Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020
Date: 22 December 2020
By Oscar Lopez
Oscar Lopez
At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain as a direct result of their work.
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Kansas City Star Apologizes for Racism in Decades of Reporting
Date: 21 December 2020
By John Eligon and Jenny Gross
John Eligon
The newspaper said it had “disenfranchised, ignored and scorned” generations of Black people. The apology comes after one in September by The Los Angeles Times.
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Ex-Bloomberg Reporter Who Covered Martin Shkreli Reveals Relationship With Him
Date: 21 December 2020
By Katie Robertson
Katie Robertson
Christie Smythe helped break the story of Mr. Shkreli’s arrest in 2015. Then she “started to fall for him,” she said, and quit her job at Bloomberg News.
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I Am Guilty of Violating the Espionage Act
Date: 21 December 2020
By Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
The Justice Department is setting a dangerous precedent that threatens reporters — and the truth.
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The ‘Red Slime’ Lawsuit That Could Sink Right-Wing Media
Date: 21 December 2020
By Ben Smith
Ben Smith
Voting machine companies threaten “highly dangerous” cases against Fox, Newsmax and OAN, says Floyd Abrams.
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Videos Show Kilauea Volcano Eruption in Hawaii
Date: 21 December 2020
By Reuters and Storyful
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, considered one of the most active in the world, erupted overnight Sunday, prompting the authorities to warn residents to shelter from ash from the volcano.
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Worker Ran Illegal Winery in Alabama Sewage Plant, Sheriff Says
Date: 21 December 2020
By Marie Fazio
Marie Fazio
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about an alcohol operation in a wastewater treatment plant in Rainsville, Ala. A 15-year city employee was arrested and charged.
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Watch Live: Biden Speaks in Wilmington
Date: 22 December 2020
By Reuters
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will make a speech in Wilmington, Del., and is expected to call for a larger coronavirus aid relief package.
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California builds field hospitals and considers rationing care as virus spreads unabated.
Date: 22 December 2020
By Jill Cowan
Jill Cowan
LOS ANGELES — As California’s new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to soar, the nation’s most populous state has emerged as the epicenter of the pandemic heading into a dangerous holiday week.
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Biden Addresses Nation Before Holidays
Date: 22 December 2020
By Reuters
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for unity in combating the coronavirus crisis and criticized the Trump administration’s handling of a recent cyberattack.
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