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Jill Dougherty (@jmd5) Corrections !! In my piece about the border, written quickly, I made two mistakes: Daugavpils, of course, is in Latvia…and Kybartai is in Lithuania. My apologies to my faithful readers. I am chalk...

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On the border…of war I’ve been in the Baltic region - Latvia and Lithuania - and in Poland, visiting checkpoints along the borders of Belarus and Russia.

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Jill Dougherty (@jmd5) Traveling in Lithuania and remembering the early 1970’s when I first visited. It was a dark period. Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union and several of the people I met were involved in the undergro...

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Jill Dougherty | Substack Former CNN Moscow bureau chief, White House and State Dept. correspondent, managing editor Asia/Pacific. Current CNN contributor on Russia. Adjunct professor Georgetown University. Author of "My Russi...

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‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/c...

Moldova’s ruling pro-European party claimed victory in parliamentary elections that became a referendum on its efforts to pull the former Soviet republic away from Moscow and closer to the West

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Imprisoned Georgian Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli to Receive the Internationa This year, the award will be presented to Mzia Amaghlobeli, a respected journalist and director of the independent Georgian media platforms Batumelebi and Netgazeti. She was arrested on January 11, 20...

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Russia brushes off Trump's claim of 'paper tiger' fighting aimless war The BBC's Steve Rosenberg says far from being riled by Trump's comments, Russia's response has so far been restrained.

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The U.A.E. Got A.I. Chips. Trump’s Inner Circle Got Crypto Riches. Podcast Episode · The Daily · 09/24/2025 · 25m

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2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat | CNN It breaks the previous record set in 2023, and pushes the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from Europe’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus.

Not that we need to be reminded about this, but… After a certain speech at the United Nations by a certain world leader, let’s take a refresh your course. www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/c...

Some Europeans Fear Trump Aides Want a Far-Right Takeover

Some Europeans Fear Trump Aides Want a Far-Right Takeover www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/w...

Trump demands Bondi prosecute political foes in Truth Social posts

‘Americans, don’t take this sitting down’ Russians say the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show feels familiar. Here’s what became of the country’s TV comedy shows that dared to criticize the Kremlin. — ... On Wednesday evening, the American TV network ABC announced that it was indefinitely suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show. The news came just hours after the head of the FCC, the U....

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The White House Peace Vigil, after standing for decades, is dismantled

Late-night hosts pretend to flatter Trump after Kimmel’s removal from ABC

How the Kremlin shut down a TV network and its satire show , a lesson for America In 1999, Russia had a major TV channel, NTV.

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Surging US power costs defy Donald Trump’s pledge to halve bills

RFK Jr.’s Uncle Made Vaccines His Signature Issue U.S. President John F. Kennedy sought to ensure that no American child would suffer from polio.

RFK Jr.’s Uncle Made Vaccines His Signature Issue

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Russian disinformation fabricates Western plan to 'occupy' Ukraine Pro-Kremlin actors are using disinformation to take aim at Western efforts to facilitate a peace settlement for Ukraine. #EuroVerify

🇷🇺 A Kremlin-aligned #disinformation operation is falsely accusing Ukraine's allies of plotting to divide the war-torn country's territory between them in the event of a peace deal with #Russia

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Boosted by summits in Alaska and China, Putin moves against Europe, Ukraine

Brazil’s Historic Conviction Can the country’s democracy heal from the Bolsonaro era while resisting U.S. intimidation?

“…Bolsonaro tried to cling to office after losing his 2022 reelection bid. He sought to undermine public trust in the electoral system and developed a detailed strategy to stay in power.”

Brazil’s Historic Conviction 🎧

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Fearful of Russian aggression, Poles flock to military training More than 20,000 Poles signed up for voluntary military training in the first seven months of 2025 - in line with record levels last year.

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FBI director draws criticism from the right over handling of Kirk shooting

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«Они добровольно отправились за Путиным в ад». Ирина Бороган и Андрей Солдатов* написали книгу о друзьях, которые стали пропагандистами. Ксения Лученко* с ними поговорила «Они добровольно отправились за Путиным в ад». Ирина Бороган и Андрей Солдатов* написали книгу о друзьях, которые стали пропагандистами. Ксения Лученко* с ними поговорила

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Weak summer labor market growth flashes warning signs for the economy Employers added 22,000 jobs in August but shed jobs in June for the first time since the pandemic.

“…The U.S. labor market contracted in June for the first time since the pandemic, as new data showed that employers sharply pulled back hiring amid economic headwinds created by Trump administration policies.”

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How does Russia view negotiations with Trump and Ukraine? Atlantic Council experts discuss how Putin and the Kremlin view negotiations with Trump and Ukraine.

Please join me for what will be a very interesting discussion.

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