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Sam McNeil

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EU, NATO correspondent for the Associated Press in Brussels Formerly based in Tunis, Cairo, Amman, Jerusalem and Beijing

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/06/2025
New York Times journalists traveled the length of Syria to see the country's hopes and scars as it emerges from 13 years of civil war. See photos from their journey: nyti.ms/44mcfNG
Children stand on a road in Syria. A man on a motorbike carrying wood rides toward them.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13/06/2025
The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn't believe he was alive when he opened his eyes.
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Air India's sole crash survivor narrates his escape
The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes, surrounded by flames, debris and charred bodies.
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Sam McNeil @stmcneil.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Organizers said hundreds arriving in Cairo had been detained and deported to their home countries in Europe and North Africa. They said they planned to gather at a campsite outside of Cairo on Friday to prepare for the Sunday march. apnews.com/article/egyp...
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Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza
A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers in Cairo awaited Egyptian approval and Libyan authorities blocked a convoy of activists en route.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Alex Padilla has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/06/2025
An Air India passenger jet bound for London with 242 passengers and crew members aboard crashed shortly after takeoff in the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, according to the airline and Indian officials. wapo.st/4dZutIY
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12/06/2025
The Brussels region’s caretaker government wants EU institutions to cough up extra money to cover the ballooning costs of renovating the Schuman roundabout.
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Brussels city begs EU for cash to finish Schuman roundabout works
Top regional officials request that the EU help out as a “tangible investment in strengthening the link between Europe and its capital.”
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Politico @politico.com · 12/06/2025
Mamdani is now ahead of Cuomo with just two weeks until the Democratic NYC mayoral primary, a new poll found.
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Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor's race
The former governor has topped every voter survey since entering the race, but the democratic socialist is gaining on him.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/05/2025
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, watched the country’s newest 5,000-ton destroyer capsize during its launch last week in an embarrassing military failure. Experts say a technique used to maneuver the ship into the water sideways was part of the problem. Here’s how North Korea botched the launch.
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How North Korea Botched the Launch of a Warship
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Murphy Woodhouse @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The homeowners insurance crisis isn’t coming, or limited to CA, FL and LA. It’s already here, and likely to get much worse w/o action. The Mountain West News Bureau’s @racheldcohen.bsky.social and I looked at the growing impact, and struggle to respond. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
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A home insurance crisis is building in the Mountain West. State leaders are struggling to respond
Homeowners insurance is getting more expensive and harder to keep. Lawmakers in our region introduced more than a dozen policy proposals in response this year.
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Murphy Woodhouse @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In the West, many of us have friends and family like Dave and Sandy: folks who worked honest jobs their whole lives, driven by a dream of rural rest and relaxation in retirement. The insurance crisis is upending that dream for them and many, many others.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/05/2025
“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home. Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
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‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
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Sam McNeil @stmcneil.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Really well-done deep dive into "the forbidden zone" in increasingly fortified Turkish military presence in Iraqi Kurdistan by @simonafoltyn.bsky.social on #BBC
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Sam McNeil @stmcneil.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Afterward Facebook told me, 'You did a fair job, Steven, and no one will ever get this access again.'"https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/qa_steven_levy_ai_media.php
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Q&A: Steven Levy on AI and the Evolving Relationship Between Tech Companies and the Press
“What you find when you get into a place is always more interesting than any preconception you have.”
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/02/2025
Climate change is moving faster than scientists projected & they're not totally sure why. One possible explanation is declining cloud cover. If that's true, we may be entering a feedback cycle that accelerates warming much faster than we've modeled.
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Scientists have a new explanation for the last two years of record heat
Rising temperatures are fueled, in part, by declining cloud cover — which could be a potential climate feedback loop.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/02/2025
The United States fell to a new low in 2024 on an index that tracks perception of global public-sector corruption, published Tuesday by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
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U.S. hits new low on global corruption index amid concern over courts
Denmark topped the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 90 out of 100. South Sudan fell to the bottom spot, with a score of 8.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 10/02/2025
Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...
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Opinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.
Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America.
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WIRED @wired.com · 06/02/2025
NEW: Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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CNN @cnn.com · 07/12/2024
Syria's rebels say they are trying to encircle the capital Damascus but the army accuses them of attempting to spark panic. Follow live updates: cnn.it/3Zt5kj4
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Live updates: Syria civil war news and latest developments | CNN
Syrian opposition forces took control of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, after a surprise attack this week, posing a major challenge to President Bashar al-Assad. Follow the latest news her...
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
News: The Associated Press is cutting staff through buyouts. Per a note from the AP News Guild, the AP is approaching 121 eligible employees with this offer
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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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