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Early Edition: June 3, 2025
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Early Edition: June 2, 2025
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Early Edition: May 30, 2025
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Early Edition: May 29, 2025
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Early Edition: May 28, 2025
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Early Edition: May 27, 2025
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Early Edition: May 23, 2025
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Several Gaza bakeries began producing bread yesterday after more than 90 lorries’ worth of supplies had been collected by U.N. aid teams inside Gaza, according to the U.N. The Israeli military said that a total of 107 aid trucks entered the territory yesterday.
Early Edition: May 22, 2025
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Early Edition: May 21, 2025
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Early Edition: May 20, 2025
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Early Edition: May 19, 2025
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Israel launched an “extensive” air and ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend that Israeli officials said is aimed at pushing Hamas to demilitarize and release the remaining hostages.
Early Edition: May 16, 2025
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Early Edition: May 15, 2025
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Early Edition: May 14, 2025
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Early Edition: 13 May, 2025
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Early Edition: May 12, 2025
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Early Edition: May 9, 2025
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Early Edition: May 8, 2025
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Early Edition: May 7, 2025
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Early Edition: May 6, 2025
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Early Edition: May 5, 2025
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Early Edition: May 2, 2025
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Early Edition: May 1, 2025
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Early Edition: April 30, 2025
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Early Edition: February 25, 2022
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Early Edition: February 24, 2022
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The Early Edition: March 1, 2021
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The Early Edition: February 18, 2021
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The Early Edition: September 8, 2020
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The Early Edition: August 4, 2020
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The Early Edition: August 3, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 31, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 30, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 28, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 27, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 23, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 22, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 21, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 20, 2020
PORTLAND PROTESTS Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, Oregon, yesterday called for federal officers policing the protests to leave the city, denouncing their tactics as “abhorrent.” Portland has seen growing protests in the area in response to police brutality, racial injustice and, more specifically, the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
The Early Edition: July 17, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 16, 2020
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. TWITTER HACK Several prominent Twitter accounts, including those of former Vice President Joe Biden, former President Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, were hacked yesterday in a major security breach.
The Early Edition: July 10, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 9, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 7, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 6, 2020
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The Early Edition: July 2, 2020
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The Early Edition: June 30, 2020
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The Early Edition: June 29, 2020
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The Early Edition: June 26, 2020
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The Early Edition: June 25, 2020
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