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15 Apr

wsj.comHere’s What the U.S. Blockade of Iran Looks LikeWarships, helicopters, jet fighters and potentially thousands of servicemembers are enforcing the operation.

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31 Mar

wsj.comThe Pitch That Ruled the 1980s Is Driving Baseball Crazy AgainThe splitter had fallen out of fashion and all but disappeared from the majors. Now, it’s out of hibernation—and bamboozling hitters everywhere.

24 Feb

wsj.comExclusive | Trump to Sell the Economy During State of the Union AddressThe president is expected to argue that the country is “strong, prosperous and respected” as it enters its 250th year.

12 Feb

wsj.comTrump Lashes Out at GOP Governor, Ramping Up Criticism of Fellow RepublicansTrump’s latest target is Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican and chairman of the National Governors Association.

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20 Jan

It’s Tuesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social and today marks one year of the second Trump administration. ☀️ @rosaflores.bsky.social ☕️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social 🥶 Moses Small 🌞 Mychael Schnell 🌅 Douglas Brinkley As always, we want to know: why are you awake? Email waytooearly@ms.now. #waytooearly

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16 Jan

Finally Friday with @waytooearly.bsky.social: ☀️ Nnamdi Egwuonwu ☕️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social 🥶 Moses Small 🌞 @sambbenson.bsky.social 🥐 @chrismeagher.bsky.social 🌅 Matt Bartlett Send your end-of-week “why awake’s”! Waytooearly@ms.now. #waytooearly

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6 Jan

It’s Tuesday w/ @waytooearly.bsky.social & officially one year for me spending weekday mornings with all of you! I’m so grateful to start our days together— including this one: ☀️ David Rohde ☕️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social 🌅 @libradunn1.bsky.social Email waytooearly@ms.now if you’re up! #waytooearly

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17 Dec 2025

wsj.comExclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is UnclearTrump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.

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10 Dec 2025

Midway point to the week! It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social: ☀️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social 🥶 Moses Small ☕️ @mpolymer1.bsky.social 🌅 Mychael Schnell Why are you awake? Email waytooearly@ms.now and your answer may pop up on the show. #waytooearly

4 Dec 2025

wsj.comExclusive | Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom DonationsLawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ask if Nvidia, Apple, Meta and others made donations in exchange for favorable treatment.

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21 Nov 2025

wsj.comRobert Propst Invented the Cubicle. But Don’t Blame Him if You Hate It.The much-derided office workstation originally was designed to accomplish the opposite of what it became.

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11 Nov 2025

nytimes.comSarah Jessica Parker’s Year of Judging the Booker Prize

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6 Nov 2025

wsj.comGoogle’s Ruth Porat on the Employee Habit That Drives Her NutsThe president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google shares her foolproof B.S. detector and why big tech can be like playing with fire.

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3 Nov 2025

wsj.comI Trained for the Marathon with Artificial Intelligence. But the Suffering Was Real.Four months ago, a WSJ reporter turned to ChatGPT to coach her for the New York City Marathon. Here’s how her race day unfolded.

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31 Oct 2025

nytimes.comTrump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area

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29 Oct 2025

It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social and day 29 of the government shutdown— ☀️ Ken Thomas ⛅️ Moses Small ☕️ @courtenaybrown.bsky.social 🌅 @repdelbene.bsky.social What’s got you up this morning? Email waytooearly@msnbc.com #waytooearly

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17 Oct 2025

wsj.comJay Pistono, Who Made the Jackson Hole Backcountry Safer for Skiers, Dies at 67The mountaineer taught tourists about the risks they faced on Teton Pass slopes and ensured access to the wilderness he treasured.

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10 Oct 2025

apnews.comSister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106. The university announced her death on Thursday night.

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7 Oct 2025

wsj.comGold Prices Top $4,000 for First TimeThe precious metal has surged more than 50% this year, reflecting a flight to alternative assets amid concerns about the U.S. economy’s outlook.

