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Editor, OSINT @CNN . Formerly @MashableUK , @IBTimesUK . Bluesky: @ . Email: gianluca.mezzofiore @warnermedia .com

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@GianlucaMezzo
Gianluca Mezzofiore
6 years
@JustinIBlackman Hi Justin, Gianluca at CNN here. This is a great video. Is it OK for CNN/affiliates to use the video across platforms with credit to you? Thanks.
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@JustinIBlackman Thanks. Could you follow for a DM, please?
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The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War
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Beyond proud to have won an Emmy for outstanding research into the war in Ethiopia, exposing extrajudicial killings, human rights abuses and sexual violence in the Tigray region. Congrats to our stellar team!
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News & Documentary Emmys
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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Research: News goes to Ethiopia: Exposing the Hallmarks of a Genocide ( @CNN ).
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Best signs are about Princess Leia #WomensMarch
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4 years
VIDEO INVESTIGATION: How a religious festival turned into a massacre
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2 years
Maxar has these images of the A-50 AWACs aircraft at the Machulishchy Air Base in Belarus from today. I can’t see any dramatic damage (image: @Maxar )
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3 years
NEW: CNN has geolocated and verified 13 attacks in 3 days on residential areas of Kharkiv as the ICC launched an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine - w/ @katie_polglase @murphy
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2 years
NEW INVESTIGATION - Russia claims Ukraine used a US-made HIMARS rocket to attack a prison in Olenivka full of its own POWs. New CNN analysis tells a different story.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
4 years
CNN (ሲ.ኤን.ኤን) ኣብ ትግራይ ኣብ ልዕሊ ሰላማዊ ሰብ በፂሑ ዝብሃል ጉድኣት ይምርምር ኣሎ፡፡ ነዚ ዝምልከት ከተካፍሉና ትደልይዎ ቪዲዮ ኮነ ፎቶግራፍ እንተሃሊው ብትዊተር DM ወይ ድማ +447976869621...
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
5 years
@laur_calderone Hi, I'm with CNN. Did you take this video? If so, may CNN/affiliates use the video across platforms with credit to you? Thanks.
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@CorSport Buongiorno, lavoro per CNN a Londra. Vorrei il contatto del vostro ufficio stampa per un commento a proposito di questa prima pagina. Grazie.
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3 years
US looking into reports of Ethiopian military executing unarmed men after CNN investigation
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3 years
NEW: The US State Department said it is "deeply alarmed at the escalating violence in northern Ethiopia” in response to CNN's latest investigation. The agency noted it continues to formally probe whether "atrocity crimes" have been committed in the region. via @jmhansler
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NEW: Hundreds of Tigrayans were released on Thursday evening following our CNN report into their detention that prompted international outcry @nimaelbagir @ArvanitidisCNN @katie_polglase
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3 years
NEW INVESTIGATION: 'Two bullets is enough' Video analysis of extrajudicial killings sheds new light on Tigray massacre and raises difficult questions for the Ethiopian government w/ @katie_polglase @nimaelbagir @elizamackintosh @bethlehemfel & @amnesty
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NEW INVESTIGATION: Ethiopian Airlines flights have shuttled weapons to and from neighbouring Eritrea during the civil war in #Ethiopia 's #Tigray region - with @katie_polglase @nimaelbagir @ArvanitidisCNN
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2 years
We saw Biden and Zelensky here in Kyiv getting out of St Michael’s Cathedral as air raid sirens went off. They walked to the memorial wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine in Russian-Ukrainian war to lay a wreath. A truly historic moment
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4 years
NEW: A months-long CNN investigation can reveal that priests, women, entire families and Sunday school children were killed in the village of Dengelat in Ethiopia’s Tigray region last November
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3 years
NEW: Tigrayans told, 'We'll see if America will save you now,' as hundreds rounded up by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers
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7 years
@mashable Just got a statement from Daniel C. Britt, the real photographer behind some of the pictures that 'Eduardo Martins' stole and modified.
