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A new report by Fitch Ratings finds that a deepening credit crunch may cause “several cities” to lose their local newspapers entirely by 2010. On the threatened list? Foreign-coverage mainstay McClatchy, and the ill-starred Tribune Company. Photo: Special
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Like a chilly breeze from another era, news of a “catastrophic” NATO security leak came with the arrest of Herman Simm (right), a high-ranking Estonian official whom the E.U. says was recruited by the KGB in the ’80s, but was only caught passing secrets to Russia this summer.Photo: Handout
China’s Ministry of Culture says it’s going to crack down on lip-syncers that “cheat” the public, but this didn’t stop Lin Miaoke (right) from “miming” China’s national anthem at the Beijing Olympics. The song was actually performed by Yang Peiyi (left), whom officials found less photogenic.Photo: Handout
Is there a spike in violence against homeless people? Are teens the main culprits? Depends which official report you believe. ALSO: Recent attacks put human faces on disturbing and disputed statistics. Photo: Shapeshift
Speaking in Japan, the Dalai Lama said his drive for autonomy in Tibet has failed. He described the situation there as one of martial law, and said Tibet’s culture and people “are being handed down a death sentence.”Photo: Jan Michael Ihl
The San Francisco Election Truthiness Report fact-checks the ads and arguments around local voter propositions — Junior ROTC, affordable housing, property and business taxes, clean energy, hospital rebuilding, ballot-book spin doctoring, and more.Photo: BTobin
Proposition K, which seeks to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco, has spawned a heated debate over how to curb human trafficking and protect sex workers. It also reveals a schism among feminists over prostitution itself.Photo: Sex worker protest in SF
San Francisco’s Proposition H, a clean energy mandate that may take a commercial power utility public, has attracted $5.4 million in influence ads. The Truthiness Report looks at bond exceptions, “blank checks,” rate increases, municipalization and more. Photo: jfraser