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Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, right, is escorted by soldiers and marines to a waiting helicopter, at a federal hangar in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. The world’s most wanted drug lord was recaptured by Mexican marines Friday, six months after he fled through a tunnel from a maximum security prison in an escape that deeply embarrassed the government and strained ties with the United States.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

January 9, 2016 at 7:30 pm

Sean Penn, ‘El Chapo’ met in Mexican jungle for interview while on the lam

Actor and director Sean Penn met with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in a secret location in Mexico while he was on the run.

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The New York Times cover from Dec. 5, 2015. The first time they published an editorial on the cover since 1920.

December 4, 2015 at 8:52 pm

New York Times puts gun-control editorial on front page

New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said the paper was placing the editorial on Page 1 “to deliver a strong and visible statement of...

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October 12, 2015 at 7:16 pm

Playboy magazine putting clothes on its playmates

As part of a redesign that will be unveiled in March, Playboy will still feature women in provocative poses. But they will no longer be...

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June 1, 2015 at 10:17 am

Trans woman Jenner on Vanity Fair cover: 'Call me Caitlyn'

Caitlyn Jenner made her public debut Monday on the cover of Vanity Fair. A photograph of Jenner, shot by Annie Leibovitz, accompanied an article on...

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FILE – In this April 26, 2011 file photo, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams attends the Time 100 Gala in New York. Williams will host the newsmagazine “Rock Center” on Mondays at 10p.m. EST on NBC. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file) NYET827

April 24, 2015 at 7:20 pm

Sources: Brian Williams inquiry may include Tahrir Square

The investigation includes at least one episode that was previously unreported, involving statements by Brian Williams about events from Tahrir Square in Cairo during the...

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FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Brian Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Stand Up For Heroes, presented by New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York. Williams has admitted he spread a false story about being on a helicopter that came under enemy fire while he was reporting in Iraq in 2003. Williams said he was in a helicopter following other aircraft, one of which was hit by ground fire. His helicopter was not hit. NBC News was not commenting Thursday about whether its top on-air personality would face disciplinary action. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)

February 7, 2015 at 4:09 am

Soldiers in Brian Williams’ group tell their side of the story

More information has come forward with an account of what happened in Iraq in March 2003, based on interviews with four soldiers who were part...

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November 20, 2014 at 6:39 pm

Bezos makes his mark on Washington Post with Kindle app

WASHINGTON — In recent months, The Washington Post has been worried about reducing cognitive overhead. The phrase, borrowed from its new owner, billionaire Amazon founder...

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October 27, 2014 at 6:08 pm

Facebook’s calculated effort to dominate the news business

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Many of the people who read this article will do so because Greg Marra, 26, a Facebook engineer, calculated that it...

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October 3, 2014 at 9:50 pm

For journalists, reminder of risk in covering deadly epidemic

Before John Moore, a photographer for Getty Images, goes into a hospital in Liberia for patients suspected of having Ebola or accompanies a burial team...

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June 29, 2013 at 5:59 pm

Middle East drew U.S. student slain in Egypt protest

The American student killed in Egypt on Friday during street protests in Alexandria was an idealist, an Arabist and a linguist, drawn to the Middle...

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