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Neil stands in a room with military cyber operators from Joint Task Force ARES to launch an operation that would become one of the largest and longest offensive cyber operations in U.S. military history.

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Favorite Photos And Illustrations Of 2019

2:08pm December 30, 2019

by Emily Bogle

Here are images that resonated from the year: photos of families facing difficult decisions on the U.S. border, illustrations showing the struggles of student loan debt and otherworldly portraits.

Columbia Journalism Review set up a misinformation newsstand in Manhattan in October 2018, in an effort to educate news consumers about the dangers of disinformation in the lead-up to the U.S. midterm elections.

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'Disinformation' Is The Word Of The Year — And A Sign Of What's To Come

1:22pm December 30, 2019

by Geoff Nunberg

Foreign nations have been systematically spreading falsehoods on social media for years; in 2019, it seemed like the world began to fully grasp the ramifications of disinformation campaigns.

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'Fresh Air' Favorites: Columnist David Carr

1:21pm December 30, 2019

by Terry Gross

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to Carr, the media columnist for The New York Times who died in 2015.

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'Fresh Air' Favorites: Anthony Bourdain

1:21pm December 30, 2019

by Dave Davies

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2016, Dave Davies spoke with Bourdain, the chef-turned-travel-show-host who died in 2018.

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Fry Bread, by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal

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A Holiday Feast Of 'Fry Bread'? Yes, Please!

11:15am December 30, 2019

by Juanita Giles

Our kids' books columnist, Juanita Giles, gave her daughter Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story for Christmas; she says the book's depiction of food and history mirrors her family's experiences.

1924 Copyrighted Works To Become Part Of The Public Domain

6:08am December 30, 2019

A number of important literary and musical works are headed for the public domain on New Year's Day — including George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."

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'Chicken Of The Sea' Is So Wacky — Of Course It Was Created By Kids

10:07pm December 29, 2019

by Samantha Balaban

Ellison Nguyen, 6, wrote the book, and Hien Bui-Stafford, 13, illustrated it. They got a little help from Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Nguyen (Ellison's dad) and cartoonist Thi Bui (Hien's mom).

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Comedian and actor Ilana Glazer strikes out solo in her new hour-long special, The Planet Is Burning, set to release on Amazon Prime Video in January.

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Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special

9:06am December 29, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

After shedding her beloved, free-wheeling Broad City character, the real Ilana is coming out of dormancy. "I have this fire in me," she says. It shows in her new comedy special, The Planet is Burning.

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Cursed Child's duel scene between Harry and Draco relies on human-powered special effects.

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'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Makes Its Magic The Old-Fashioned Way

8:21am December 29, 2019

by Petra Mayer

The creators of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child designed their show so it wouldn't look like the world Potterheads knew from the movies. They've documented that process in a new book, The Journey.

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The 2010s: Slang That Stuck

8:21am December 29, 2019

Adulting in the 2010s involved some shade, some tea, especially if you were hanging with your bae, rocking some mom jeans in that selfie. We round up the slang that stuck in this decade.

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