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Inside Al Jazeera’s Style Guide, Which Forbids Reporters From Calling ISIS a ‘Terrorist’ Organization

Inside Al Jazeera’s Style Guide, Which Forbids Reporters From Calling ISIS a ‘Terrorist’ Organization
The logo for Al Jazeera America (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Al Jazeera prohibits its staff from referring to al Qaeda, ISIS, and Boko Haram as "terrorist," "Islamist," or "extremist" groups, instead requiring reporters to use "neutral terms" like "fighters" and "armed groups," according to a copy of the outlet’s style guide obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Dem Rep. Stacey Plaskett Visited Epstein at Office He Used To Scam Virgin Islands Government out of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Records Show

Dem Rep. Stacey Plaskett Visited Epstein at Office He Used To Scam Virgin Islands Government out of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Records Show
Stacey Plaskett (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation), Jeffrey Epstein (Florida Department of Law Enforcement via Getty Images)

U.S. Virgin Islands delegate Stacey Plaskett (D.) visited Jeffrey Epstein at the Virgin Islands office that served as the base for a network of shell companies the sex offender used to defraud the Virgin Islands government out of hundreds of millions of dollars, according to emails and court filings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.

New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman Plays His Readers for Fools—Again

New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman Plays His Readers for Fools—Again
Thomas Friedman (Mike Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times)

"Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools—Again" is the headline over Thomas Friedman's latest column in the New York Times. I read the "again" part as an admission by Friedman that he's been writing the same column for decades. It's been consistently wrong, so the real "fools" are any remaining readers who take what he says seriously.

Maryland Judge Signals Condo Evictions Can Proceed After Last-Minute Pause

Maryland Judge Signals Condo Evictions Can Proceed After Last-Minute Pause
Marylander Condominium (Washington Free Beacon)

Prince George’s County, Md., was planning to evict hundreds of residents from the Marylander Condominiums on Thursday after vandalism from a nearby homeless encampment plunged the property into disrepair. Those plans were briefly put on hold at an emergency court hearing on Wednesday morning, when Maryland district court judge Bryon Bereano declined to sign an order authorizing the evictions.

Mamdani Hires Three Founders of Muslim Group that Blamed Oct. 7 on 'Israeli Apartheid Regime'

Mamdani Hires Three Founders of Muslim Group that Blamed Oct. 7 on 'Israeli Apartheid Regime'
Zohran Mamdani (Spencer Platt/Getty Images), Faiza Ali (LinkedIn), Aliya Latif pictured with Cori Bush and Linda Sarsour (@aliyaplatif/X), Ali Najmi (@Ali_Najmi/X)

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) has appointed three officials who cofounded a Muslim group that blamed Israel for Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack to prominent roles in his administration. One of them is serving as Mamdani's head of faith-based partnerships, another as his chief of immigrant affairs, and the third as the leader of his judiciary advisory committee.

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