on Sunday leaving his son—who already spent a year in prison—battling a new trial as he tries to take full control of the global tech giant.
DONALD KIRK
Published Oct. 25, 2020
‘Urban Warfare’ as Europe’s Second Wave Spins Out of Control
TOTAL SH*TSHOW
There’s rioting in Italy, millions of businesses shuttered, 6 p.m. curfews, two-thirds of French people are locked down—and new COVID-19 infections continue to surge across Europe.
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU
Published Oct. 24, 2020
Vatican Previously Censored Pope’s Gay-Friendly Comments
STEP-BY-STEP
Pope Francis’ comments about gay civil unions came to light this week after the Vatican cut them from a 2019 interview with a Mexican TV station.
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU
Published Oct. 23, 2020
Russia Desperately Trying to Keep Hunter Biden Story Alive
‘OUR CANDIDATE STILL HAS A CHANCE’
With Trump behind in the polls, Russian state media is throwing caution to the wind and making increasingly blatant attempts to interfere in the U.S. election.
JULIA DAVIS
Published Oct. 22, 2020
Inside Putin’s Mysterious Purge of a Top FSB Official
SPY GAMES
The ousted general oversaw a department in the security agency that has been linked to Alexei Navalny’s poisoning.
ANNA NEMTSOVA
Published Oct. 23, 2020
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Philly’s Already on Edge. Election Day Could Be Total Chaos.
‘IN FOR A WILD RIDE’
SARA SHERIDAN,
WILLIAM BREDDERMAN
The Absurd Drama Behind a Chart-Topping Band Going Full MAGA
LOSING HIS EDGE
KELLY WEILL
Texas’ Grim Reaper Wants to Stop Judge From Saving Lives
SHOWDOWN
Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to lay down the law in virus-ravaged El Paso—no matter the cost.
MICHAEL DALY
Published Oct. 30, 2020
Wash. Sheriff’s Deputies Fatally Shoot 21-Year-Old Black Man
GRIEVING
Kevin Peterson, Jr. was on the phone with his girlfriend as he died.
BLAKE MONTGOMERY
Published Oct. 30, 2020
Hurricane Knocks Out the South, Causing Pre-Election Panic
POLLING SITES DOWN
Millions of buildings are without power, including early voting sites, prompting a mad scramble before Election Day.
PILAR MELENDEZ
Published Oct. 30, 2020
Kristi Noem Stumps for Trump While This Boy Mourns Stepdad
OPINION
‘MORE SCIENCE. LESS KRISTI’
There was no ICU bed for Doug Raysby when he went to the hospital with COVID-19. But South Dakota’s anti-mask governor somehow thinks she’s setting an example for the nation.
MICHAEL DALY
Published Oct. 30, 2020
Epstein Recruiter Accused of S&M Trysts: I’m a Victim, Too
TANGLED WEB
Rina Oh admits she brought girls to Jeffrey Epstein, but says he preyed on her, too. His other victims are now furious with her.
KATE BRIQUELET
Published Oct. 30, 2020
Leaks Reveal Boogaloo Chats About Killing Random Civilians
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
From anonymous claims of military atrocities to a school security guard who tried to become a cop, the so-called movement is more pro-law enforcement than you think.
KELLY WEILL
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Cop Who Killed IL Teen Allegedly Pistol-Whipped Unarmed Man
EXCLUSIVE
IDENTIFIED
The cop who fatally shot 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette has been identified in court documents as Dante Salinas—and he was involved in a brutal incident just a year prior.
PILAR MELENDEZ,
RAVEN GEARY
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Neo-Nazis Targeted Podcaster, Terrorized Random Family: Cops
ANOTHER ONE
The arrests came just weeks after a sprawling operation took down a massive alleged plot by Boogaloos against the state governor.
KELLY WEILL,
SPENCER ACKERMAN
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Falwell Sues Liberty U Over GOP Operatives’ ‘Smear Campaign’
‘REPAIR THE DAMAGE’
The evangelical leader, who resigned as the school’s president in August, claims in a new lawsuit he was the victim of political retribution.
PILAR MELENDEZ
Published Oct. 29, 2020
‘Superspreader’ Wedding Sparks Fury on Martha’s Vineyard
NO ESCAPE
The event was said to follow size restrictions, and still went horribly wrong. The worst part: It appeared to sicken more workers than attendees.
OLIVIA MESSER
Published Oct. 28, 2020
Were D.C. Cops Chasing Black Moped Driver Before His Death?
‘WHAT THE F*CK HAPPENED TO MY SON’
Karon Hylton-Brown’s mom insists his death was caused by a pursuit despite D.C. police being banned from chasing vehicles for traffic violations.
PILAR MELENDEZ
Published Oct. 28, 2020
Fake Spy Who Hoodwinked Gov’t Officials Gets 7 Years
NEW IDENTITY: INMATE
Garrison Courtney could have faced up to 20 years for his breathtaking swindle.
JUSTIN ROHRLICH
Published Oct. 28, 2020
Feds Bust Terrifying Chinese Op That Stalked Exiles in U.S.
‘HUNTERS BECAME THE HUNTED’
The operation included a three-year campaign to “threaten, harass, and surveil” one U.S. man with the goal of pressuring him to return to China.
ADAM RAWNSLEY,
PILAR MELENDEZ
Published Oct. 28, 2020
The Scariest Thing Happening in South Dakota This Halloween
CALAMITY
They’ve canceled the coffin races for the Deadweird gathering, but that’s the only concession to the pandemic.
MICHAEL DALY
Published Oct. 28, 2020
‘It’s Not Looting. It’s a Rebellion’: Protests Rock Philly
ENCORE
After a 27-year-old Black man was gunned down and rage boiled over, the city came back for more.
SARA SHERIDAN
Published Oct. 27, 2020
NXIVM Leader Gets 120 Years After Accusers Confront Him
‘SCARS ON MY BODY’
More than a dozen former NXIVM members spoke out against the group’s founder at his Tuesday sentencing.
PILAR MELENDEZ
Published Oct. 27, 2020
U.S. Embassy Staffer Drugged & Molested Women on Video: Feds
‘EXPERIENCED SEXUAL PREDATOR’
Investigators found hundreds of photos and videos of unconscious women on Brian Jeffrey Raymond’s devices.
JUSTIN ROHRLICH
Published Oct. 27, 2020
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