Jason Breslow
Stories
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National
The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into it
A Baltimore bridge serving as a vital highway artery collapsed early Tuesday after a 948-foot-long container ship crashed into it, sending vehicles and several people into the frigid water below.
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National
Bill Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and 6 NFL titles
Belichick's departure from the team caps a remarkable run that was defined by dominant season after dominant season. He leaves the team as the second-most-winning coach in NFL history.
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National
When someone turns 100, these volunteers are there to make sure they're honored
For the past three decades, the Centenarians of Oklahoma volunteers have made it their mission to celebrate as many centenarians as they can. To date, they've honored more than 2,700 and counting.
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National
Wrongful detentions of Americans by foreign powers are fast rising, a new study says
The report finds a dramatic rise in the number of Americans who are being wrongfully held, as a growing number of countries embrace the practice as a way to gain leverage over the U.S.
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Politics
The families of Americans who are wrongfully detained are very much done being quiet
For years, families of those held abroad have been warned that speaking out could put their loved ones in greater danger. Today, many see going public as their best card to play.
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Health
Even if you're the president, it's hard to avoid a breakthrough COVID infection
With his positive test for COVID-19, President Biden joins the throngs of Americans who have contracted the coronavirus even though they are vaccinated and boosted.
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National
As the baby formula crisis worsens, it's also magnifying disparities in the U.S.
Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.
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World
Russia showed its playbook in Syria. Here's what it may mean for civilians in Ukraine
The lessons of Moscow's involvement in Syria's civil war stand as a specter of the heavy-handed playbook experts fear could be used on an even larger and more deadly scale in Ukraine.
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National
Opening statements are set to begin in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
Prosecutors have sought to portray the once prominent socialite as the chief coordinator of a trafficking ring that victimized teenage girls to the benefit of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Health
England May Be Lifting Nearly All Of Its Coronavirus Restrictions By July 19
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says most remaining restrictions may soon be gone. If the plan moves ahead, it would bring about the closest version of pre-pandemic normalcy in nearly a year-and-a-half.