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REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 4 sources
“Yeah, I will be.”

Donald Trump replied to reporters asking if he would meet with Kim Jong Un this year.

SAID AUG 19REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 4 sources
“We do not yet know what lies behind the act, but we know that the police are working very intensively,”

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson commented on the ongoing police investigation into the school attack.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 4 sources
“I stand by the principle that Stars and Stripes must remain editorially independent, as required by law and by the department's own policies.”

Erik Slavin emphasized the legal and policy mandate for Stars and Stripes to maintain editorial independence.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices.”

President Trump announced a waiver on out-of-quota tariffs for ground beef imports.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“The government is trying to sign contracts with contractors before the (upcoming October) elections so that it will be much harder for the next government to cancel the construction.”

Peace Now accused the Israeli government of trying to lock in construction contracts ahead of upcoming elections.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“I will fight for this district that raised me,”

Aisha Wahab released a statement after winning the special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“Praise be to Allah for September 11th,”

Jessica Bowie allegedly sent a message in Arabic expressing support for the September 11 terrorist attacks.

SAID MAY 28REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“It’s hilarious because Carney presents this as some victory for Canada when fundamentally, like, they climb down on a lot of issues.”

JD Vance commented on trade negotiations between the US and Canada in a leaked recording from a private event.

SAID AUG 19REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“It is growing faster and wider than the Ebola response,”

Julien Harneis warned reporters about the rapid spread of the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators while they are meeting,”

Jessica Bowie detailed her goals for an attack on the New York State Capitol to an undercover source.

SAID JUL 29REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 3 sources
“From foster care to Congress, this journey shows the possibility of the American Dream.”

Aisha Wahab released a statement celebrating her special election victory.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“These individuals were dedicated professionals carrying out a vital mission in a demanding environment. Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time. We are profoundly grateful for the swift and tireless response of our search and recovery professionals.”

Lt. Gen. Robert Davis pledged support for the families and teammates of the victims of the Alaska plane crash.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point,”

Prince Harry spoke to the BBC after losing his court challenge over police protection in May 2025.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“remains critical and complex.”

Budner described the baby's condition after surgery.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“The Treasury's decision to double its buybacks of long-dated government debt is aimed at addressing long-term yield concerns, where borrowing costs have been rising on concerns over US debt levels and partial crowding out by debt issuances of hyperscalers,”

Max Stuedlein commented on the Treasury's bond market intervention and its impact on risk assets like bitcoin.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“We’re being the center of political football for people who have never watched the WNBA, never have written about the WNBA or reported on the WNBA,”

Cathy Engelbert criticized outside commentators using the league as a political football.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“The deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, and many important provisions that will continue to protect our market and American workers, along with our Canadian partners,”

The U.S. trade representative's office outlined the expected terms of a trade deal with Canada on X.

SAID AUG 18REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“It was not a good throw,”

Mendoza evaluated a pass he threw that resulted in a pick-six against the Texans.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“relies on vague, overly broad and arbitrary definitions of 'subversion'”

Amnesty International criticized the national security law case against the Hong Kong activists.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“The lawyers at A24 wanted me to sign away my rights to my name, image and brand essentially, as well as any potential legal rights that would come out of the movie,”

Chris Hansen explained on Fox News why he refused to sign a legal agreement before screening the film 'Primetime'.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“As in the primaries, the most anyone should expect from this group is a handful of suits standing quietly in the back of the room.”

Justin Levitt described what voters and officials should realistically expect from election monitors.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“So we do have historical earthquakes along this fault, and we will have them in the future,”

Blisniuk noted that earthquakes have occurred historically along the fault and will happen again in the future.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“Are you ready to die?”

Hughes allegedly threatened a female jogger while holding his hand behind his back.

SAID AUG 12REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“Socialist lunatic Angie Nixon wants to empty our prisons, open our borders, and raise your taxes to bankroll their far-left agenda,”

Emma Hall criticized Angie Nixon's platform and political agenda.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“It has become clear that my philosophy of leadership, and my understanding of value and mission of the Stars and Stripes, differ in fundamental ways from the direction of the leadership of the Department of Defense,”

Max Lederer addressed staff in a letter following reports of his dismissal from Stars & Stripes.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“slow to embrace digital storytelling”

William Urban criticized the newspaper's management while promising modernization.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I want it to have a [sic] affect on the American system.”

Jessica Bowie explained what impact she hoped the planned bombing would have.

SAID JUL 29REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“We know that we live on a plate boundary, and we are always surprised when we hear, 'Oh my gosh, an earthquake occurred in Japan or Colombia,' but we are going to have an earthquake in California, and we should be prepared,”

Blisniuk stressed the importance of earthquake preparedness for residents living along California's plate boundary.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“She really loves them and misses them and thinks of them every single day – almost every moment of the day,”

Paul Zeizel testified about Lindsay Clancy's ongoing feelings for her children.

SAID AUG 19REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I’m obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there.”

Jannik Sinner shared his disappointment over missing out on playing in front of the fans in New York.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I've advised President Trump against this course of action for a year because American ranchers have been struggling against the packer monopoly for decades, and this will further harm them — most of whom are MAGA Republicans.”

Sen. Tim Sheehy criticized Trump's decision to allow tariff-free beef imports in a social media post.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“Stars and Stripes cannot fulfill its mission if its journalists or newsroom leaders must worry that independent reporting could bring retaliation from the officials they cover.”

