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Attack Is Suspected as North Korean Internet Collapses — SAN FRANCISCO — North Korea's already tenuous links to the Internet went completely dark on Monday after days of instability, in what Internet monitors described as one of the worst North Korean network failures in years.
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A Lot of Smart People Think North Korea Didn't Hack Sony — The evidence linking agents of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the recent digital implosion of Sony remains vague. And even though the feds are squarely blaming North Korea, many security experts aren't buying it.


North Korea's Internet link is flaky today — If you've been trying to connect to North Korean Internet sites in the last 24 hours, you might have been unsuccessful. — Connectivity between North Korea and the rest of the world has been spotty for much of the time, according to Dyn Research.
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North Korean Internet Goes Dark in Wake of Sony Hack
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North Korea's internet appears to be under mass cyber attack
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The NY Police Union's Vile War with Mayor De Blasio — To criticize the mayor for telling his black son what every other father of a black youth must say is divisive and fails to see what's wrong in America. — I covered New York politics for 15 years, and I saw some awfully tense moments between …
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NYPD Chief Bill Bratton on police tension: 'We're in a change moment' — New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton believes that Mayor Bill de Blasio has lost the trust of “some officers,” telling TODAY's Matt Lauer the city finds itself in a “change moment.”
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Obama's ‘propaganda’ pushed people to ‘hate the police,’ Giuliani says — President Obama has engaged in “propaganda” encouraging people to “hate the police,” former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) charged a day after two New York City police officers were shot and killed in their patrol car …
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Mayor de Blasio Calls for Suspension of Protests
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Senator Blames His Own Constituents For NYC Cop Killing
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The Importance of Treating NYPD Officers as Individuals
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As Police Die, Racism Narrative Unravels
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For Mayor de Blasio and New York Police, a Rift Is Ripped Open
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Rep. Michael Grimm to plead guilty to felony count of tax evasion, sources say — The Staten Island Republican was charged in a 20-count indictment with hiding more than $1 million in income and wages at a Manhattan restaurant he co-owned — Rep. Michael Grimm will plead guilty on Tuesday …
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AMERICA'S MILITARY: A conservative institution's uneasy cultural evolution — THE FORCE IS CHANGING — OFTEN RELUCTANTLY — ALONGSIDE THE CIVILIAN SOCIETY IT SERVES — In this series on: — AMERICA'S MILITARY — Obama's mark on the military — A DEEPLY UNPOPULAR COMMANDER IN CHIEF …
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Obama's job approval plummets among US service members
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Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses — Since the day President Obama took office, he has failed to bring to justice anyone responsible for the torture of terrorism suspects — an official government program conceived and carried out in the years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


How David Gregory Lost His Job — Last summer, Gregory was let go from his gig as host of “Meet the Press.” Here's an inside look at his fall from the top—and what it says about the state of TV news. — David Gregory was driving through the mountains of New Hampshire when he got the call …


Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70 — Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70. — The singer song-writer from Sheffield had a career lasting more than 40 years with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong.
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A Letter from the Editor — Shortly before the first issue of The New Republic went on sale a little over a century ago, our founding editor Herbert Croly outlined his vision to a reporter from The New York Times: “The magazine, which is to be a weekly review of current political and social events …


Tea partier braces for primary challenge from the establishment — Mike Lee's position back home is turning the GOP civil war on its head. — Tea party favorite Mike Lee roiled the GOP establishment four years ago when he knocked off a sitting senator on his way to the Republican Senate nomination in Utah.
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Jeb Bush's Ties to Donors Put Rivals in a Bind — Network of GOP Contributors Could Hamper Other Republicans' Fund-Raising — Jeb Bush's announcement that he will explore a White House bid threatens years of painstaking spadework by other Republicans who have cultivated many of the wealthy donors loyal …
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Slimy Baltimore FOX Affiliate Caught Faking “Kill a Cop” Protest Chant — Last night, Baltimore's WBFF aired a video of protesters chanting “kill a cop"- evidence, it claimed, of murderously violent rhetoric on the part of anti-brutality protesters in Washington, D.C. The only problem?
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Study: ‘White’ Southerners have more African ancestry than they know — Many Americans who call themselves white might be surprised to find out that they have some African ancestry. Especially in the South. — In a new study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics …
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Tribes tread carefully into marijuana discussions — FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation had bitter debates when it was deciding whether to allow casinos on the reservation and if alcohol should be sold in them. The arguments focused on the revenue and jobs casinos and liquor …
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