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  The Guardian

  

  First Thing: media freedom in dire state in record number of countries

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. Media freedom is in dire health in a record number of countries, according to the latest annual snapshot, which warns that disinformation, propaganda and artificial intelligence pose mounting threats to journalism. The World Press Freedom Index revealed a shocking slide, with an …

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  The Guardian

  

  First Thing: 20,000 Russian troops killed in eastern offensive failures, says US

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. More than 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and more than 80,000 injured in five months of fighting in Ukraine, an acceleration in already heavy losses for Moscow, US intelligence officials estimate. Most of the troops were killed in brutal trench warfare for the small eastern …

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  The Guardian

  

  First Thing: Senate investigation into Brett Kavanaugh assault claims contained serious omissions

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. A 2018 Senate investigation that found there was “no evidence” to substantiate any of the claims of sexual assault against US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh contained serious omissions, according to information obtained by the Guardian. The 28-page report was released by the …

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  The Guardian

  

  First Thing: Donald Trump raped me, writer E Jean Carroll testifies

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. The advice columnist E Jean Carroll told a New York jury yesterday that Donald Trump raped her, leaving her unable to have a romantic relationship, and then “shattered my reputation” by denying the attack occurred. Carroll testified in her civil lawsuit seeking damages for battery – …

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  The Guardian

  

  First Thing: Sudanese flee homeland as airstrikes threaten ceasefire

  Guardian US - Vivian Ho

  Good morning. The UN’s refugee agency said it was expecting 270,000 refugees to cross into Chad and South Sudan as airstrikes and reports of renewed fighting around the capital have threatened a delicate three-day truce. The intense fighting between army units loyal to its military ruler, Gen Abdel …

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  The Guardian

  

  First Thing: Joe Biden announces 2024 re-election campaign

  Guardian US - Vivian Ho

  Good morning. Joe Biden has announced his 2024 re-election campaign. Biden had declared that his ancestral journey to Ireland this month had reinforced a “sense of optimism” about what he could accomplish. He told reporters the “calculus” on a second term had been completed and he planned to run. An …