Saturday, January 20, 2024

When Her Life Unraveled, She Couldn't Stop Lying (Newser Deep Dive)

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January 20, 2024
 
 
As a young woman, Jo Franklin had it all together. The Chicago native graduated from the University of Florida in 1968 and went on to work as a producer of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS as well as to make documentaries for the network on the Middle East. Keep reading
 
Investigators in Italy initially ruled the death of teenager Federica Mangiapelo to be from natural causes. Her body was found near an Italian lake, though it wasn't clear whether she had actually been in the water. Keep reading
 
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That school absenteeism remains sky-high after the pandemic has been well documented. But a story by ProPublica and the New Yorker adds a new wrinkle to the narrative: More schools across the US are turning to private companies to try to get kids back in the classroom. Keep reading
 
Nobody has held power longer in Israel than Benjamin Netanyahu, writes David Remnick in the New Yorker. But in his in-depth look at the prime minister, now in his sixth term, Remnick notes that Netanyahu's polling is "dismal" in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas raid. Keep reading
 
From the Archives
Ever buy a plastic wine aerator on Amazon? If so, you may have done business with a couple who lost their life savings and are mad as hell—at marketers who told them Amazon-selling was a good idea, Alana Semuels writes for the Atlantic. Keep reading
 
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