U.S. releases intelligence report implicating Saudi crown prince in killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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The Committee to Protect Journalists along with other press freedom and human rights groups hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington on the first anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi s murder, Oct. 2, 2019.Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph.
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will impose no direct punishment on Saudi Arabia s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite the conclusion of a long-awaited intelligence report released Friday that he approved the operation, administration officials said.
Spotlight made Marty Baron a star. It also made him my friend.
Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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After an award-winning career in journalism, Martin Baron is retiring as executive editor of The Washington Post.Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph.
In an opening scene of Spotlight, the newsroom of the Boston Globe has gathered to bid farewell to a retiring reporter at a caking - a time-honored office ritual involving tears, laughs, awkward speeches and a sheet cake. After a few wisecracks about poker games and old age, investigations editor Walter V. Robby Robinson, played by Michael Keaton, notes that the Globe s enigmatic new top editor is arriving in a few days. Forgive me buddy, but I gotta ask, he says with mock suspicion to his departing colleague. What the hell do you know?
Ex-D.C. police chief looks to build trust in Va.
Justin Jouvenal and Antonio Olivo, The Washington Post
Jan. 30, 2021
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Former Washington D.C. police chief Peter Newsham will start as chief of the police department in Prince William County, Va., on Monday.Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph.
Peter Newsham, the former Washington D.C. police chief who stunned city officials when he announced his departure in November, said he plans to increase the diversity of the police force in Prince William County, Va., and push officers to engage more with the community when he takes over as chief of that department on Monday.
Howard finds ways to celebrate Harris
Lauren Lumpkin and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2021
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1of3Kamala Harris speaks at Howard University s commencement ceremony in 2017.Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph.Show MoreShow Less
2of3The Founders Library at Howard University in Washington D.C. on Feb. 29, 2016.photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein.Show MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - Howard University will not hang congratulatory banners or send students to the U.S. Capitol to watch alumna Kamala Harris be sworn in as vice presidenton Wednesday. Instead, it will beef up campus security.
More than a week removed from an insurrection and days before the presidential inauguration, many in the tightknit community are feeling conflicting emotions. Celebrations are in order, but crowds are being urged to stay home on Inauguration Day amid threats of violence and the coronavirus.