Chris Vaccaro expressed concern over the Pentagon's firing of Stars and Stripes leadership.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I couldn’t sign that, so they didn’t show me the film. I went all the way over there.”

Chris Hansen explained why he was not shown the film 'Primetime' after refusing to sign a legal agreement.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“stating in a CBS interview that hypothetical censorship of news for service members would constitute a red line”

Erik Slavin explained why he believed he had been fired by the Pentagon.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I’m skeptical they’ll actually get to 1,000. Even if they did, that wouldn’t be so different from the number in prior years; that’s a national number suitable for observing but not nearly enough to disrupt; and local election officials can, and will, toss anyone who makes trouble,”

Justin Levitt expressed doubt over the impact and feasibility of the Trump administration's election monitor pledge.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“Well, we're looking at that.”

Donald Trump answered a reporter's question about whether a trade deal would reduce tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

SAID AUG 19REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I appreciate the U.S. Coast Guard, NTSB, Alaska State Troopers, and the Rescue Coordination Center for responding to the site. Alaska is praying for those on board, their loved ones, and the team at Security Aviation.”

Lisa Murkowski thanked emergency response agencies and offered prayers following the plane crash.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I hope the nails are big enough ... because the nails work as shrapnel, right?”

Jessica Bowie questioned whether the nails she bought at Home Depot would be effective as shrapnel.

SAID AUG 05REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“It's a little bit like paying your mortgage with your credit card. It can work for a while, but eventually the mismatch starts to become more obvious,”

Sullivan compared the Treasury's debt management approach to refinancing longer-term obligations with shorter-term borrowing.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“not committed any recognisable crime”

Sarah Brooks reacted to the conviction of Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I am prepared to be arrested. That is how Hong Kong is now,”

Chow Hang-tung reflected on the risk of arrest in an interview with the BBC in 2021.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“establish sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (a name for the occupied West Bank used by Israel), first on the ground and then through legislation⦠My life's mission is to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state”

Bezalel Smotrich discussed the strategic goals behind settlement construction in the West Bank.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“not nearly long enough”

Donald Trump dismissed concerns regarding the deployment conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

SAID AUG 14REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“Children and parents are better protected today than they were when this case began,”

Brett Shumate commented on TikTok agreeing to pay a $400m settlement to resolve a child privacy lawsuit.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale”

Sean Parnell stated that the Pentagon would intervene to adjust the content of Stars and Stripes.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“credible, editorially independent papers”

William Urban published a letter addressing the history and future of Stars and Stripes.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“That trust depends on preserving a clear separation between independent journalism and the Department’s public affairs apparatus. At this critical moment of leadership transition, that independence must not be compromised.”

Three Democratic senators urged the Pentagon chief to protect the newspaper's editorial independence.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“criminal and terrorist act”

Mike Huckabee condemned a settler siege on two Palestinian homes as a criminal and terrorist act.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I’m proud of the work my colleagues and I do at Stars and Stripes, especially the last six months covering the protracted conflict in Iran. Military families and service members have trusted us to share their experience with the world and I don’t take that lightly.”

Lara Korte expressed pride in her colleagues' work covering military conflicts.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“We’re scared because nobody takes us seriously.”

April Vincent expressed concern about women's mental health concerns being dismissed.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“If we can’t do that, if we were turned into something other than that, if we were public relations? Yeah, that’s the foxhole.”

Erik Slavin stated that he would defend the outlet from being turned into a public relations operation.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I was homeless twice,”

Taylor Sheridan recalled his past financial struggles as an actor living in Los Angeles.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“We need to be able to provide independent news to service members,”

Erik Slavin stressed the importance of editorial independence for Stars & Stripes.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“vast amounts of data”

The Department of Justice alleged in a 2024 lawsuit that TikTok collected information on millions of underage users.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“I don't think the idea that the slip rates are and constant along the San Andreas Fault, where we have studied, it is a big surprise to a lot of people. We just didn't have that data before.”

Blisniuk discussed the newly documented data on slip rates along the San Andreas Fault.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“While America's cattle producers share the goal of keeping groceries affordable for consumers, flooding the market with government-subsidized, below-market beef is not the way to rebuild the American cattle herd,”

Colin Woodall criticized the decision to allow subsidized beef imports into the U.S. market.

SAID AUG 21REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“And the rate is similar to the rate that we get for the San Andreas Fault to the north in the north coast section. But prior to the work that my colleagues and I did at Sanborn County Park, the rate appears to not decrease along the San Andreas Fault, but it appears to be constant over this 10,000-year window that we were able to document.”

Blisniuk explained findings from research conducted at Sanborn County Park regarding slip rates along the San Andreas Fault.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“Lily's body has been found”

Chris Minns corrected his earlier remarks to clarify that Lily Hooper had been found dead.

SAID AUG 20REPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“No more repurposed DC gossip columns; no more Associated Press reprints.”

Sean Parnell outlined restrictions on syndicated content for Stars and Stripes.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21
REPORTED AUG 21 verbatim · 2 sources
“According to the notice, I am being fired for stating in a CBS interview that censorship of news for service members would constitute a red line. The Pentagon's public affairs office has charged me with insubordination,”

Erik Slavin responded to receiving a dismissal notice from the Pentagon.

SAID DATE NOT STATEDREPORTED AUG 21

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