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Chandelis Duster @Chandelis

Reporter @NPR | Fmr. @CNN @NBCNews @MSNBC | @VCU @AmericanU Alum| ΔΣΘ | Endometriosis Advocate | Alabama made me | cduster@npr.org | Find me on Bluesky

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Chandelis Duster@Chandelis
22 Mar 2023
Some of the hardest stories I have ever written have been my own. Six months ago today, I was leaving the hospital after receiving a permanent & life-changing surgery. On September 21, 2022, I ended over 25 years of pain & suffering by having my uterus & fallopian tubes removed.
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8 Dec 2025
Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says > tinyurl.com/247a2ax2 @Chandelis
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They better release our girl I know that! #LawAndOrderSVU
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#LawAndOrderSVU got me in my feelings and we’re only 15 mins into the new season. Cragen. “I love you.” What???? 😭
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CRAGEN?! 😭 #SVU
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☄️Ashley🔭Lindalía☄️@That_Astro_Chic
18 Jun 2025
I think @__katrinarenee @NebulousNikki @Chandelis does an amazing job covering space. Its important to see someone that looks like you covering the thing you love the most. ✨️🔭🛰🚀
Black In Astro ™@BlackInAstro
18 Jun 2025
Space journalists are essential: they decode complexity, inspire future explorers, and ensure accountability in science. Let’s uplift their role this #SharingTheUniverse day. Do you know any Space journalists? #BlackSpaceWeek
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My first story as Contributing Senior Correspondent for @the_emancipator.
amber payne@amberwaves
8 Apr 2025
Exclusive: Family of Harriet Tubman ‘angry’ after references removed from National Park Service website @Chandelis for @the_emancipator theemancipator.org/2025/04/0…
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AAAS@aaas
1 Apr 2025
"Over the last 80 years, we have built the greatest innovation engine that the world's ever seen... And the other countries have paid attention and they wanna copy it and we shouldn't make it easy for them" - AAAS CEO @sudipsparikh to @NPR's @Chandelis npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-534…

Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

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Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel
20 Mar 2025
NEW: Results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) suggest that Dark Energy, a force that is pushing the Universe apart, may be weakening. That MIGHT mean that the Universe will end in a big "crunch" after all. (by @Chandelis ) npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-533…

Dark energy is weakening and the universe could (eventually) collapse, study says

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is studying dark energy and the accelerated expansion of the universe.

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NatCho@natachac
19 Mar 2025
Special thanks to @utmbhealth marketing team & @NPR’s @Chandelis Duster for reaching out on this, and striving to provide accurate reporting!
UTMB Aerospace Medicine@UTMB_Aerospace
19 Mar 2025
Welcome home, Butch, Suni, and Crew-9! What does the post-flight recovery look like for astronauts? Natacha Chough, MD, MPH helps explain for @NPR. npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-532… #aerospacemedicine #spacemedicine @utmb_spph 🚀✈️🩺 @natachac
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Christopher Clarke@EconChrisClarke
8 Mar 2025
Recently @Chandelis asked me about the role of Smoot-Hawley on the Great Depression. It wasn't the cause, of course, but it worsened the economy. The economic effect was smaller for the US & larger for other countries. npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-531…

Did tariffs contribute to the Great Depression? Here's what to know

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

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Happy Birthday and Happy Black History Month to my dad, Joe Duster! He became Florence, Alabama's first Black firefighter on September 21, 1981. And my dad broke more ceilings: He was also the city’s first Black lieutenant fire inspector and first Black fire truck engineer. ❤️
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And Happy #BlackHistoryMonth to my mother, Ethelene Duster, Florence, AL’s 1st Black deputy director of the Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency. Here is a photo of her by the NWS with other EMA Directors on January 30, 2003 at the Weather Field Office in Huntsville, AL.
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I come from a family of firsts and I am grateful for the dedication of my parents to Florence, Alabama citizens. I am in awe of their resilience and loving spirit despite everything they went through. Proud of you both and ❤️ you forever. #BlackHistoryMonth
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The Geminids will peak this weekend. But keep in mind it is competing with the brightness of the moon that will be full this weekend. More of my reporting below: npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-522…

The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.

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The International Space Station shifted its orbit Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. The debris was "small," the U.S. Space Forces-Space told me. More of my reporting below: npr.org/2024/11/20/nx-s1-519…

The International Space Station adjusts its orbit to avoid space debris

There are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring.

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Reported on air and online about C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a comet that will appear starting this weekend. If you don’t get a chance to see the comet, you won’t be able to see it again unless you’re immortal because it won’t be back for 80,000 YEARS. Read my reporting below: npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-514…

Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it

Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.

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Yassssss congrats @ReporterBlayne!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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8 Oct 2024
NBC News correspondent Blayne Alexander @ReporterBlayne has been named the newest correspondent for "Dateline" @DatelineNBC!
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Got to report a story that is literally close to home. I spoke with Ms. Lillie Cunningham of my hometown, Florence, Alabama, who just turned 110 YEARS OLD. We talked about her life and the secret to living a long life. My story: npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-513…

At 110 years old, an Alabama woman credits one thing for her long life: faith

Lillie Cunningham recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She has lived through two pandemics and two world wars and is looking forward to voting in November's presidential election.

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Dara@itstherealdara
4 Oct 2024
This is my friend @PilarScratch ‘s twin sister. Please retweet and share! #missingperson #JerseyCity #rt #findmadisonjaye #MentalHealthMatters #newjersey #prrequest #journorequest #blackandmissing @Daela_Kavis3 @acaciagabriel @Matt_Pinner @itsbethbooker @bcuban @ctoan_co @theprsfriend @Chandelis @madisonevegold @MegStEsprit @FlavorFlav @JoniSweet @JamilahLemieux @KenyaTheHunter @KayeSteinsapir @girlmeetsgeek @likaluca @nypost @thedigitalyenta @bscott @raventbrunner @newsworthy17 @SabraMBoyd @taelorjae @usernamejill @sherylunderwood @JohnCena @von_kant @Ola_ayeni_ @vickiirvin @xylottie @DevinNorelle @MissingPeopleIA @BLACKGIRLSROCK @BlackPressUSA @MissingBlackWo1 @BAM_FI
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I’ve always said journalism is a service, not just a job. Here is an example, which shows that not only does journalism matter but the power of radio.
Jeanne Sahadi@jjsahadi
30 Sep 2024
Local broadcasters become lifeline for hard-hit North Carolina communities in wake of Helene’s wrath cnn.com/2024/09/30/media/hur… by @brianstelter
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