The Afghan War Is Over—but Not for These Gitmo Prisoners

By Spencer Ackerman

Asadullah Haroon took Biden to court on Monday to win his freedom after 14 years. The prospects are far less promising for Mohammad Fahim, whom the CIA tortured.

By Andrew Boryga

The former union official and top lieutenant was released on $20,000 bond—and remains on the payroll, according to a police spokesperson.

By Emily Shugerman

Prosecutors have agreed to drop the charges—but could reinstate them. Advocates say that’s not good enough.

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By Neri Zilber

Monday saw an onslaught of violence between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the Holy Land—but officials warn that this may just be the tip of the iceberg.

By Malcolm Jones

“City of a Million Dreams” uses the unique traditions of the Crescent City’s funerals as a lens through which it looks at the city’s contradictions and consolations.

By Tarpley Hitt

The previously unidentified man, nicknamed “BBQ Man,” contracted a “double mutant” strain of COVID-19, spurring an outbreak that forced Sydney to impose new restrictions.

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By Tarpley Hitt

Three doctors will evaluate the mental agility of Robert Brockman, who’s been charged in the largest tax evasion case in U.S. history and claims he has dementia.

By Nick Schager

Filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new two-part HBO documentary “The Crime of the Century” investigates the ways that the opioid epidemic took hold in America.

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DEBASED

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said he’d scheduled a vote on “recalling the Conference Chair this Wednesday.”

 THAT’S THE TICKET

“Racing has a problem, Bob Baffert is not the problem,” Baffert said on Fox News after his horse failed a drug test. “Bob Baffert is not stupid.”

 KEEPING THINGS IN CHECK

There’s even a key at the bottom of each page that shows symbols to help you delegate or defer tasks (or skip them altogether).

 ‘CHEMISTRY IS UNREAL’

Just one month after Lopez and Alex Rodriguez called off their engagement, she’s reportedly mixing things up with Affleck—17 years after their own engagement ended.

 CALLING IT QUITS

Tendler says she is “heartbroken that John has decided to end our marriage.”

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