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    17 hours ago

    New: has begun a review of the airplane flyover near Capitol, source says

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    19 hours ago

    Bloomberg’s looking for an editor for our North Asia economy team. Mainly covering Japan and the Koreas but there’s always space to do more. This is a cool job, a good team, and a great opportunity to cover an exciting region. Details are here:

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    19 hours ago

    So, in conclusion, a poorly coordinated pregame parachute-drop into Nationals Park caused an urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol complex and about 15 minutes of utter panic in Washington.

    According to , the plane took off from Joint Base Andrews outside D.C. at 6:09pm. USCP sent the initial evacuation alert at 6:32pm. The plane was easily identifiable through FR24, a popular publicly available flight tracking app.
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  4. 20 hours ago

    I cannot even.

    The US Capitol Police now says there’s no threat to the Capitol. This plane was part of the military appreciation night at Nationals Park but the Department of Defense did not inform Capitol officials this was happening, per my sources.
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  5. 20 hours ago

    Really glad it's nothing, but this stuff is also nothing to joke about.

    The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening. There is no threat at the Capitol. More details to come.
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    Apr 19

    EXCLUSIVE: A small but growing number of senior Kremlin insiders are quietly questioning Putin's decision to go to war. They believe the Ukraine invasion was a catastrophic mistake that will set Russia back for years. Read The Big Take ⬇️

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  7. Apr 19

    ding ding ding you are correct sir. Detroit doesn't need an artificial MLS club, MLS needs fewer artificial clubs. Relegation would help solve that (which is why it will never happen in the US)

    And preemptively, for all the slappies who come out of the woodwork: No, City's win is not "Proof that Detroit needs an MLS team." It's the opposite. It's proof that when you have committed ownership & supporters, you can GROW to a point where you have nights & a club like this
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  8. Apr 19

    Detroit City FC -- a small club built from the ground up that deliberately doesn't do things the MLS way -- just knocked off an MLS side at home.

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    NO ONE'S SLEEPING TONIGHT. CITY WINSSSSS.
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    Apr 19

    ’s pandemic-dealing has come to a crossroad: the island is heading toward “living with the virus” from limiting case counts as local infections reach all-time high With ⁦⁩ on ⁦⁩

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  10. Apr 19

    11 years ago, brought me on to help build out its Congress Tracker product. 10 years ago, picked me up full time. Today, this came in the mail. It has been a good ride. Thanks to everyone who's been a part of the journey. There's so much more to come.

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    Apr 19

    Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa promised to reduce the sweeping powers of the president, the government’s biggest concession yet to protesters as it seeks to stay in power amid a spiraling debt crisis

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    Apr 18

    Upon returning to China set up a Weibo account, introduced herself as a reporter for the and asked for food recommendations for after quarantine. Her account was blocked within half an hour.

    First and only Weibo post, before my account was frozen.
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    Apr 17

    THREAD: 1) Shanghai has quickly become the epicenter of China's worst coronavirus outbreak since 2020. Many of its 25 million inhabitants — triple New York City’s population — are braving their third week in lockdown.

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  14. Apr 18

    The VP's starting Wordle word is 'NOTES'

    🟩🟩🚨🟩🟩 interviewed about wordle, found out her starter word, how long her streak is, and that her phone blocks in app purchases and texting for security
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  15. Apr 17

    Congrats to on finally being able to get her stuff.

    The Evergreen Marine container ship that had been stuck in Chesapeake Bay mud for more than a month is moving again, vessel-tracking data show
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  16. Apr 17

    Range & charging infrastructure are the big limiters to electric. One of those is easier to solve than the other.

    A Mercedes electric car drove more than 621 miles from Germany to the French Riviera on a single charge. Take note, Tesla
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    Apr 17

    Indonesia's recent appointment for G20 spokesperson is the latest in a series of vanity appointments the government has made to connect with the youth -- critics call it a "gimmick" to mask economic issues

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  18. Apr 14

    The two other ministers seen as top contenders to be PM-in-waiting are both out with statements backing Wong. Health minister Ong Ye Kung, seen as perhaps chief rival for the post, on LW: "I will do my utmost to support him, and look forward to be part of his team."

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  19. Apr 14

    Let's put it this way -- If Singapore's very-likely-next prime minister lived in a random American suburban neighborhood, I'm pretty sure he would be a charter member of Team Full Size Candy Bars.

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  20. Apr 14

    One of my fave Lawrence Wong fun facts: Singapore's biggest Halloween party (pre-Covid) was up in his neck of the woods, the far north of the island. Lemme tell you... *really* gets into Halloween.

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