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Scott Calvert

@scottmcalvert

Wall Street Journal reporter. Ex-Baltimore Sun. News tips: [email protected]

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North Platte, Neb., pins its hopes on a slaughterhouse, which promises an economic jolt but represents a risky bet, w/@scottmcalvert @PatThomas1318 wsj.com/business/meatpacking… via @WSJ
A New Meatpacking Plant’s Novel Pitch to Attract American Workers

A New Meatpacking Plant’s Novel Pitch to Attract American Workers

A Nebraska slaughterhouse offers ergonomic work stations and no night shift to lure employees as the immigration crackdown threatens its traditional labor force.

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+1 It’s fantastic, @vbauerlein!! (Hi, Alicia!)
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A little weekday beach reading Already love it and just started! @vbauerlein
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The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom on.wsj.com/3WwBOHK on.wsj.com/3WwBOHK
Inside the Secret Negotiations to Free Evan Gershkovich

Inside the Secret Negotiations to Free Evan Gershkovich

The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his...

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Breaking: Russia freed wrongly convicted WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War on.wsj.com/4cheS5q
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“This disgraceful, sham conviction comes after Evan has spent 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained, away from his family and friends, prevented from reporting, all for doing his job as a journalist." #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/world/russia/evan-ge… via @WSJ
Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction

Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction

The court’s verdict—after three days of hearings—was widely viewed as a foregone conclusion, since acquittals in Russian espionage trials are exceedingly rare.

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Seventeen Years, $700M Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot The last-minute implosion of congestion pricing, which was set to begin Sunday, shows the challenges of solving America’s most intractable problems By me and @jdeavila —> wsj.com/us-news/new-york-con…
17 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot

17 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot 

‘Devastating.’ The last-minute implosion of congestion pricing, which was set to begin Sunday, shows the challenges of solving America’s most intractable problems

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The abortion-rights movement has unexpected new allies: young men who say more guys need to “get off the sidelines” on.wsj.com/3ROqllq on.wsj.com/3ROqllq
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Your weird last name might just be your golden ticket to a debt-free degree. My latest: wsj.com/us-news/education/th… via @WSJ
The College Scholarship Secret Hiding in Plain Sight: Your Last Name

The College Scholarship Secret Hiding in Plain Sight: Your Last Name

Students who can trace their lineage to specific individuals—or just happen to have the same surname—stand to benefit from potentially thousands of dollars in scholarships.

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From controlled vestibules to interior playgrounds to winged hallway walls...school shootings are changing the way architects design American classrooms wsj.com/us-news/education/sc… with @scottmcalvert
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The Wall Street Journal story about a catch-and-kill seemed to gain little attention. “Keep praying!! It’s working!” a Trump staffer texted. Except, it wasn’t. on.wsj.com/4aM7Nc9
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“Ko-soo-ZEE-koo?” The tiniest unit of the National Park Service celebrates a Revolutionary War hero you've quite possibly never heard of, and whose name you probably can't pronounce. wsj.com/us-news/national-par… via @WSJ
America’s Tiniest National Park—With the Hugely Unpronounceable Name

America’s Tiniest National Park—With the Hugely Unpronounceable Name

Let the crowds have Yellowstone. Real adventurers will be exploring this brick edifice, sometimes after just stumbling on it. ‘Who the hell is Thaddeus Kosciuszko?’

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“Catch these little suckers.” A battle over roaming pigs is roiling neighbors in a Connecticut town. Even the feds have stuck their snouts in. wsj.com/us-news/a-connecticu… via @WSJ @JimmyVielkind
A Connecticut Town Confronts the ‘Aporkalypse’

A Connecticut Town Confronts the ‘Aporkalypse’

A battle over roaming pigs is roiling neighbors in an area long proud of its rural character. Even the feds stuck their snouts in.

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Jon@jon_kamp25 May 2024
As many as one million migrant children have arrived in the U.S. since 2021. The @WSJ looks at the triumphs and challenges for students entering school here as well as the districts. wsj.com/us-news/education/th… via @WSJ @acaldwellwsj
The Massive Immigration Wave Hitting America’s Classrooms

The Massive Immigration Wave Hitting America’s Classrooms

In Stoughton, Mass., more students are arriving. And many come with traumatic pasts and little English.

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Harvard, Penn and MIT, grilled by Congress last fall over their handling of concerns about campus antisemitism, now grapple with student encampments on.wsj.com/3yhtQtS on.wsj.com/3yhtQtS
Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Encampments at MIT, Penn

Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Encampments at MIT, Penn

Penn, MIT and Harvard, long in hot seat over their handling of campus protests, have struggled to end encampments they said weren’t permitted.

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Urban schools in the U.S. lost nearly 850,000 students, or 5.5% of enrollment, between 2019-20 and 2022-23. That's created lots of hollowed-out schools -- and a very thorny problem. wsj.com/us-news/education/sc… via @WSJ @sara_randazzo @matt_barnum
America Has Too Many Schools

America Has Too Many Schools

Urban school districts grapple with under-resourced schools, emotional closures in the face of plummeting enrollment

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The Dangers Atop New England’s Most Notorious Peak. “There’s a lot of ways to die on Mount Washington.” Via ⁦@jon_kamp⁩ wsj.com/us-news/mount-washin…
The Dangers Atop New England’s Most Notorious Peak

The Dangers Atop New England’s Most Notorious Peak

Accidents and deaths at Mount Washington in New Hampshire persist despite warnings.

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It’s Saturday May 4, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023. 1 year & 36 days ago The publishers of the NYT WP and WSJ ran the below joint ad yesterday👇 JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME! 📰 🎙️ 📺 💻 FREE EVAN NOW! #IStandWithEvan
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Such stark graphs: a sharp drop in DUI arrests since the start of the pandemic, coupled with a sharp rise in drunk-driving deaths. wsj.com/us-news/drunk-drivin… via @WSJ
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Drunken-driving deaths in the U.S. have risen to levels not seen in nearly two decades, while arrests for driving under the influence have plummeted on.wsj.com/4a1U14I on.wsj.com/4a1U14I
Drunken-Driving Deaths Are Up. Why Are DUI Arrests Down?

Drunken-Driving Deaths Are Up. Why Are DUI Arrests Down?

About 13,500 people died in alcohol-impairment crashes in 2022, but DUI arrests in recent years have sunk to multidecade lows.

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Baltimore Bridge insurer, Chubb, is preparing to make a $350 million payout in an expected yearslong fight over $1 billion-plus in damages on.wsj.com/3JFopr0 on.wsj.com/3JFopr0
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