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How a Chinese Operative Secretly Infiltrated a Newsroom Original

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By Shannon Vavra
| The Daily Beast Verified
Taiwanese authorities are investigating reports that a Chinese state-backed journalist has been wielding her influence behind the scenes at a Taiwanese broadcaster to push Chinese propaganda surreptitiously to Taiwanese audiences.
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Prominent Family of Accused Russian Terrorist Speaks Out Original

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By Shannon Vavra
| The Daily Beast Verified
A relative of the accused gunman spills to The Daily Beast. The family of a man accused of carrying out the deadly shooting attack in Dagestan, Russia, on Sunday is going on a repentant apology tour. A relative of the accused gunman, Osman Omarov, told The Daily Beast that she grew up with him and that she never thought he would carry out such a horrendous act.
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Putin Ally's Kids Suspected in Synagogue Shooting Massacre Original

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By Shannon Vavra
| The Daily Beast Verified
The local governor of Russia's Dagestan region fired a prominent politician in Russian President Vladimir Putin's "United Russia" party on Monday after reports surfaced that his sons and nephews were involved in the deadly attack in Dagestan over the weekend. Russian authorities had detained and interrogated the politician, Magomed Omarov, the head of Dagestan's Sergokalinsky district, on Sunday in connection to his relatives' alleged involvement, according to TASS.
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