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The oil tanker Boracay, part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” resumed its voyage towards the Suez Canal on 3 October after being held since 27 September near Saint-Nazaire, France, according to Marine Traffic data. The reasons for allowing the vessel to continue are not publicly known. Russia’s “shadow fleet” is aContinue Reading

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Tuesday would have been a good day for it, with the National Guard illegally in multiple cities, the government poised to shut down and 800 U.S. military flag officers summoned unexpectedly to meet in one room with the president. But no coup came, in either direction. No matter. As withContinue Reading

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The following excerpt is from Danny Goldberg’s new memoir, “Liberals With Attitude: The Rodney King Beating and the Fight for the Soul of Los Angeles,” out Oct. 7 on Akashic. It offers a first-person account of the center-left coalition that succeeded in getting the powerful and much-loathed Los Angeles policeContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by High Country News. With the federal government in a shutdown, the U.S. Forest Service has paused much of the wildfire preparation and prevention work it does on its 193 million acres of national forestlands.  A Forest Service contingency plan, current as of Sept. 30, callsContinue Reading

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It’s probably not news to you that Taylor Swift released her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday. So whether you’re a diehard Swiftie or just want to know what people are talking about, NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda has what you need to know about Swift’s new eraContinue Reading