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A Glimpse Into Osama bin Laden's "Modern" Lifestyle
Author Steve Coll on the Al Qaeda leader's final years, from his access to media to his decision to surround himself with family. "He clearly was reading books. He had access to English-language media," says Coll. "It seemed reasonable to guess that one way or another he would have found a way to preserve a marriage or a married life, a family life."
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Investigating the powerful spyware called Pegasus sold to governments around the world.

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A 2-part hour: Mapping atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, and a family's struggle to reunite.

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Defiant Russians push back against Putin’s crackdown on critics of the war in Ukraine.

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Investigating evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and the pursuit of justice.

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Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn: from elite soldier overseas to waging “spiritual war” in America.

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A look at political leaders and choices they made that threatened American democracy.
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An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan.

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A dramatic and intimate look inside the Russian assault on Kharkiv.

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Families struggle to keep homes during the pandemic, despite a federal ban on evictions.

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An investigation of the Minneapolis police in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.

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The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.

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The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.