Mediagazer: NYT says it published a cartoon with antisemitic tropes in its international print edition on Thursday due to “an error of judgment” (Seth J. Frantzman/Jerusalem Post)

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Roberto Torres / Technical.ly Philly:

DocumentCloud scaled up its servers five-fold for the Mueller report release, but it was barely enough; 100+ reporters were uploading the 448-page doc at once — One of the most crucial documents in modern political history— special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the 2016 presidential election …

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