Clayton Collins
Uncertainty cloaked the prospects of peace and war this week. Monitor writers looked at the looming Gaza test for President Donald Trump鈥檚 Board of Peace and at the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while closely watching the U.S. military buildup near Iran as talks sputtered.
We updated our Epstein files coverage, as a member of Britain鈥檚 royal family was arrested and released. (We were quite early to the broader story on the comparative alacrity of the accountability timeline聽over there, as compared with the United States.)聽
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A special hat-tip here to my colleague Kendra Nordin Beato, who orchestrated our Olympics coverage. Kendra sits one desk away from me. On Tuesday, Day 17 of a nearly sleepless sprint, she was getting a faraway look in her eyes. But by Thursday, she was openly exulting, from under her AirPods, in a U.S. women鈥檚 hockey win.
Kendra hosted a podcast episode a couple of weeks ago with veteran Olympics reporter Mark Sappenfield. Today, ahead of Sunday鈥檚 closing ceremonies, we offer her interview with Story Hinckley, who rocked her first Games. (Don鈥檛 miss Story鈥檚 鈥淐iao, Italia,鈥澛letter from Milan.) They should all take a bow from the podium.