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When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls "the invisible obvious." He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance, by Annie Jacobsen Dutton hide caption

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'First Platoon' Examines How War On Terror Birthed Pentagon's Biometrics ID System

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When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls "the invisible obvious." He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?

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The contract for Wollman Ice Rink in New York City's Central Park is operated by the Trump Organization and among those that will be terminated by the city. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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New York City Cancels Contracts With Trump Organization

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A plant in Waterloo, Iowa, is one of several Tyson Foods facilities that experienced severe outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers last year. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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U.S. Still Lags In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says

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