U.S. investigations editor, The Associated Press. Member of team that edited 2026 Pulitzer Prize-winning project on government surveillance.
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Since January, ICE has detained and sought to deport a man to Jamaica. But an AP investigation has found documents that support claims by his lawyers that he's a U.S. citizen. apnews.com/article/ice-immig…
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Police in India have shot and injured hundreds of cow-smuggling suspects. A disproportionate number of them were Muslim, an Associated Press investigation finds. Indian authorities cite self-defense. But activists warn about religious bias. apnews.com/article/india-pol…
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The U.S. has had a policy of avoiding space debris to protect spaceflight safety. For this reason, the #space weapons recently referenced by Air Force Secretary Meink could be non-kinetic systems like jammers, @VSamson_DC told me. 🚀🛰️
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🛰️🚀🌕 Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed the U.S. has deployed weapons in space, but details remain shrouded in mystery. As nations deploy "dual-use" tech, the line between peaceful systems and space weapons is increasingly blurred. My latest story. apnews.com/article/outer-spa…
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Dozens of children torn from their parents at the border have now been separated from their families a second time despite legal protections, an AP investigation finds. apnews.com/article/immigrati…
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The Trump White House is all-in on deep-sea mining. But a close look at the companies seeking permits reveals thin track records, legal battles and shaky economics for the untested industry. apnews.com/article/trump-dee…
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The European fishing fleet is not always what it seems — a new report finds that ships fishing for Kenya, Oman, Tanzania, and Mauritius actually trace back to Europe. apnews.com/article/tuna-fish…
Documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine now-Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony that his 2019 Samoa trip, which came ahead of a measles outbreak, had “nothing to do with vaccines.” apnews.com/article/rfk-measl…
Invisible infrared surveillance technology and those caught in its digital cage apnews.com/video/invisible-i…
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Built with U.S. technology, China’s surveillance empire now reaches Nepal. An AP investigation finds how this was used to crush the ‘Free Tibet’ movement in the Himalayan kingdom. apnews.com/article/china-tib…
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Border Patrol is using hidden license plate readers to track drivers and flag “suspicious” travel patterns, an AP investigation found, raising concerns over secret surveillance.
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Across five Republican and Democratic administrations, the U.S. government has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, an AP investigation found. apnews.com/article/chinese-s…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie. youtube.com/watch?v=QbSRy3wn…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie. apnews.com/article/myanmar-u…
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How Trump’s pick for surgeon general uses her big online following to make money via @mrsmith @aliswenson apnews.com/article/surgeon-g…
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President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use of mushrooms helped her find a romantic partner. apnews.com/article/means-tru…
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.@AP receives SEIU Award for reporting on racial and economic justice for investigation exposing how prison labor is linked to popular food brands, via @SidneyHillman: buff.ly/ahSK1ps