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The Welch News is just one of the thousands of U.S. newspapers to shutter since 2005, a crisis its owner called “terrifying for democracy” & one disproportionately impacting rural Americans. “Like, can any of y’all hear us out here screaming?” My latest:apnews.com/article/welch-…

Days between district court ruling against Nixon and Supreme Court arguments hearing appeal: 49 Days between district court ruling against Trump and Supreme Court arguments hearing appeal: 143

A sad day…RIP David. nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/…

I am so sad to learn that Robin MacNeil has passed away. He was my first boss in journalism and it was an honor to work for him. Each night, he showed the nation what fairness and balance and genuine inquisitiveness looked like. You will be missed Robin. nytimes.com/2024/04/12/bus…

new, w/ Jo Becker: “Scotland Yard Will Review Email Deletions in News Corp Hacking Scandal” nytimes.com/2024/07/31/bus…

The Financial Times uncovered records showing Assad’s regime, while desperately short of foreign currency, flew banknotes weighing nearly 2 tonnes in $100 bills and €500 notes into Moscow’s Vnukovo airport to be deposited at sanctioned Russian banks between 2018-19. on.ft.com/3DdReLh

Worth noting: Putin has Iran to thank for the Shahed technology.

POLITICO: As USAID retreats, China pounces — • In Nepal, Beijing is signaling it's willing to step in to replace the void • In the Cook Islands, warnings that the vacuum will give an opening for China • In Colombia, China is already interested in filling the NGO gap

New: Jeff Bezos announces a change to Washington Post opinion pages in memo to staff: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets ... viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."