Reem Akkad

Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm The government is staking its entire case to deport Khalil on whether Rubio “personally” thinks the Columbia student protest negotiator would “compromise” US foreign policy.

NEW — Per Homeland Security & State Department sources, the Trump administration is staking its entire case to deport Mahmoud Kahlil not on whether he broke a law, but on Secretary of State Marco Rubio “personally” deciding Khalil would “compromise” US foreign policy.

SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained "I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."

SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.

He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."

U.S. gun companies fight Mexico’s lawsuit at the Supreme Court The lawsuit seeks to hold U.S. firearms manufacturers accountable for gun violence in Mexico, saying the companies knowingly market to cartels.

MEXICO SUING U.S. GUNMAKERS OVER COUNTRY'S GUN VIOLENCE Alleges deliberate design, marketing and distribution choices (examples: Super El Jefe and Emiliano Zapata 1911 pistols) to appeal to Mexico’s illegal market @amarimow.bsky.social Mary Beth Sheridan report
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Israeli-Palestinian film wins Oscar, directors assail US, global political stances "No Other Land," a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar on Sunday, and its directors appealed to the world to help end the conflict and accused the United States of blocking a solution.

‘No Other Land,’ a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar, and its directors appealed to the world to help end the conflict and accused the United States of blocking a solution reut.rs/41oltqZ #Oscars2025

Gazans’ return home delayed by ceasefire snag Palestinians trying to return to northern Gaza were stranded on two highways in a standoff that threatened to undo the shaky peace between Israel and Hamas.

Palestinians trying to return to northern Gaza were stranded on two highways in a standoff that threatened to undo the shaky peace between Israel and Hamas.

Deportation at ‘light speed’: How Trump’s crackdown could unfold Trump has said he would like to deport everyone living illegally in the United States, though he has not set a specific numerical target. Who is most at risk?

President-elect Donald Trump will face considerable logistical and financial hurdles if he attempts to sharply increase the number of people arrested, jailed and removed from the country by ICE.

So, what would a mass deportation campaign really look like?

Deportation at ‘light speed’: How Trump’s crackdown could unfold Trump has said he would like to deport everyone living illegally in the United States, though he has not set a specific numerical target. Who is most at risk?

Trump's administration wants to deport as many people as it can at "light speed," from the moment Trump puts his hand on the bible at his inauguration. Who will be most affected? Read below.
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Here is part two of our memories in exile about Syria by my sister Nour Akkad Kasm and I.

A dedication to Syria from exile by my sister and I. This is part one.

A photo for the ages.

Started reading this book edited by @aliamalek.bsky.social. A chilling look at life in Syria before the fall of the Assad regime through the eyes of those who lived it and expressed the best way they could.

Mass graves shed a light on Assad’s ‘killing machine’ The International Commission on Missing Persons estimates there could be as many as 66 mass grave sites across Syria.

We are only just starting to learn.

The International Commission on Missing Persons estimates there could be as many as 66 mass graves across Syria, where the Assad regime sought to hide from the world the its mass killings.
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Still kicking: Metastatic cancer ‘thrivers’ give patients like me hope These survivors, or “cancer thrivers” as some of us prefer to say, helped show me that metastatic cancer is no longer a death sentence.

A really important story on what it's like to live and thrive with cancer by Drea Cornejo.
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Israel is demolishing northern Gaza and fortifying military positions, imagery shows Visual analysis and interviews show how Palestinians have been forced from their homes in the north as the Israeli military cuts a new corridor through Gaza.

"As areas are emptied of Palestinians, Israeli forces have demolished entire neighborhoods, established military fortifications and built new roads, according to a Washington Post analysis of high-resolution satellite images."
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Assad lived in quiet luxury while Syrians went hungry Syria’s ousted leader cultivated a modest image. Footage revealing hidden opulence tells a different story.

Syria’s ousted leader cultivated a modest image. Footage revealing hidden opulence tells a different story.
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These preteen go-kart drivers are spending millions for a shot at F1 racing Parents are spending millions on karting for their kids, hoping it will eventually catapult them into F1 racing. It’s a mad, mad world. And we go inside.

A fascinating look inside the world of the wealthy who spend millions hoping their children will be F1 stars.
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Over 3,100 children died at schools built to crush Native American cultures.

A year-long investigation by The Post reveals more than 3,100 students died at Indian boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 — and more than 800 of those students are buried in cemeteries at or near the schools they attended.

Read the full findings: wapo.st/408M3VV

To evade Assad’s secret police, Syrians developed a code language Fear of the regime was so pervasive that Syrians felt they could never speak freely, even in their own homes.

Assad's legacy is a legacy of fear fueled by his secret police, the mukhabarat. To escape their constant surveillance, Syrian's developed a code language. Very proud of this story by Ruby Mellen and Muhamad Chamaa.

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To evade Assad’s secret police, Syrians developed a code language Fear of the regime was so pervasive that Syrians felt they could never speak freely, even in their own homes.

For decades, Syrians passed down a warning from one generation to the next: “The walls have ears.” In this environment of surveillance, Syrians improvised.

An aspiring journalist, Plestia Alaqad, documented Gaza’s beauty, then its destruction wapo.st/3REosHd Palestinian reporters and photographers have been providing the only window into the carnage. By Kevin Sieff

Colon cancer is rising in young Americans. It’s not clear why. The disease is striking young people who have no obvious risk factors.

In the past three decades, incidence of colorectal cancer has risen significantly among people younger than 50, many of whom have no obvious risk factors, such as having a genetic predisposition.

No one knows why.