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I’ve relocated! Very happy to be joining the NYT in London. My new email is leo.sands (at) nytimes.com.
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Heba is a remarkable journalist and a very special person. Diligent, multilingual, and deeply sourced. Any newsroom covering the Middle East would be extremely lucky to hire her.
Donald Trump said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will be secretary of state.
Here’s where Rubio stands on the Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine wars, NATO and China
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Why do voters in some states have more sway? How powerful is the president? In a first-of-its-kind @washingtonpost series on the U.S. election geared to the world watching from afar - we supply the answers. (Ty @yvonnewingett for chatting to me from AZ!)
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Starbucks is giving its incoming chief executive access to a company-owned jet to commute roughly 1,000 miles to its headquarters in Seattle ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/business/…
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“As the world faces unprecedented heat waves, droughts, floods, and other dire consequences of an accelerating climate crisis, it is unjustifiable for companies to offer company aircraft as employee perks,” commented @Greenpeace climate activist @realjaywalking
How false claims about a mass stabbing led to a riot in the U.K.⬇️ washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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🚨🚨Great journalism job klaxon: Apply to join the best team! (Maybe I’m biased)🚨🚨
We’re hiring a breaking news reporter at the @washingtonpost London Hub! Our team covers some of the most urgent and interesting stories in the world. Apply here: washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…
The far right surged, centrists stumbled, and the Greens took a pounding. 5️⃣🔝 takeaways from the European elections, including what they mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine: washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Three key parts of Hope Hicks’s testimony, from the Trump trial transcript wapo.st/44Cq6z1
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Q: What has 12 faces but 0 confirmed theories of its intended purpose? A: The dodecahdron.
Thank you @DodecahedraGirl and @ndhags for guiding me through the as-of-yet unsolved mystery surrounding this Roman relic! wapo.st/3QpdxRG
"A spokeswoman for Donghua Jinlong said it is perplexed by its fame in the United States, which was never part of its marketing strategy."
A dive into the world of premium quality industrial grade glycerine, which is having its moment in the spotlight:
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Online pastor Eli Regalado was charged with civil fraud for selling a cryptocurrency that regulators described as “practically worthless.”
His explanation? God told him to do it — although it’s possible he “misheard.”
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Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as House Speaker after a small group of Republicans rebelled against him. It was the first time in history that the chamber voted to remove its leader.
These are the eight Republicans who voted to dismiss him.
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Sad that my headline suggestion “Eats shoots and…leaves” was rejected as too niche a reference for this one washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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He’s basic, a self described “old soul,” and works as a consultant somewhere downtown. I adored @travismandrews profile of the 25 year-old everyman Tony P for @PostStyle washingtonpost.com/style/of-…
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The Roman Empire crumbled more than one-and-a half millennia ago. Why does it still cross the minds of so many men so often?
I spoke to Roman legionnaire re-enactor @GaiusFlaviusG and historians @cornwell_hannah @lewismarkwebb for an answer washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
@GaiusFlaviusG Hi Gaius, can you follow me back so I can DM you about an interview request? For a piece I'm working on for The Washington Post. Thanks!
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🚨 Great job alert 🚨
The @washingtonpost is seeking a talented, agile, collegial breaking-news editor in our Seoul Hub. This editor will regularly take a turn as the designated point person for global coverage decisions. Apply: washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…
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