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David Rider

@dmrider

Aging journo with the calves of a 15-year-old and a love of the absurd. Also, Toronto Star city hall bureau chief. Please email tips to drider(at)thestar.ca

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'Such a big personality': Danforth shooting victim remembered as loving father with passion for music thestar.com/news/gta/such-… via @torontostar

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MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been located, associates say, 3 weeks after losing contact.

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Massive shoutout to Ben Cohen and Joshua Chong for working long hours and days covering dozens & dozens of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests, sit-ins, demonstrations and press conferences. Their takeaways are worth a read ⬇️

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In this somber moment, it's hard to wish those celebrating “Merry Christmas”, with ongoing loss, grief & destruction

Our teams are doing the impossible to help people in need. We mourn the loss of more UNRWA colleagues killed in , now 142, the majority with their families

In this somber moment, it's hard to wish those celebrating “Merry Christmas”, with ongoing loss, grief & destruction Our teams are doing the impossible to help people in need. We mourn the loss of more @UNRWA colleagues killed in #Gaza, now 142, the majority with their families
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Hamed Aleaziz(@Haleaziz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We uncovered a federal effort that disproportionately prosecuted migrants from Muslim countries at the border.

The migrants, like Afghan journalists/activists, were jailed for months.

DOJ stopped after our inquiry.

“Why is it just us in detention?”

latimes.com/world-nation/s…

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Over the past 11 weeks, Ben Cohen and I have covered more than 40 events in Toronto since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. What we've seen is heartbreaking, hopeful — and complicated.

Here's our weekend feature for the Toronto Star: thestar.com/news/gta/weve-…

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“The Associated Press has agreed, like other organizations, to abide by the rules of the censor, which is a condition for receiving permission to operate as a media organization in Israel…Reporters are expected to censor themselves and not report any of the forbidden material.”

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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny remains missing, with no information on his whereabouts or condition for 18 days.

He has a long history of being jailed and fined by Russian authorities: themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/21/tim…

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The deadline to apply for the Agnes Macphail award is on January 12.

This annual award is presented to an East York resident championing causes in several categories that were close to Agnes' heart.

toronto.ca/agnes-macphail…

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's 2024 budget, Mayor Bonnie Crombie's last, has officially passed and will mean an over 7% property tax increase.
mississauga.com/news/modest-mi…

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Uber and Lyft drivers have shut down their apps at Atlanta’s airport during one of the busiest holiday travel periods, stating they're fed up with unfair wages from the companies they work for fox5atlanta.com/news/rideshare…

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Taiwan reports Chinese warplanes and warships around the island, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait. nbcnews.com/news/world/tai…

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Twitter, now called X, violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that it had promised its employees before and after Elon Musk purchased the company, a federal judge rules. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

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Older adults don't understand how easy they had it with housing prices. Young people are entitled and need to work harder.

In this U of T classroom, Gen Z and seniors joined to learn about aging. Then, something magical happened. trib.al/YzDPOIH

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