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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 9d

EXCLUSIVE: The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants, a @reuters.com review of court dockets found.

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Chart showing the decline in the number of people charged with federal drug offenses.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 25d

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Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else

After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 25

Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters. Reuters statement: reut.rs/3HPt6kE

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 25

Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. The Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike reut.rs/41pmNLb

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Allison Martell @allisonmartell.bsky.social · Jul 30

This is an important investigative story that was possible in part because an LLM helped solve a very challenging document processing problem - ~20,000 pages of handwritten temperature logs. This is groundbreaking work by Disha Raychaudhuri, @claretfarley.bsky.social and others.

Reuters @reuters.com · Jul 30

To assess the scale of heat risk in US state prisons, Reuters created an exclusive database on air conditioning availability. Our analysis of public records shows nearly 50% of state prison housing units across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning reut.rs/4lPU8Hc

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · Jul 30

An amazing behind the scenes look at how we reported this story out. Methodology here: www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

How Reuters collected and analyzed prison temperature data

Reuters analyzed air conditioning and indoor temperature log data, obtained through public records request, to better understand how heat affects U.S. prisons

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · Jul 30

The graphics on this are just top tier. Really appreciate the care and detail that the team put into this one: reut.rs/3J1dlam

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · Jul 30

Prison advocates say the hot conditions amount to unfair treatment and excessive punishment. Current and formerly incarcerated individuals told Reuters in a series of interviews that they dreaded summers. One person said the heat was so oppressive it felt like they were “breathing under water.”

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · Jul 30

Nearly half of state prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units, according to an exclusive database created by Reuters using documents obtained through public records requests to all 50 states.

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · Jul 30

Prisons prioritize security over comfort. But concrete walls, steel doors, sealed windows, limited ventilation, lack of tree cover and outdated infrastructure converge to create dangerously hot conditions. Nearly 1.2 million people are housed in federal and state prisons across the nation.

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · Jul 30

MUST READ: A new Reuters report uncovers a critical & often overlooked intersection of climate change & correctional policy: The dangerous heat crisis within U.S. prisons. An exclusive analysis of indoor temperature logs revealed some facilities exceed 100°F: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...

Scorching cells

How heat threatens lives in America’s prisons

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Clara Murray @claradoodle.bsky.social · Jul 24

New 📈✍️- we're hearing a lot about AI decimating graduate jobs. But the data paints a more complicated picture on what's behind the fall in entry-level roles

With Delphine Strauss, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & Sarah Lim

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Is AI killing graduate jobs?

[FREE TO READ] Tech is blamed for destroying entry-level roles but economic uncertainty and offshoring are playing a part

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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · Jul 24

"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."
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Joint statement on Gaza from Reuters, AFP, The AP and BBC News

Joint statement on Gaza from Reuters, AFP, AP and BBC News

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Allison Martell @allisonmartell.bsky.social · Jul 24

“Iman al-Shaer, another relative who lives nearby, said the family hadn't eaten anything before the bombs came down. ‘The children slept without food,’ he said.”

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Israeli strike kills hungry Gaza family in their sleep

The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jul 22

An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention reut.rs/4lGklbf

An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention

A brief jail sentence turned into over four months in an immigration detention cell for the mother and an extended stay in foster care for son

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · Jul 14

FROM @reuters: Two-thirds of the lawyers in the DOJ unit that defends the government against the wave of lawsuits challenging President Trump's executive actions have quit since he was elected in November.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jul 9

US President Donald Trump was impressed by Liberian President Joseph Boakai's language skills during an African summit at the White House. Boakai was speaking in English — his country's official language reut.rs/3Id5O8i

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country's official language

President Donald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, many of them speaking a different language, when the Liberian president took to his microphone and spoke in English - his country's official language.

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Allison Martell @allisonmartell.bsky.social · Jul 6

Does that mean there is service west of Islington, notwithstanding the weekend closure notice still posted?

Allison Martell @allisonmartell.bsky.social · Jun 27

I did not know about this!

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Allison Martell @allisonmartell.bsky.social · Jun 21

This is labelled “AI-generated” on TikTok.

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · Jun 20

The Ontario Science Centre 1 year later:

The cost of a new site has escalated, its opening date has been pushed back, there is no sign of a temporary location, and the old building’s roof appears intact. #OnPoli

By the superb Canadian Press team
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‘The biggest betrayal’: A year on, staff grieve Ontario Science Centre’s snap closure | Globalnews.ca

One year after closing the Ontario Science Centre, plans for a new site face delay, the roof remains intact, and staff call the shutdown a “manufactured crisis.”

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Jun 4

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.

Five days after his pharmacy visit last year, Cole had a severe asthma attack and died. nbcnews.to/4mM9cGV

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Leah Douglas @leahjdouglas.bsky.social · Jun 2

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Staff at FEMA were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, sources said.

with @tedhesson.bsky.social and Nathan Layne:
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Exclusive: FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say

Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation.

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · May 25

Five years after George Floyd's murder sparked a global protest movement for racial justice & police reform, the nation has seen a drastic reversal of support among some for racial equity. But experts say we’ve been here before & advocates remain committed. My latest: www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...

Five years after George Floyd's murder, racial justice push continues

Shareeduh McGee is fighting to keep the memory of her cousin George Floyd alive.

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Ken Li @kenli729.bsky.social · May 23

Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa - www.reuters.com/world/africa...

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