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POLITICO
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RUSSIA, WAR IN UKRAINE, WAGNER GROUP
To counter Russia in Africa, Biden deploys a favored strategy
As in the weeks before the Ukraine invasion, the U.S. is sharing what it knows about Putin and his paramilitary force.
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Inside the stunning growth of Russia’s Wagner Group
Exclusive U.S. diplomatic cables and internal documents detail the expansion of the paramilitary force and global network led by a top Putin ally.
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‘I Would Rather Die Than Kill Anyone’: 7 Russian Men on Dodging Putin’s Draft
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine remains hugely popular in Russia, but his decision to draft 300,000 men has many fearing for their lives — and fleeing the country.
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I Once Supported Putin. Now I Know the Truth
Anastasiia Carrier believed Russian propaganda — until she moved to America and became a journalist.
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How They Fled: 7 Ukrainian Refugees on Escaping Russia’s War
Their lives were upended in an instant. Here’s what they were thinking, where they went and what they brought with them.
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‘Putin Miscalculated’: Ukrainians Are Literally Lining Up to Fight Back
A young woman who came of age amid conflict and chose not to flee Kyiv for the latest crisis says her countrymen are tired of being afraid.
QANON:
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‘This Crap Means More to Him Than My Life’: When QAnon Invades American Homes
What a Reddit forum for "QAnon casualties" can tell us about the conspiracy theory scrambling American politics.
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QAnon Almost Destroyed My Relationship. Then My Relationship Saved Me From QAnon
How Covid isolation and supporting Bernie Sanders primed me to be sucked into a dark conspiracy theory.
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I Left QAnon in 2019. But I’m Still Not Free
Some say the movement is losing its power. But I see the opposite.
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INSIDER
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Revealed: Vladimir Putin's secret Black Sea bunker
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AL JAZEERA
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Veiled rebellion: Female medical students go underground in Afghanistan
One year ago, the Taliban told women they couldn’t study medicine. Now, some are doing it in secret.
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PASSBLUE
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In Afghanistan, Women Are Dying on the Way to the Hospital or Inside It
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An Ex-Wagner Group Mercenary Throws Open the Door on the Russian Operation
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This Belarusian Activist Has One Goal: To See Lukashenko Out and Democracy In
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THE CIPHER BRIEF
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China’s Quantum Leap Enters New Phase, After Unlikely Beginnings
THE WIRE CHINA
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Chinese biotech companies have made enormous progress in recent years, but they still need one thing: the United States.
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For years, Amazon recruited Chinese sellers aggressively. But many Chinese sellers' bad practices now have the e-commerce giant on the defensive.
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The small country's decision to stand up to China is now reverberating across Europe.
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Despite its science and tech priorities, China is suffering from a shortage of high-skilled labor that seems to be worsening.
China's plans for greater self-reliance are facing increased pushback from overseas.
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RADCLIFFE MAGAZINE
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Flash of Genius: Arianna Rosenbluth Changed the World Before Leaving Science Behind
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