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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful Published July 27, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Thomas Jefferson (Photo illustration by Salon/VCG Wilson/Corbis/Getty Images/HappyFoto) Dorothy Westerinen celebrated the Fourth of July the way she usually does, by barbecuing and hanging out around the pool with her wifeContinue Reading

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Anna Delvey, known for inspiring the hit Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” about her turn impersonating a German heiress, and appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” while still wearing the ankle monitor that followed the related convictions, announced last week that she has a problem with Wikipedia.  In a Friday SubstackContinue Reading

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Ukrainian police handcuffed an investigative journalist over a draft violation, which his newsroom says does not exist. On 27 July in Kyiv, police detained hromadske journalist Yevhen Shulhat, stopping the taxi he was riding in. At hromadske, Shulhat investigated corruption, including alleged cases involving members of Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies.Continue Reading

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Lithuania wants Russians who performed in occupied Ukraine to sign a declaration condemning the war or stay out. Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has proposed amending the national sanctions law with new restrictions on Russians and Belarusians who support the war against Ukraine, including barring them from entering the country, the BalticContinue Reading