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Nico Lauricella

Former editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com

Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.

Introducing the new TheWeek.com
A ribbon cutting.
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Introducing the new TheWeek.com

U.S. airstrike kills Iranian commander in Iraq
Soleimani
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U.S. airstrike kills Iranian commander in Iraq

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to step down by the end of the year
John Kelly.
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to step down by the end of the year

Dow hits 25,000 for the first time
NYSE.
Bull run

Dow hits 25,000 for the first time

Trump ousts Priebus, names Kelly his new chief of staff
John Kelly.
Good night sweet Reince

Trump ousts Priebus, names Kelly his new chief of staff

House Oversight chair vows to pursue the Comey memo: 'I have my subpoena pen ready'
Jason Chaffetz.
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House Oversight chair vows to pursue the Comey memo: 'I have my subpoena pen ready'

Trump speaks with Taiwanese president, risking diplomatic crisis with China
Donald Trump.
Astonishing

Trump speaks with Taiwanese president, risking diplomatic crisis with China

NYC mayor: 'No evidence at this point' linking Chelsea explosion to terrorism
Explosion rocks Chelsea.
chelsea explosion

NYC mayor: 'No evidence at this point' linking Chelsea explosion to terrorism

Turkish president addresses nation in crisis via FaceTime
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan communicates through FaceTime.
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Turkish president addresses nation in crisis via FaceTime

Donald Trump makes his convention debut in the exact way you'd imagine
Trump enters the convention.
Republican National Convention

Donald Trump makes his convention debut in the exact way you'd imagine

Black Lives Matter organizer calls for peace after Baton Rouge shooting
DeRay Mckesson
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Black Lives Matter organizer calls for peace after Baton Rouge shooting

Who is leading Turkey's coup attempt?
Turkish security officers.
Burning questions

Who is leading Turkey's coup attempt?

Truck in Nice attack reportedly filled with 'guns and grenades'
Bullet holes pockmark the truck used in the Nice attack.
attack in nice

Truck in Nice attack reportedly filled with 'guns and grenades'

Over 80 people dead after van plows into Bastille Day celebration in Nice
Police officers and rescued workers stand near a van that ploughed into a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice.
attack in nice

Over 80 people dead after van plows into Bastille Day celebration in Nice

Bernie Sanders wins Democratic primary in Montana
Bernie Sanders.
June 7 Super Tuesday

Bernie Sanders wins Democratic primary in Montana

Hillary Clinton wins South Dakota Democratic primary
Hillary ahead.
June 7 Super Tuesday

Hillary Clinton wins South Dakota Democratic primary

Bernie Sanders crushes Hillary Clinton in North Dakota
Bernie takes the lead.
June 7 Super Tuesday

Bernie Sanders crushes Hillary Clinton in North Dakota

Donald Trump on the Brussels terrorist attacks: 'I would close up our borders'
Donald Trump weighs in on security after the Brussels terror attack.
Terror in Brussels

Donald Trump on the Brussels terrorist attacks: 'I would close up our borders'

Belgian prime minister calls the Brussels terrorist attacks 'blind, violent, and cowardly'
Belgian prime minister speaking about the attacks.
Terror in Brussels

Belgian prime minister calls the Brussels terrorist attacks 'blind, violent, and cowardly'

Hulk Hogan awarded $115 million in Gawker suit
Hulk.
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Hulk Hogan awarded $115 million in Gawker suit

Has Donald Trump promised education secretary to Ben Carson?
Trump at the debate.
March 10 GOP debate

Has Donald Trump promised education secretary to Ben Carson?

Hillary Clinton wins delegate-rich Texas
Hillary Clinton
Super Tuesday 2016

Hillary Clinton wins delegate-rich Texas

Obama reminds climate-change deniers: 'When the Russians beat us into space, we didn't deny Sputnik was up there'
Obama throws shade.
SOTU

Obama reminds climate-change deniers: 'When the Russians beat us into space, we didn't deny Sputnik was up there'

Shooters at Paris concert hall reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they fired
Police around Boulevard Baumarchais following an attack in Paris on November 13.
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Shooters at Paris concert hall reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they fired

100 hostages reportedly taken, 35 killed at Paris concert hall
Attacks in Paris
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100 hostages reportedly taken, 35 killed at Paris concert hall

Huge earthquake rocks Afghanistan
Earthquake in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015
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Huge earthquake rocks Afghanistan

Osama bin Laden was a 9/11 conspiracy buff
Osama bin Laden
What??

Osama bin Laden was a 9/11 conspiracy buff

Watch this West Point professor sternly explain why the Civil War was about slavery
Civil War
back to school

Watch this West Point professor sternly explain why the Civil War was about slavery

Archaeologists discover fearsome Bronze Age fortress in Turkey
Archaeological site in Lebanon with relics from the Bronze Age
Discoveries!

Archaeologists discover fearsome Bronze Age fortress in Turkey

Archaeologists discover humongous gate in Goliath's hometown
Goliath
Discoveries!

Archaeologists discover humongous gate in Goliath's hometown

Anthem to buy Cigna in $54.2 billion deal
Anthem buys Cigna.
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Anthem to buy Cigna in $54.2 billion deal

Chinese researchers debut mind-controlled car
Mind-controlled car
Telepathic transmission

Chinese researchers debut mind-controlled car

4 Marines reportedly killed by gunman in Chattanooga
Police pursue Chattanooga shooter
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4 Marines reportedly killed by gunman in Chattanooga

Khameini backs nuclear deal as Iranians celebrate
Iranians celebrate.
Party in Tehran

Khameini backs nuclear deal as Iranians celebrate

Netanyahu blasts the Iran nuclear deal: 'This is a bad mistake of historic proportions'
Netanyahu calls the deal 'a historic mistake.'
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Netanyahu blasts the Iran nuclear deal: 'This is a bad mistake of historic proportions'

This green slime isn't Nickelodeon Gak. It's a lake in China.
Dianchi Lake in Kunming China.
Slime Time

This green slime isn't Nickelodeon Gak. It's a lake in China.