The controversial article that almost made a journalist lose his job.

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A writer almost lost his job. He wrote bad things about the USA for a news website. The website took the article down very fast.

The article said the USA was always bad. It also talked about a story with a monk and some letters.

The writer was called to the office. They wanted to fire him right away.

The writer was told his words were not good. They said it was mean to the USA.

The writer said he wrote it a while ago. Someone else put it on the website, so he only got a warning.

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What did the writer write about?

The writer wrote bad things about the USA.

What happened to the article?

The website took the article down very fast.

What did the writer receive instead of being fired?

The writer only got a warning.

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