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Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Pregnancy with chronic health conditions is risky.
Trying to navigate pregnancy with multiple legislative restrictions on reproductive healthcare can be fatal. Must read investigation on this tragic case out of North Carolina
By Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Trying to navigate pregnancy with multiple legislative restrictions on reproductive healthcare can be fatal. Must read investigation on this tragic case out of North Carolina
By Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Pregnancy with chronic health conditions is risky.
Trying to navigate pregnancy with multiple legislative restrictions on reproductive healthcare can be fatal. Must read investigation on this tragic case out of North Carolina
By Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Trying to navigate pregnancy with multiple legislative restrictions on reproductive healthcare can be fatal. Must read investigation on this tragic case out of North Carolina
By Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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An interesting investigation in @upshot.nytimes.com today evaluating some of the challenges to improving buses in NYC—whether through speed or fares www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link!)
Interesting tidbit: Bus ridership is basically back to pre-pandemic levels—but fare payment is way down.
Interesting tidbit: Bus ridership is basically back to pre-pandemic levels—but fare payment is way down.
October 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
An interesting investigation in @upshot.nytimes.com today evaluating some of the challenges to improving buses in NYC—whether through speed or fares www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link!)
Interesting tidbit: Bus ridership is basically back to pre-pandemic levels—but fare payment is way down.
Interesting tidbit: Bus ridership is basically back to pre-pandemic levels—but fare payment is way down.
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We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
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It's hard to overstate the reach of YouTube in the US. 85% of adults use it, as do 90% of teens. A new @pewresearch.org survey shows that 85% of kids 12 and under use it, too (according to their parents) – including a majority of kids under the age of 2. www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
October 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's hard to overstate the reach of YouTube in the US. 85% of adults use it, as do 90% of teens. A new @pewresearch.org survey shows that 85% of kids 12 and under use it, too (according to their parents) – including a majority of kids under the age of 2. www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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NEW from @pewresearch.org: 20% of US adults now regularly get news from TikTok, up from 3% in 2020.
Among the youngest adults, 43% now regularly get news there, up from 9% in 2020.
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Among the youngest adults, 43% now regularly get news there, up from 9% in 2020.
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW from @pewresearch.org: 20% of US adults now regularly get news from TikTok, up from 3% in 2020.
Among the youngest adults, 43% now regularly get news there, up from 9% in 2020.
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Among the youngest adults, 43% now regularly get news there, up from 9% in 2020.
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Yes, Your Morning Coffee Has Gotten More Expensive
Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...
Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...
September 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yes, Your Morning Coffee Has Gotten More Expensive
Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...
Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...
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When the labor market is hot, workers who switch jobs can usually expect a pay bump. Right now, job switchers are experiencing the same wage growth as stayers, a sign that employers have the upper hand.
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When the labor market is hot, workers who switch jobs can usually expect a pay bump. Right now, job switchers are experiencing the same wage growth as stayers, a sign that employers have the upper hand.
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The Department of Defense deemed a story about baseball hero and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson's time in the Army as "DEI" and deleted it.
March 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Department of Defense deemed a story about baseball hero and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson's time in the Army as "DEI" and deleted it.
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We were going to shoot on the cliff but the fog rolled in and we pivoted to the dream location.
February 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We were going to shoot on the cliff but the fog rolled in and we pivoted to the dream location.
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February 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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UPDATE: Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-...
Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back
Marko Elez resigned after The Wall Street Journal reported he had posted racist messages to X that included “normalize Indian hate.”
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
UPDATE: Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-...
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New BTS look at the opening scene of #Severance S2 🎥
January 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
New BTS look at the opening scene of #Severance S2 🎥
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January 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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As #Severance s2 finally streams tonight, I just wanted to say thanks to all the incredible fans who have waited so long and stuck with us. Our hope is you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.
It’s never finished till you engage with it. So excited for the dialogue to begin.
Praise Kier
It’s never finished till you engage with it. So excited for the dialogue to begin.
Praise Kier
January 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
As #Severance s2 finally streams tonight, I just wanted to say thanks to all the incredible fans who have waited so long and stuck with us. Our hope is you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.
It’s never finished till you engage with it. So excited for the dialogue to begin.
Praise Kier
It’s never finished till you engage with it. So excited for the dialogue to begin.
Praise Kier
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The time we put Tramell on a dolly to make him float away from the camera which was on a dolly too…
#Severance
#Severance
January 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The time we put Tramell on a dolly to make him float away from the camera which was on a dolly too…
#Severance
#Severance
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