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@anastasia_maga Hi Anastasia, Gianluca at CNN here. Could you follow for a DM, please? Thanks.
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NEW: Eritrean forces prevented a mission led by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) deputy head of Ethiopia from entering a village in Tigray on Thursday, aid workers on the ground told CNN.
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2 years
Last year, we investigated reports of mass detentions and mass executions in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray. Now this joint @Amnesty & @hrw report confirms the brutal killing of 60 men at the Tekeze river, among other findings.
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Human Rights Watch
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BREAKING @hrw & @amnesty report on abuses amounting to crimes against humanity & war crimes in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone Since November 2020, officials & Amhara security forces have engaged in a relentless campaign of ethnic cleansing to force Tigrayans from their homes🧵
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Tigray could face famine without increased access to region, US aid official says
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7 years
How a fake war photojournalist totally fooled media organisations around the world via @mashable
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@HongKongHermit Hi, I'm with CNN. I hope you are safe. Did you take this video today? If so, may CNN/affiliates use the video across platforms with credit to you? Thanks.
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NEW: Thousands of demonstrators across the Sudanese capital of Khartoum took to the streets calling for a return to civilian rule and the prosecution of Sudan’s military rulers for corruption, following a @CNN investigation into Russia’s plunder of Sudan’s gold - via @nimaelbagir
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3 years
NEW: Reports, footage of Tigray executions are 'deeply disturbing,' US senator says after CNN investigation
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5 years
Have you ever been told to "go back to where you came from" despite the fact that you're American? We want to hear from you. My DMs are open or you can WhatsApp/iMessage on +44 7976869621. My email is gianluca.mezzofiore @turner .com #journorequests
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3 years
In a few days it will be one year since the #DengelatMassacre . With limited access to the region, we drew on interviews with 12 eyewitnesses, more than 20 relatives of the survivors and photographic evidence to shed light on what happened there:
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Joanne M Hodges
3 years
Nov 30th will mark one year since the #DengelatMassacre where over 100 people were killed at a church festival b/c of their Tigrayan identity. A relative of mine, Hagos Gebremariam, shared 5 stories of 5 priests for me to share with you over the next 5 days.🧵⬇️ #TigrayGenocide
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Our investigation into the Dengelat massacre on @CNNSitRoom
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The Situation Room
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They thought a holy festival would bring respite from weeks of conflict. But it was the start of a three-day killing spree in Ethiopia's Tigray region, CNN's @nimaelbagir  reports.
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Proud of our @CNN team for this @peabodyawards nomination for our Tigray investigations - @katie_polglase @nimaelbagir @ArvanitidisCNN @elizamackintosh @bethlehemfel Alex Platt, Mark Baron and many more.
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Nima Elbagir
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This a team nomination and we are incredibly grateful that in a conflict in which victims - and the journalists reporting on them - have been gaslit and harassed ⁦ @PeabodyAwards ⁩ saw the value and importance of these stories from #Tigray
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An extensive excavation of the bombed Mariupol drama theater is underway, new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show. The images, taken on May 6, show a crane and trucks at the site.
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Stunning satellite images captured by @Maxar reveal the sheer magnitude of devastation in parts of Bakhmut over the past year. Compare how green and lush the city was last May (L) and its current state (R). No trees and a brown/reddish rubble covers the entire area.
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4 years
NEW: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet says war crimes may have been committed in Ethiopia after CNN reveals Dengelat massacre
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
5 years
@being_sathish @stasac01 @Rajgopal_sai Hi, I'm with CNN. Did you take these photos? If so, may CNN/affiliates use the photos across platforms with credit to you? Thanks.
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4 years
NEW: UN Security Council to discuss Ethiopia conflict following CNN investigation into #Tigray massacre
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
3 years
STORY: Nigerian judicial panel condemns 2020 Lekki toll gate shooting as 'a massacre'
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
1 year
EXCLUSIVE: Satellite images analyzed by CNN, @alleyesonwagner and @Gerjon_ show one Russian Ilyushin-76 transport aircraft shuttling between two key Libyan airbases belonging to Haftar and used by the Wagner group. Sources tell CNN the plane supplied Sudan’s RSF with weaponry.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
1 year
And now with some personal news: I've been promoted to the role of Editor of the OSINT team at @CNNI . Thrilled about this new opportunity!
