Steve Almasy
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Wrapped up my 27-year career as a digital writer at CNN. Taking a Nap Year.
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🇷🇴 Sources: D.C. United is nearing a club-record deal to acquire Romania international forward Louis Munteanu from CFR Cluj.
Deal would be around $7m + add-ons to take total fee to $10m.
Not done but close.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
Deal would be around $7m + add-ons to take total fee to $10m.
Not done but close.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
D.C United near club-record deal for CFR Cluj forward Louis Munteanu
The 23-year-old has two goals and five assists in 14 league appearances for the Romanian side.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🇷🇴 Sources: D.C. United is nearing a club-record deal to acquire Romania international forward Louis Munteanu from CFR Cluj.
Deal would be around $7m + add-ons to take total fee to $10m.
Not done but close.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
Deal would be around $7m + add-ons to take total fee to $10m.
Not done but close.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
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D.C. United finalizing contract for Japanese left back/wing Keisuke Kurokawa, 28, from Gamba Osaka in J1 League, per sources. Deal through 2028-29, plus an option year.
Kurokawa's move to MLS/DCU first reported by Sponichi/Sports Nippon.
Kurokawa's move to MLS/DCU first reported by Sponichi/Sports Nippon.
December 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
D.C. United finalizing contract for Japanese left back/wing Keisuke Kurokawa, 28, from Gamba Osaka in J1 League, per sources. Deal through 2028-29, plus an option year.
Kurokawa's move to MLS/DCU first reported by Sponichi/Sports Nippon.
Kurokawa's move to MLS/DCU first reported by Sponichi/Sports Nippon.
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Done deal: Sean Johnson signs with D.C. United through June 2027 and becomes the starting keeper. Kim Joon Hong and Jordan Farr will battle for the No. 2 slot.
December 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Done deal: Sean Johnson signs with D.C. United through June 2027 and becomes the starting keeper. Kim Joon Hong and Jordan Farr will battle for the No. 2 slot.
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US inflation slowed to 2.7% in November, a welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living.
https://cnn.it/4pK5Sgt
https://cnn.it/4pK5Sgt
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
US inflation slowed to 2.7% in November, a welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living.
https://cnn.it/4pK5Sgt
https://cnn.it/4pK5Sgt
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IRS releases health savings account expansion details under Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
IRS releases health savings account expansion details under Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
IRS releases health savings account expansion details under President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill." What it means for ACA health plan enrollees.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
IRS releases health savings account expansion details under Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
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EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
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“.. Greer’s comment at the hearing came on the heels of a report by NBC News showing that the pace of China’s purchase of soybeans in recent weeks was well short of reaching the agreed amount by the end of the calendar year.”
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December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“.. Greer’s comment at the hearing came on the heels of a report by NBC News showing that the pace of China’s purchase of soybeans in recent weeks was well short of reaching the agreed amount by the end of the calendar year.”
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Older Black adults are more likely than younger Black adults to describe themselves as very religious.
39% of Black adults ages 65 and older describe themselves this way, compared with 21% of Black adults under 30.
39% of Black adults ages 65 and older describe themselves this way, compared with 21% of Black adults under 30.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Older Black adults are more likely than younger Black adults to describe themselves as very religious.
39% of Black adults ages 65 and older describe themselves this way, compared with 21% of Black adults under 30.
39% of Black adults ages 65 and older describe themselves this way, compared with 21% of Black adults under 30.
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The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system. https://cnn.it/48OBf3s
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system. https://cnn.it/48OBf3s
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NEW: DOGE isn’t dead, despite recent reports.
Operatives are still rolling out coding tests, leading software pilots, and more.
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www.wired.com/story/what-i...
Operatives are still rolling out coding tests, leading software pilots, and more.
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DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NEW: DOGE isn’t dead, despite recent reports.
Operatives are still rolling out coding tests, leading software pilots, and more.
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www.wired.com/story/what-i...
Operatives are still rolling out coding tests, leading software pilots, and more.
w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
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BREAKING NEWS: The NBA has asked multiple teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, to hand over documents and other property as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling, six league sources told The Athletic.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The NBA has asked multiple teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, to hand over documents and other property as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling, six league sources told The Athletic.
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The documentary also shows that Natalie Harp appears to be making the random capitalization choices without Trump's direct input.
