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No, USPS letter is not a sign of impending martial law

January 15, 2026January 16, 2026 · Fact Checking

After U.S. postal workers got a letter advising how to work during epidemics, hurricanes and civil unrest, social media posts spun the guidance into a conspiracy theory: Surely…

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Madagascar Becomes the Latest Country to See a Gen Z Revolt

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 · World News

Its president is in hiding, an army unit has taken control and crowds of protesters are demanding sweeping social change. The wave of protests mushrooming around the world…

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 · World News

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting democracy and fighting dictatorship in the country. Announcing the prize, Nobel Committee…

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U.K. Government Asked Pro-Palestinian Supporters Not to March on Oct. 7. They Did Anyway.

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 · World News

LONDON—After last week’s terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, the U.K. government is struggling over how to manage near daily pro-Palestinian protests that officials say have fueled…

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Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown

September 8, 2025September 29, 2025 · World News

NAIROBI, Kenya—The Kenyan government is using special antiterrorism courts—established with U.S. money to combat al Qaeda—to threaten political dissidents with decades in prison. Prosecutors have charged 75 Kenyans…

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Video: These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding.

Video: These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding.

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 · World News

new video loaded: These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding. transcript Back transcript These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding.…

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Kurdish People Fast Facts | CNN

Kurdish People Fast Facts | CNN

April 10, 2024April 11, 2024 · Breaking News

CNN  —  Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq,…

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U.K. police arrest six people in plan to disrupt London Stock Exchange

U.K. police arrest six people in plan to disrupt London Stock Exchange

January 14, 2024January 14, 2024 · Breaking News

Six people are in custody on Sunday as Metropolitan Police detectives investigate a plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange, authorities said. The police said the arrests were…

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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 election ballots

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 election ballots

January 5, 2024January 7, 2024 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election…

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The Left Can’t Afford to Go Mad

The Left Can’t Afford to Go Mad

December 8, 2023December 9, 2023 · Politics

The Trump years had a radicalizing effect on the American right. But, let’s be honest, they also sent many on the left completely around the bend. Some liberals,…

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Trump pleads not guilty in Jan. 6 case

Trump pleads not guilty in Jan. 6 case

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 · Breaking News

Former President Donald Trump entered pleas of not guilty Thursday at an arraignment in Washington, D.C., giving his formal response to his four-count indictment over his efforts to…

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‘You’re too honest’: Donald Trump’s alleged Jan. 6 conspiracies, explained

‘You’re too honest’: Donald Trump’s alleged Jan. 6 conspiracies, explained

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 · Breaking News

Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence and three times is a conspiracy. Former President Donald Trump is accused by federal prosecutors of engaging in three major…

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Trump indicted by special counsel over efforts to overturn 2020 election

Trump indicted by special counsel over efforts to overturn 2020 election

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 · Breaking News

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was indicted by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., in connection with the Justice Department’s probe into efforts to overturn the 2020…

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Putin vows to punish ‘armed uprising’ by Wagner militia as Russia is plunged into crisis | CNN

Putin vows to punish ‘armed uprising’ by Wagner militia as Russia is plunged into crisis | CNN

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 · Breaking News

CNN  —  Vladimir Putin is facing the greatest threat to his authority in two decades after the head of the Wagner paramilitary group launched an apparent insurrection, claimed…

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These Iranian activists fled for freedom. The regime still managed to find them | CNN

These Iranian activists fled for freedom. The regime still managed to find them | CNN

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 · Breaking News

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Paris…

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FBI arrests two alleged Chinese agents and charges dozens with working inside US to silence dissidents | CNN Politics

FBI arrests two alleged Chinese agents and charges dozens with working inside US to silence dissidents | CNN Politics

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 · US News

CNN  —  The FBI has arrested two alleged Chinese agents and federal prosecutors have charged dozens of others with working to silence and harass dissidents within the United…

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Proud Boy testifies in sedition trial about far-right group being the ‘tip of the spear’ on January 6 | CNN Politics

Proud Boy testifies in sedition trial about far-right group being the ‘tip of the spear’ on January 6 | CNN Politics

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 · Politics

Washington CNN  —  The sole Proud Boy to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in connection to the US Capitol riot testified on Wednesday that members of the far-right…

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Meet the dissident Russians living the ‘nightmare from which it is impossible to wake up’ | CNN

Meet the dissident Russians living the ‘nightmare from which it is impossible to wake up’ | CNN

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 · US News

CNN  —  For Andrei Soldatov and his friends, February 24 marked the end of Russia as they knew it. In the early hours of that day, President Vladimir…

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Hiding in plain sight: The network of citizens sheltering Iran’s protesters | CNN

Hiding in plain sight: The network of citizens sheltering Iran’s protesters | CNN

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 · Breaking News

CNN  —  For months, Leila has barely seen sunlight. “I miss being in the open air…I miss being able to walk freely,” she told CNN. “I miss my…

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House Jan. 6 select committee expected to advise Justice Department to hit Trump with criminal charges

House Jan. 6 select committee expected to advise Justice Department to hit Trump with criminal charges

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the…

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