Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial
The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding. Source: Original News
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CIA Kryptos Auction: Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode Sculpture
The creator of the Kryptos panels, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered before an auction he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian. Source: Original News
Energy Department Reorganization Reflects Shift Away From Renewable Energy
The reorganization reflects the ongoing shift in the federal government’s energy priorities: less renewable energy, more fossil fuels. Source: Original News
Coast Guard Softens Stance on Hate and Hazing
A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as merely “politically divisive” and deletes protections for transgender troops. Source: Original News
Judge Concludes Prosecutors Can Circumvent Federal Grand Juries in D.C.
The ruling by a federal judge found that federal prosecutors could fall back on local grand juries to approve serious charges when they failed to persuade a federal grand jury. Source: Original News
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward. Source: Original News
Richard Lamparski, Author of ‘Whatever Became Of …?’ Books, Dies at 93
He turned an obsession with forgotten stars into a popular series, long before “Where Are They Now?” features became ubiquitous. Source: Original News
Short on Cash, D.N.C. Took Out $15 Million Loan in October
The move, unusual for a year without a midterm or presidential election, is the latest sign of financial distress for the Democratic Party. Source: Original News
Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time a schoolyard insult that President Trump lobbed at a Bloomberg News reporter last week. Source: Original News