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Ben Elgin

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Climate reporter for Bloomberg News

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
1/ This @propublica.org story is just gobsmacking. As table stakes: why does a family of billionaires need help paying for weddings? And why would they accept from Russian oligarch with ties to Putin and FSB? www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My brother's terrific art!
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13/08/2026
European airlines surged ahead of US and Asian carriers in their use of sustainable aviation fuel last year, pushed by mandates in the EU and UK.
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Europe Widens Its Lead Over US, Asia in Switch to Cleaner Jet Fuel
The owner of British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia purchased more sustainable aviation fuel last year than all US airlines combined.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is one deeply reported, beautifully written (or edited) story, and you should find time this Sunday morning to read every word of it. 1/2 Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Free agent Gary Payton II has agreed on a one-year, $3.9 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN. Payton returns to the Warriors for his seventh year in the Bay Area -- and his 11th NBA season.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bad news: The 30-year Treasury yield hit a 19-year high today. 🚨🚨🚨 America's going to have to pay more for its colossal debt, which will soon hit $40 trillion. Interest already tops $1T a year and is growing rapidly. Latest GOP/WH plans would increase the deficit. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Treasuries Jolted as Fed Hold Trims September Hike Bets
US bond traders lowered their expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next meeting after officials kept their benchmark steady on Wednesday, while 30-year Treasury yield...
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Have been a member of the @whca.bsky.social almost continuously since the 1990s. Our mission is to defend the First Amendment rights of White House correspondents to report on the president without fear or favor. Unfortunately last night did not advance that cause. Time to rethink the dinner.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17/07/2026
ICE officer who shot Colombian man in Maine has history of threatening behavior and mental illness, family and court documents say.
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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.
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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals www.propublica.org/article/para...
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FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
An American story, with remarkable reporting by Adrian Carrasquillo of The Bulwark. Should be a gift link.
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He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026
BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
US president Donald Trump has done the whole of American soccer a disservice by involving himself in the Balogun red card saga. It's an unsusprising overreach that confirms the negative perceptions many already have about the USA. Me, on @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Unwelcome and undue: Trump’s red-card intervention hurts the US’s World Cup more than it helps | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
In pushing Fifa to reverse Folarin Balogun’s suspension, the president did the most American thing possible: assert unasked-for power to get his way
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday fired two members of his clemency board after they spoke out against his decision to commute the prison sentence of the election denier Tina Peters.
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Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier
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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is just terrific reporting by @themadstone.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katieworth.bsky.social Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
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Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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Jon Steinberg @jonsteinberg31.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The most expensive public school in SF history, Willie Brown Middle was a "shitshow" when it opened in 2015. Today, it's one of SF's most coveted schools, and its turnaround can be credited to one great principal. ✍️by @sarahlacy.com for @sfstandard.com. sfstandard.com/2026/06/06/s...
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The middle school miracle: How one San Francisco school went from ‘carnage’ to a waitlist
The $54 million Willie Brown Middle School was to be the pride of SFUSD. Then it cracked apart. Now its principal has led a once-unthinkable turnaround.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The thesaurus really got a workout on this headline
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Justice Department Creates Unusual $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
The move comes as Trump drops his lawsuit against the IRS
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 02/05/2026
Jack Thornell, a 26-year-old photojournalist for the Associated Press, captured the haunting moment James Meredith pulled himself across the pavement after a surprise shotgun blast sent him to the ground in Hernando, Mississipi, on June 6, 1966. See our gallery of Thornell's Mississippi photos:
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Photos | Jack Thornell’s Historic Images of Mississippi During Civil Rights, Camille and More
Associated Press photojournalist Jack Thornell captured Mississippi history. Here are some of his most stunning photos from the 1960s to 1980s.
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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Pete Hegseth may dismiss it as that "climate change crap," but the Pentagon is still spending gobs of money adapting to a warming planet. Great reporting by @amandakhurley.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Hegseth Says Climate Change Is ‘Crap.’ The Military Is Still Bracing for It
Climate is now a verboten topic in the Pentagon, but the battle against storms, fires, floods and rising seas hasn’t stopped.
