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The Aftermath Of An Immigration Raid In 'Separated'

By editor • Nov 16, 2019

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Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick, Myles Garrett

By editor • Nov 16, 2019

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I look forward all week to saying it's time for sports.

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Alex Gibney On 'Citizen K'

By editor • Nov 16, 2019

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Opinion: Diplomats Called 'Deep State' Insiders Were Outsiders Fleeing Oppression

By • Nov 16, 2019

It might be called "Revenge of the Pin-Stripes."

In this week's House Intelligence Committee hearings, career diplomats dressed in somber suits who have often been derided as "elites," "insiders," "the establishment," and even "the Deep State" got the chance to tell Americans how they have been nonpartisan representatives of America from administration to administration.

Those parts of their testimony weren't news "bombshells." But their words are worth noting.

When Cancer Arrived, The Battle Was Second Nature For Uncle And Nephew Veterans

By • Nov 9, 2019

Ever since he was a child, Michael Menta looked up to his uncle Sal Leone for becoming a Marine. Menta would eventually follow in Leone's footsteps to serve his country, enlisting in the Navy during his senior year of high school.

Their shared veteranship brought them closer.

"We spoke the same language," Menta said, when he and Leone visited StoryCorps last month.

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