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The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With “Brain Development Issues” to Become a Terrorist

Murtaza Hussain

An undercover FBI agent befriended the teenager online. When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS.

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After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free.

Liliana Segura

The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.

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How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot

Amy Westervelt

Guyana is poised to become Exxon’s top global oil producer. Where the company ends and the government begins is increasingly unclear.

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Daniel Ellsberg Wanted Americans to See the Truth About War

Norman Solomon

In an interview before his death, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower urged the media and the government to be more honest about America’s bombing of civilians.

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Documents Link Potential Covid Patient Zero to U.S.-Funded Research in Wuhan

Ryan Grim

New reporting, attributed to U.S. government sources, identified a coronavirus researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who fell ill in November 2019.

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Pentagon’s Secret Service Trawls Social Media for Mean Tweets About Generals

Daniel Boguslaw, Sam Biddle, Ken Klippenstein

A document shows the Protective Services Battalion uses sophisticated surveillance tools that can pinpoint anyone’s location.

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The FBI Is Hunting a New Domestic Terror Threat: Abortion Rights Activists

Ken Klippenstein

After GOP pressure, FBI abortion “terrorism” investigations increased tenfold, government data shows.

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How Henry Kissinger Paved the Way for Orlando Letelier’s Assassination

James Risen

During a visit to Chile in 1976, Kissinger met the dictator Augusto Pinochet and offered no objection to his violent rule.

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Virginia’s Democratic Party Is Letting Energy Money Back In

Akela Lacy

Next week’s primaries will show whether progressive populists can win the same way they did four years ago: by rejecting corporate cash.

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A Conversation With Joe Manchin’s Former Right Hand, Scott Sears

Deconstructed

How seriously is Manchin considering a presidential run?

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