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26 Sept 2025

espn.comRaleigh meets fan who gave 60th HR ball to boyThe fan who gave a 12-year-old boy Cal Raleigh's 60th home run ball Wednesday night in Seattle returned to T-Mobile Park on Thursday and was gifted a signed Raleigh bat and two baseball -- which he ga...

nytimes.comHarry Styles finishes Berlin Marathon in under 3 hours — and a false nameSporting a headband and sunglasses, the English pop icon finished the marathon in under three hours.

22 Sept 2025

Three hours is legit. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

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16 Sept 2025

wsj.comWelcome to the Luka Doncic Revenge TourAfter an unexpected trade to the LA Lakers followed by sniping about his fitness level, the NBA star is ready to answer his doubters—both off and on the court.

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20 Aug 2025

It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social— and then I’m still in 10-12p on @msnbc.com this week! Kick the day off with… ☀️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social ☕️ @aseitzwald.bsky.social 🌞 Hagar Chemali 🌅 @jakelahut.writes.news Up with us? Email WayTooEarly@msnbc.com telling us why. #waytooearly

19 Aug 2025

wsj.comLawmakers Win Round in Spending Fight With White HouseWebsite tracking federal payments is back online after the Trump administration took it down in March.

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31 July 2025

It’s Thursday with @waytooearly.bsky.social: ☀️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social ☕️ @eleanormueller.bsky.social 🌅 Gordon Lubold If you’re up, tell us why and we may feature it on the show— WayTooEarly@msnbc.com #WayTooEarly

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30 July 2025

wsj.comFed Governors Could Break Ranks as Trump Intensifies Powell PressurePossible dissents by Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman would mark the first time in three decades that more than one Fed governor dissented at a policy meeting.

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23 July 2025

variety.com‘Buckingham Nicks,’ Lindsey and Stevie’s Pre-Fleetwood Mac Album, to Finally Receive Reissue After Being Out of Print Nearly Five Decades'Buckingham Nicks,' Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' long-out-of-print pre-Fleetwood Mac 1973 album, will finally be issued on all formats.

7 July 2025

wsj.comExclusive | Former Social Security Official Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent. It Went Nowhere.Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.

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27 June 2025

wsj.comThese ‘Rewilding’ Projects Might Be the Next Generation of National ParksAround the world, conservationists are buying up farmland and cattle ranches, and giving the land back to nature. Here’s where to see the projects in action.

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25 June 2025

wsj.comExclusive | Shell in Early Talks to Acquire Rival BPA deal for BP, worth roughly $80 billion, would be a landmark combination of two supermajor oil companies.

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23 June 2025

nytimes.comThe 100 Best Movies of the 21st CenturyMore than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. See how their ballots stacked up.

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18 June 2025

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17 June 2025

Pres. Trump asked on Air Force One whether he had called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “Why would I call him?” “I could call him, say hi how are you doing? The guy doesn’t have a clue, he’s a mess.” “So I could be nice and call him but why waste time.”

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13 June 2025

wsj.comHow Does One Person Survive a Plane Crash?The lone survivor of Air India Flight 171 was seated in an exit-row window seat.

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9 June 2025

wsj.comExclusive | Group Backed by George Soros to Plow Millions Into Turning Texas BlueThe “Blue Texas” initiative will attempt to bolster Democrats’ long-held hope of making Texas politically competitive.

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Opinion Today

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30 May 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency has laid off thousands of federal workers, claims to have cancelled more than 10,000 contracts and has dismantled entire agencies. But have the DOGE cuts lived up to Elon Musk’s promises? (@kthomasdc.bsky.social‬ WSJ) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/164790655/...

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2 June 2025

wsj.comThe Author Whose Books Are Snapped Up By Netflix, Hulu and Prime Is Out with a Space NovelThe bestselling author of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” has a new book about 1980s NASA.

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28 May 2025

wsj.comTrump Considers Pardoning Men Convicted of Planning to Kidnap Michigan GovernorThe president told reporters at the White House that he would ‘take a look at’ pardoning the men

apnews.comFormer US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94Former Democratic US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94. The family confirmed the death in a statement provide dby City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent.

26 May 2025

apnews.com/article/char... Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94