Supervising Editor @CNN Washington Bureau. Former @WSJ, @nationaljournal, @washingtonpost & @rollcall. @UCBerkeley alum. L.A. native. Vin Scully forever.
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Finally, we hit back. x.com/FoxBusiness/status/908…
14 Sep 2017
.@Sbarro to open new pizza outlets in Russia fxn.ws/2eXJDSw
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Statue of Liberty, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi & Gustave Eiffel, dedicated 1886, 📸’s by @natlyphoto, PannaPhoto
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Mike Breen: "IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER! KNICK FANS, THIS IS NOT A DREAM! YOUR LONG, LONG WAIT HAS ENDED! GO AHEAD AND CRY! AFTER 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE FINALLY NBA CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN!" 🏀🏆🎙️
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When a long-suffering team is gonna win something, the cliche is "their fans deserve this." But that's usually not true! A lot of arenas and stadiums of awful teams are empty and no one cares. Not the Knicks though. Their fans really do deserve this run. They were always there.
Jun 8
I covered the Knicks for two years when I first moved to NYC. Went to almost every game home and away. What I’ll say about Knicks fans is they were loud and locked in every night, even when the team didn’t deserve it. Those fans prayed for nights like tonight, and they deserve it
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As a lifelong USMNT fan, I find it so pleasantly disorienting to read stuff like this.
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Gustavo Alfaro, the Paraguay coach, puts defeat down to the "complexity" of the US approach. "They dominated tactically, technically and physically... they create a pentagon in midfield... they have a solution to every problem".
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Very happy for the Knicks. And don’t really feel bad for the Spurs because they’re so early. They’re going to contend for a decade.
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It's the 40th anniversary of Thornton Melon doing the Triple Lindy and winning the National Championship for Grand Lakes University.
Back to School (1986)
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How far is FIFA going with its brand restrictions? The condiments at the Levi’s Stadium press box have all been taped over 😆
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could not love this lede by @outsidethenba more!! cbssports.com/nba/news/knick…
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The Epstein files illustrate a symbiotic relationship between him and some in the modeling industry: He provided money, connections and help with visas, while the industry gave him access to young, foreign women — many of whom say he sexually abused them.
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Exclusive: Iran sealed uranium cache and placed mines amid fears of US operation to seize material cnn.com/2026/06/13/politics/…
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Crews begin removing Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after missing Friday night deadline cnn.com/2026/06/12/politics/…
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This is almost impossible. A 95-pitch complete game … with 15 Ks
Jun 13
Jacob Misiorowski. 15 STRIKEOUT MADDUX. 😳
9 innings, 0 runs, 15Ks, 1 hit. 0 BBs.
95 pitches. Most Strikeouts EVER in a Maddux!
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Kennedy Center must remove Trump’s name tonight, appeals court rules cnn.com/2026/06/12/politics/…
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It hasn't hit the Secretary of State's website yet, but Sonoma County's update a few minutes ago netted Eric Jones 3,170 votes over 2nd-place Republican Ray Riehle and he now appears poised to mount a generational challenge to incumbent #CA04 Democrat Mike Thompson in November.
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