You can see from this clip that he's dictating, but Harp seems to be the one who made the final call on what to capitalize: Border, Inflation and Crime.
You can see from this clip that he's dictating, but Harp seems to be the one who made the final call on what to capitalize: Border, Inflation and Crime.
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The documentary also shows that Natalie Harp appears to be making the random capitalization choices without Trump's direct input.
You can see from this clip that he's dictating, but Harp seems to be the one who made the final call on what to capitalize: Border, Inflation and Crime.
You can see from this clip that he's dictating, but Harp seems to be the one who made the final call on what to capitalize: Border, Inflation and Crime.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Waymo announces new CFO Steve Fieler
Waymo announces new CFO Steve Fieler
Fieler's appointment comes as Waymo looks toward its next phase, which could include seeking additional outside investment.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Waymo announces new CFO Steve Fieler
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JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
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Historical context - In 1979 an AA DC-10 (MD-11 predecessor) crashed on takeoff from ORD. Its left engine separated (due to a maintenance issue) on takeoff causing an asymmetric stall when the slats retracted. (Locks mandated in 1982) TAC report from 2019: theaircurrent.com/historical-c...
Searching for 40-year old lessons for Boeing in the grounding of the DC-10
An eerily similar crash in Chicago 40-years ago holds lessons for Boeing and the 737 Max that reverberate through history.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Historical context - In 1979 an AA DC-10 (MD-11 predecessor) crashed on takeoff from ORD. Its left engine separated (due to a maintenance issue) on takeoff causing an asymmetric stall when the slats retracted. (Locks mandated in 1982) TAC report from 2019: theaircurrent.com/historical-c...
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The Trump administration has found $5.3 billion to pay U.S. troops expecting to receive paychecks Friday during the ongoing government shutdown.
#Flashes
#Flashes
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Trump administration has found $5.3 billion to pay U.S. troops expecting to receive paychecks Friday during the ongoing government shutdown.
#Flashes
#Flashes
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October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN NATURE: People who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within ~3 months before or after starting immunotherapy for cancer lived longer overall than those who didn’t get the vaccine.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN NATURE: People who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within ~3 months before or after starting immunotherapy for cancer lived longer overall than those who didn’t get the vaccine.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Zohran Mamdani was pushed to provide specifics about his plans if he’s elected mayor of New York City in the campaign’s first fall debate, hammered by his two older rivals who painted him as unprepared and accused him of selling the city’s residents a fantasy. https://cnn.it/4qgglAU
Takeaways from the first general election debate in the NYC mayoral race | CNN Politics
Zohran Mamdani was pushed to provide specifics about his plans if he’s elected mayor of New York City in the campaign’s first fall debate, hammered by his two older rivals who painted him as unprepare...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Zohran Mamdani was pushed to provide specifics about his plans if he’s elected mayor of New York City in the campaign’s first fall debate, hammered by his two older rivals who painted him as unprepared and accused him of selling the city’s residents a fantasy. https://cnn.it/4qgglAU
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Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.”
Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are back tracking | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he wo...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.”
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September, typical boom month for shipping, looks more like freight recession this year
September, typical boom month for shipping, looks more like freight recession this year
Freight data indicates that September, which is typically a boom month for shipping ahead of the holidays, is playing out like a freight recession this year.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
September, typical boom month for shipping, looks more like freight recession this year
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#ICYMI: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A GAO report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A GAO report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
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October 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#ICYMI: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A GAO report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A GAO report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
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📽️ WATCH: Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland.
Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit: https://propub.li/3I6nTFk
Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit: https://propub.li/3I6nTFk
September 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland.
Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit: https://propub.li/3I6nTFk
Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit: https://propub.li/3I6nTFk
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Data show 92% of people survive a suicide attempt, but that number drops to just about 10% when a firearm is used.
Firearm suicide is a public health crisis—but it is also preventable.
➡️ Solutions are possible. Find evidence-informed resources for prevention: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Firearm suicide is a public health crisis—but it is also preventable.
➡️ Solutions are possible. Find evidence-informed resources for prevention: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Data show 92% of people survive a suicide attempt, but that number drops to just about 10% when a firearm is used.
Firearm suicide is a public health crisis—but it is also preventable.
➡️ Solutions are possible. Find evidence-informed resources for prevention: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Firearm suicide is a public health crisis—but it is also preventable.
➡️ Solutions are possible. Find evidence-informed resources for prevention: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...