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A former New York Times opinion page editor who resigned after she claimed to have been “silenced” amidst the George Floyd protests in 2020, Weiss went on to found the Free Press on Substack.

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The prime minister denied his leadership was "hanging by a thread" amidst reports the Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham is preparing a leadership challenge.

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He was asked to conduct a review amidst concerns which arose during legal action brought by two Belfast journalists, Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney.

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But amidst this massive effort to manipulate his image into martyrdom, the biggest voices on the right are exploiting Kirk’s death for their own agenda.

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Mike was born in Baraboo, Wis., long-time home of the Ringling Bros. of circus fame, amidst the depths of the Great Depression, and grew up there during World War II. The family moved to Waukesha after the war, Mike graduating from Catholic Memorial High School there, then earning a journalism degree at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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