October 24, 2025
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The East Wing under destruction. Victoria Pickering, Creative Commons.
The Best of the Week’s News
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Corpses with burns and missing limbs wash ashore in Trinidad after US murder spree in the Caribbean. (NYT)
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Trump swore he wouldn’t touch the East Wing of the White House to build his ballroom, but he razed it to the ground. (NYMag, WaPo, ABC)
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The government shutdown gets dire on Nov 1. (NYMag)
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Are your meds made in a contaminated factory? The FDA won’t say. (ProPublica)
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The first politically viable wealth tax may appear on the ballot in California in 2026. (Prospect)