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'I Was Absolutely Terrified': American Sam Goodwin Describes Syrian Prison Time

Goodwin in Yemen in January 2019 with his Omani fixer, Azam Almhry. Ania Budzinski hide caption

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World

'I Was Absolutely Terrified': American Sam Goodwin Describes Syrian Prison Time

The traveler tells the story of his two months held in Syria's notorious prisons, and how his family got a Lebanese official to help secure his release.

National

Power Returns To Millions Of Texans, But Many Remain Without

by Dominic Anthony Walsh

Power Returns To Millions Of Texans, But Many Remain Without

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Medical Treatments

Winter Weather Disrupts Some COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

by Allison Aubrey

Winter Weather Disrupts Some COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

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Politics

Major Players In GameStop Stock Saga Appear Before House Committee

by Ryan Kailath

Major Players In GameStop Stock Saga Appear Before House Committee

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KC Doppler Slide Five

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Analogarythms Connect Four Orchestra

Arts & Life

Ava DuVernay On Array Crew, A Database To Diversify Hollywood Production Personnel

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Microphone Fiend [Album Version] Eric B. & Rakim

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Here Comes the Rain Again Eurythmics

National

Biden Administration Limits ICE's Ability To Arrest And Deport Certain Non-Citizens

by Joel Rose

Biden Administration Limits ICE's Ability To Arrest And Deport Certain Non-Citizens

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Weather

Chicago Digs Out From Winter Storms That Have Left Multiple Feet Of Snow

by Michael Puente

Chicago Digs Out From Winter Storms That Have Left Multiple Feet Of Snow

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To See Darkness Elkhorn

Media

Sale Of Tribune Publishing To Alden Global Capital Raises Concerns In Newsrooms

by David Folkenflik

Sale Of Tribune Publishing To Alden Global Capital Raises Concerns In Newsrooms

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Stopping On the Broadway Bridge Peter Broderick

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Became Atmosphere

Theater

'Theater In Quarantine': All The World's A Stage, Including This Closet

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Little Boxes Malvina Reynolds

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Dracula Bob Marley

Politics

Sen. Menendez Explains Congressional Democrats' New Immigration Bill

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Space

NASA Lands Another Probe On Red Planet, Looking For Life On Mars

by Joe Palca

NASA Lands Another Probe On Red Planet, Looking For Life On Mars

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National

Under Boil-Water Orders, Texas Water Supply Is Strained

by Bret Jaspers

Under Boil-Water Orders, Texas Water Supply Is Strained

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Look DJ Mako

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The Man Who Took My Sunglasses Khruangbin

Middle East

State Department Says It Can Push Democracy While Continuing To Sell Weapons To Egypt

by Michele Kelemen

State Department Says It Can Push Democracy While Continuing To Sell Weapons To Egypt

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Goodwin in Yemen in January 2019 with his Omani fixer, Azam Almhry. Ania Budzinski hide caption

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Ania Budzinski

World

'I Was Absolutely Terrified': American Sam Goodwin Describes Syrian Prison Time

by Deborah Amos

'I Was Absolutely Terrified': American Sam Goodwin Describes Syrian Prison Time

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17 Youth Lagoon

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The Process of Leaving E-vax

National

New York Governor Under Fire For Data On Nursing Home Infections

by Gwynne Hogan

New York Governor Under Fire For Data On Nursing Home Infections

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Health

LA County Health Official On Getting Vaccines To The Unhoused

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Dia Santo Jam Da Silva

National Security

Biden To Speak To National Security And Military Leaders At Munich Conference

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden To Speak To National Security And Military Leaders At Munich Conference

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Behold the Day Wayne Henderson & The Freedom Sounds

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Benson's Rider The George Benson Quartet

Health

Scientists Pen Letter Critical Of CDC Policy On Ventilation And Masks

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Sports

Baseball Spring Training Returns To Arizona, But Not Without COVID-19 Worries

by Phil Latzman

Baseball Spring Training Returns To Arizona, But Not Without COVID-19 Worries

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Centipede Boogie Chet Atkins

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Warm Heart of Africa Architecture in Helsinki

Middle East

Biden Administration Offers To Restart Diplomacy With Iran

by Michele Kelemen

Biden Administration Offers To Restart Diplomacy With Iran

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