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The radio broadcasts that provide the North Korean population with access to legitimate news outside the Kim regime’s control have declined by roughly 80%, a decision purportedly executed by South Korea’s spy agency.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Newsom, purportedly eyeing a run for president in 2028, has framed redistricting as his party’s Hail Mary attempt to save democracy as Trump continues to consolidate executive power and maintains a steady hold over the Republican Party.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
The agreement purportedly grants the agent authority over all licensing and endorsement deals involving Rose’s name and likeness after his death.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, a Chilean fact-checking site said photographs provided to and subsequently published by The Morning Call purportedly depicting Leon were instead of a man named Manuel González, who died in 2021.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Newsom, purportedly eyeing a run for president in 2028, has framed redistricting as his party’s Hail Mary attempt to save democracy as Trump continues to consolidate executive power and maintains a steady hold over the Republican Party.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
The agreement purportedly grants the agent authority over all licensing and endorsement deals involving Rose’s name and likeness after his death.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, a Chilean fact-checking site said photographs provided to and subsequently published by The Morning Call purportedly depicting Leon were instead of a man named Manuel González, who died in 2021.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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