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The Taliban 'will kill me and my family,' says abandoned Afghan interpreter - CNN
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
2 years
Next up, an important panel about online violence against women journalists with @RanaAyyub @camposmello @julieposetti @mariannaspring . #IJF22
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2 years
NEW INVESTIGATION: What really happened to Nika Shahkarami? New witnesses and videos contradict Iran’s claims about the teen protester’s death - w/ ⁦ @katie_polglase ⁩ ⁦ @ANPour
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
2 years
Maxar has released imagery from March 14 that show the words "children" were written in Russian in front of and behind the Mariupol Drama Theater which was bombed today (image: @maxar )
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3 years
NEW: Ethiopia dismisses evidence of war crimes verified by CNN investigation
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3 years
@katie_polglase @murphy Please watch my talented colleague @katie_polglase explain how we geolocated and verified these attacks
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken: Acts of 'ethnic cleansing' committed in Western Tigray
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3 years
@ProfKindeya @AbiyAhmedAli @antonioguterres Hi there, I work for CNN. Could you follow for a quick DM about these pictures? Thanks.
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Debunking the videos Russia used as a pretext to send troops to eastern Ukraine - with ⁦ @TimListerCNN ⁩ ⁦ @katie_polglase
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
8 years
In front of the French embassy for the #WearWhatYouWant protest against the #BurkiniBan
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3 years
NEW: Eritrean troops disguised as Ethiopian military are blocking critical aid in Tigray - strong on-the-ground reporting by ⁦ @nimaelbagir ⁩ ⁦ @ArvanitidisCNN and⁩ ⁦ @elizamackintosh
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5 years
@SavageThaGod Hi, I'm with CNN. Sorry about what happened. When you are safe, would you be able to send me a DM, please? Is it OK for CNN/affiliates to use this video across platforms with credit to you? Thanks and again, please stay safe.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
3 years
Great to be nominated for the Drum Awards for 2 stories @katie_polglase and I covered - our investigation into the #Lekkitollgate shooting and our investigation into a massacre in Dengelat, Ethiopia - w/ @elizamackintosh @StephanieBusari @bethlehemfel @nimaelbagir @ArvanitidisCNN
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4 years
Leader of Tigray's forces accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean governments of genocide
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
3 years
See my colleague @katie_polglase ’s excellent thread for more details on how we geolocated and verified extended video of the #MahbereDego massacre, photos of the remains and footage of the burial ceremony at nearby Mariam Megdelawit church
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Katie Polglase
3 years
NEW INVESTIGATION: Fresh footage emerges from Mahibere Dego from the massacre and the bodies left behind. Our reporting with @GianlucaMezzo @nimaelbagir @ArvanitidisCNN #MahibereDego #Tigray #Ethiopia (Thread)
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
8 years
"But still, like air, I'll rise" - many signs quoting Maya Angelou at #WomensMarch
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
8 years
You know those reports of Corona founder leaving millions to his Spanish hometown? They're fake.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
3 years
Our team geolocated this video to the children's hospital in Mariupol. Coords: 47.096793949877124, 37.53326297176575
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5 years
@_botttt Hi there, I'm with CNN. Could you follow for a DM about this incredible photo? Thank you!
