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‘Public’ Broadcasters Go Soft on Hasan Piker

Just like the networks spent months helpfully skipping over the Nazi tattoo on the chest of Maine Democrat Graham Platner, they have largely ignored radical leftist influencer Hasan Piker, who has campaigned with Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. ABC and NBC haven't found him, while CBS broke the mold with two stories. The "PBS News Hour" hasn't mentioned Piker, although there was a mention on the PBS show "Washington Week with The Atlantic" on Aug. 14. The show's host, Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, volunteered: "The party has developed something of a Hasan Piker problem. This is ...

A small but welcome justice at Gitmo

The recent suppression of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's torture-tainted confessions at Guantanamo Bay is far more than a victory for a defendant. It is a victory for the Constitution. The United States government today alleges that Mohammed was the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, a crime of historic horror that demands accountability. For nine years, the government told us that the mastermind of the attacks was Osama bin Laden, whom it never charged for 9/11-related crimes. Then, after it dispatched U.S. commandos to murder him when they could have arrested him, it recognized it killed ...

Griffin eyes Friday return from 60-day IL, pain-free at last

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is ready to get back to work. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop said Thursday that he feels good and is hopeful of being activated off the 60-day injured list on Friday when Pittsburgh opens a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. The ...

Naomi Osaka advances at US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka recovered after a mid-match lapse to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open with 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Katerina Siniakova on Thursday. The two-time U.S. Open champion played early on a day that saw No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime become the highest-seeded ...

McCarthy takes over as Steelers run it back

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-8) Expectations The head coach may have changed in Pittsburgh, with Mike McCarthy taking over after Mike Tomlin stepped down in January following a 19-year run, but the standard remains the standard to borrow one of Tomlin's pet phrases. The ...

NASCAR drivers scrambling for cameos in ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joey Logano has won 71 NASCAR races and three Cup Series championships during his illustrious career. But the driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford said nothing would make him appear cooler in the eyes of his five children than securing a cameo in the upcoming ...