Reporter @BostonGlobe covering medical research and innovations | @thedailynu alum | she/her | Tips? [email protected]
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Stoked to get my first A1 display in today’s @washingtonpost (!!!) with photos shot by @guypeterson_
Full story here: washingtonpost.com/climate-s…
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A 'wake-up call' for the NFL: new study shows 1 in 4 former players had CTE at the time of death.
Reporting with @_allysonchiu, @nicolecyang and @BenVolin:
bostonglobe.com/2026/08/25/m… via @BostonGlobe
Excited to share that I recently moved to Boston and started this week as a reporter at @BostonGlobe covering medical and health innovations!
Please send any pitches, tips and coffee invites to [email protected]!
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To our D.C. readers: While we can still barely quantify last week's loss, just a note to say @jennygathright & I and a small but committed Metro team are still here. In such a consequential year for the city, we plan to give it everything we've got. Hope you'll stick with us.
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My colleague Marty Weil is one of The Post’s last living ties to Watergate. He’s covered stories that range from local crime to the Sept. 11 attacks to whimsical weather musings.
After 60 years, he was laid off yesterday by email. nytimes.com/2026/02/05/busin…
The end of an era @washingtonpost
It’s been a true honor and a privilege. Thank you to all who made this wild ride possible.
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On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We are devastated and raising funds to help them. Please, please share far and wide.
gofundme.com/f/standing-toge…
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We are witnessing a murder at The Washington Post. This massacre will be the enduring legacy of Jeff Bezos and Will Lewis and the leadership who stood by.
But please read my love letter to the paper that felt like home, and will always be my “we.” ❤️🩹theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Some thoughts on the potential gutting of the @washingtonpost's international desk. @JeffBezos, #SaveThePost
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Almost every big story The Post has covered -- from Watergate to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol -- depended on the journalists of @postlocal.
They are the beating heart and soul of this newsroom and we cannot be successful without them.
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Recent news about The Washington Post is alarming, to say the least.
When we cover major news abroad, our national security team works hand in hand with our colleagues overseas.
When we cover unrest in Washington, we rely on our Metro colleagues for insight and street smarts.
And that's to say nothing of our fabulous Sports colleagues, who cover with grace one of the only worlds that a polarized America often meets with shields and swords down.
Standing with all my colleagues as we seek to #SaveThePost as it is with an eye always toward improvement.
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Here is gift link to our deep dive on RFK Jr. A previously undisclosed email fromtop Kennedy aide reveals how he has upended public health and vaccine infrastructure. @rachel_roubein, me + @LaurenWeberHP. Edited by @FenitN. wapo.st/48YSPC1
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UPDATED: here is my story. @CDCgov web page now promotes false vaccines-autism link it repudiated for decades. Career scientists said they were blindsided.
washingtonpost.com/health/20…
NEW: @CDCgov has overhauled its web page on vaccines and autism.
On top, what the CDC webpage said before. And on bottom, revisions made Wednesday. Story coming shortly.
New research finds that the Trump admin's cuts to NIH funding disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, including studies for HIV and cancer washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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My latest, on an Afghan who supported America's war, started a family in the U.S. and became a bookkeeper in Virginia. Then ICE arrested him.
If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
washingtonpost.com/investiga…
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SCOOP via @bri_sacks After Texas flooded, staff say @fema Acting Administrator David Richardson could not be reached for a period of 24 hours. It's part of a pattern of inaccessibility with broader implications, say current and former agency officials washingtonpost.com/weather/2…
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NEW: The rates of cancer among millennials are rising, and researchers now think it can't be explained by genetics and lifestyle choices alone. Check out the latest in our young cancer series, by @arianaeunjung @alvarovalino and @dtkeating washingtonpost.com/health/in…
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Just about everyone seems to have a lotta big feelings about Cracker Barrel these days, but has anyone actually eaten at one recently? I decided to check it out for myself. Take a gander:
washingtonpost.com/food/2025…
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Why has electricity gotten so expensive in America?
Since 2019, utility spending on the power grid’s “last mile” distribution system — specifically poles and wires, underground equipment, and transformers — has surged.
My latest for @heatmap_news: heatmap.news/energy/why-is-e…
ALT Stacked area chart titled “Utilities Are Now Spending Much More on Poles & Wires.” It shows annual capital expenditures by U.S. electricity utilities, in billions of dollars, from 2019 to 2023. Spending categories are color-coded: generation (blue), transmission (yellow), distribution (red), and other (gray). Distribution grows steadily, rising from around $30 billion in 2019 to nearly $50 billion in 2023, becoming the largest category. Transmission also increases slightly, while generation declines. The chart highlights that overall utility capital spending has risen since the pandemic, exceeding $90 billion in 2023, with most growth coming from distribution.
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When the tallest known Douglas fir in the world caught fire in Oregon, the people who loved it most started climbing to try to save it. You'll have to reach this @partlowj piece to find out what happened washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