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
2 years
Video appearing to show Kherson locals in a city bus cheering as they pass a checkpoint abandoned by the Russians is geolocated here in Kherson's Ostrov district I I think: 46.621002, 32.595026
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Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦
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Kherson locals applaud in a city bus as they pass by an abandoned Russian checkpoint for the first time P.S: Yesterday Russians abounded one of the city most cruel and infamous checkpoints in Kherson, Ostrov district
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This video allegedly showing the second humanitarian corridor from Sumy coming under fire has been geolocated here: 50.89087357433506, 34.75168611967259
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Квітуча Квітка🇺🇦
3 years
🤬 Вторая колонна из Сум, которая планировалась на 13:00, не уехала. Российские танки открыли огонь по направлению выезда из Сум. Автобусы из Полтавщины с сумчанами уехали на стоянку в депо.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
6 years
@indiannavy Hi, Gianluca at CNN here. Did you take this video? Can we use on CNN with attribution to the Indian Navy? Thanks
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NEW: She survived an airstrike in Gaza but had no idea what became of her family. A destroyed warehouse reveals details of deadly Israeli attack - w/ Abeer Salman, @mickbk , Mohammad Al Sawalhi, @JomanaCNN , @brown_benjamin_ , @IvanaKottasova and many others
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
1 year
@Maxar More images: Bakhmut's university buildings and radio tower (top L/R); theater and stores (bottom L/R) before/after they were destroyed.
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AFP and Le Figaro reporting that Syrian passport found near Stade de France belongs to Assad soldier dead for months
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
2 years
@AricToler He tweeted your 2017 Bellingcat story about GRU fake personas lol
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
3 years
Wrote a short piece with my investigative colleague ⁦ @katie_polglase ⁩ explaining how CNN geolocates and verifies footage from Ukraine. For more tools and tips, please follow ⁦ @bellingcat ⁩, ⁦ @firstdraftnews ⁩ and many others #OSINT
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9 years
The attacker allegedly aimed to detonate his vest inside the stadium in order to provoke a deadly stampede ( @WSJ )
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4 years
NEW: Our investigation into QAnon is out. 'It's like a parasite' - How a dangerous virtual cult is going global
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@omgAdamSaleh Hey, I work for Mashable in London. Do you mind following me for a quick DM about what happened on the @Delta plane? Thanks!
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3 years
Fear and Hostility Simmer as Ethiopia’s Military Keeps Hold on Tigray
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Etiopia: tra stupri e violenze nel Tigray si sta consumando un’altra guerra sul corpo delle donne via @valigiablu
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
1 year
CNN's OSINT team geolocated Prigozhin's video to a camp in Asipovichy, near Tsel, roughly 80km southeast of the capital Minsk. Coords: 53.3955457620734, 28.462924570001107. Good effort by @murphy and @goodwinallegra . Image credit: @Maxar and @planet
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@iAmBrose8 @LammersCarla @BrianMunzTSN Hi Ambrose, my name is Gianluca and I'm with CNN. This is a really touching tribute to the Humboldt Broncos players. May CNN/affiliates use this photo across platforms with credit to you? Thanks.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
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@ArmyInLondon @BritishArmy @WelshGuardsBand @RoyalFamily Hi, Gianluca at CNN here. Is it OK for CNN/affiliates to use this video across platforms with credit to British Army? Thanks.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
3 years
NEW: Women are being raped, drugged and held hostage in Ethiopia’s bloody border conflict. One doctor said it was “practically a genocide.” ⁦ @elizamackintosh ⁩ ⁦ @nimaelbagir ⁩ ⁦ @ArvanitidisCNN ⁩ ⁦ @bethlehemfel ⁩ ⁦ @katie_polglase
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
2 years
It seems to be in a different position since February 23 though, as pointed out by @EliotHiggins
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Eliot Higgins
2 years
The first image of the airbase from today, currently unrecitfied, so it doesn't look great, plus it looks like there's an overexposure issue. The spot the A-50 was in is empty, but the last image of it in that spot was from the 23rd.
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NEW: Ethiopia rejects US calls to pull troops from Tigray after CNN investigation into massacre by @elizamackintosh
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Gianluca Mezzofiore
7 years
Correction of the day on this @politico story: "An earlier version of the story misidentified the fictional character name Bannon uses to refer to Jared Kushner as Frodo, a “Lord of the Rings” reference, rather than Fredo, a reference to “The Godfather.”
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