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#WaPo She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

#ViktoriiaRoshchyna set out to report on claims that #Russia was operating a network of unofficial detention centers in occupied #Ukraine .

But in August 2023 she disappeared into one herself.

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The Washington Post · Journalist died in the Russian detention system she was trying to exposeBy Cate Brown, Jarrett Ley, Catherine Belton, Anastacia Galouchka

#WaPo Millions in the #US take this drug. #Tariffs might complicate their care.
#Heparin is cheap and essential...

"Experts say past events offer a preview of future risks. In 2008, a viral disease in pigs in #China caused a sudden shortage of the raw material used to make heparin. Some suppliers responded by mixing in cheaper, harmful substances, which led to 80 deaths and hundreds of serious side effects in the U.S."

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The Washington Post · Millions in the U.S. take this drug. Tariffs might complicate their care.By Sabrina Malhi

#WaPo See all the tariffs Trump has enacted, threatened and canceled

President Donald #Trump began proposing new #tariffs within hours of being sworn into office. Sixty days later, his whirlwind of on-again, off-again tariffs shows no sign of slowing down.

Having trouble following the deluge? Scroll on for a day-by-day look at how Trump’s trade war has unfolded and where it stands now.

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The Washington Post · Which tariffs Trump has enacted and when more could go into effectBy Alyssa Fowers, Leslie Shapiro, Amaya Verde

#WaPo #Trump seeks to fast-track #deportation of hundreds of thousands

By expanding use of the “expedited removal” law from within 100 miles of a border to the entire country, Trump officials will try to remove more than 1 million #migrants admitted to the United States during the Biden administration.

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The Washington Post · Trump seeks to fast-track deportations of hundreds of thousandsBy Nick Miroff