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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Delta Waters Down Net-Zero Target to an ‘Aspiration’. The airline also erased its green fuel pledge—Delta generated about 60 million tons of heat-trapping emissions in 2024… www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... @benelgin.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
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Delta Waters Down Net-Zero Target to an ‘Aspiration’
The airline also erased its green fuel pledge.
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 07/04/2026
The President just threatened genocide. The Joint Chiefs of Staff must disregard any such military orders that violate federal and international law. Republicans in Congress can't hide anymore: we must consider all options – including impeachment – to stop Trump.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 05/04/2026
US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran images aje.news/fnp5w7
US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran images
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 31/03/2026
It was just 24 days between when Zuck went on Rogan and talked about how "never again" would he suppress info based on gov't demands (misrepresenting those demands) and when he texted top gov't employee Elon Musk to say "we're all set up to take down info you want removed." I wrote about it here.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.ft.com/content/744e...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This looks like a complicated chart, but in fact it's some of the simplest and best news imaginable: batteries are quickly turning night into noon. Worth a read if I say so myself open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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Night Into Day
The thing changing the world this year is...batteries.
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Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Oakland friends: AMY HILLYARD has been missing since Wednesday. She was last seen near her home in Cleveland Heights--if you have a camera, check your footage!
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 29/03/2026
US government officials and Wall Street analysis are starting to consdier the prospect that oil prices might surge to an unprecedeted $200 a barrel.
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The Strait of Hormuz Energy Shock Is About to Head to the West
US government officials and Wall Street analysis are starting to consdier the prospect that oil prices might surge to an unprecedeted $200 a barrel.
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"If a very blue state like New York moves backwards on climate change as well, that’s a negative sign for the country. If you can’t do it here, can you do it anywhere?"-- @michaelgerrard.bsky.social [gift link]
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Hochul Moves to Weaken Aggressive New York State Climate Law
Citing concerns about affordability, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed revising the state’s 2019 climate law, asking to delay regulations to implement it and to adopt a different greenhouse-...
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NEW: President Trump makes four false claims in a 43-word post about Tina Peters. Peters is 70 (not 73), does not have cancer, was sentenced by a judge in Mesa County (not the Governor), and did not expose fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Your tax dollars at work: the Trump Administration wants to pay Total $1 billion NOT to build wind farms.
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Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is. People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/03/2026
Breaking News: The U.S. was responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, an ongoing military investigation found. The inquiry said the strike — which Iranian officials said killed at least 175 people, most of them children — was the result of a targeting mistake.
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Imagine the reaction in the US if ~175 schoolgirls had been killed by a targeted Iranian missile. (Or anyone's missile.) This is an atrocity.
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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.
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Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound
The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Trump blames deadly strike on school on Iran. "We think it was done by Iran." But Hegseth does not back him up when asked if that was so. "We're investigating," he says. A @nytimes.com analysis indicates it was likely hit by US airstrike. @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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Update from Adam Sella
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say
Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
BBC Verify has pieced together verified videos, satellite imagery and expert views after a deadly attack near a primary school in Minab, souther Iran, which suggest the area was hit more than once "by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals
Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 04/03/2026
Reminder that the FBI is still refusing to let local law enforcement in on the investigation into Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s deaths. This is a cover up in plain sight.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
“.. Neither the Israeli nor U.S. government has directly addressed the strike on the school. But the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday that it was ‘aware of reports concerning civilian harm’ and was ‘looking into them.’” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...
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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Dow seeks permission from Texas regulators to dump plastic pollution into waters. Great reporting from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0203202...
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Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex - Inside Climate News
Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 02/03/2026
The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.
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Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It appears a hospital in Teheran has now been hit. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Apple quietly removes ESG links from top execs’ pay. My latest (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Apple Drops ESG Links From Top Executives’ Pay Packages
The company’s retreat follows moves by Starbucks, Salesforce and Mastercard.
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Endangerment finding, and greenhouse gas standards for vehicles, officially repealed. Story @bloomberg.com, with more updates coming: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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EPA Reverses Climate Stance Underpinning Emissions-Cutting Rules
President Donald Trump said his administration has rescinded the “endangerment finding,” a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments. Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier. Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Ten years of fentanyl: How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip sfstandard.com/2026/02/05/s...
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Ten years of fentanyl: How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip
A decade after fentanyl arrived, the city has made progress in preventing its worst impacts. Yet in 2025, more people died from the drug than the year before.
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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