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The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online.

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Secret Pakistan Document Undermines Espionage Case Against Imran Khan

Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain

The former prime minister is charged with compromising Pakistan’s secret communications, but a document leaked to The Intercept says that didn’t happen.
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The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t

Trevor Aaronson

The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online.
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Harvard Endowment Investor and Other Business Leaders Take a Solidarity Trip to Israel

Ken Klippenstein

Harvard, a flash point in the campus fights over the war in Gaza, has seen controversy and activism over its endowment’s investments in Israel.
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Advocates Demand Compensation for U.S. Drone Strike Victims in Somalia

Nick Turse

Human rights groups called on the Pentagon to make amends after an Intercept investigation into the deaths of a woman and child.
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Industrial Killing of Civilians in Gaza Won’t Defeat the Armed Insurgency

Jeremy Scahill

As Israel excels in massacring civilians and destroying Gaza’s infrastructure, its ground offensive against Hamas is becoming a quagmire.
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Grizzly Bear Poachers Flout the Endangered Species Act — and Get Away With It

Ryan Devereaux, Jimmy Tobias

A trove of investigative files reveals that the Department of Justice almost never prosecutes grizzly bear killers under the powerful law.
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Barring Speakers Under U.S. Sanctions Puts Ideas Off-Limits, Say Free Speech Advocates

Murtaza Hussain

“The question at the core of the case is what control the U.S. government has over the American mind.”
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New York Times Doxxes Source Trafficked by Chinese Gang

Nikita Mazurov

An at-risk source entrusted the paper with protecting his sensitive personal information. Then the Times published it for the world to see.
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