Editor, U.S. National Affairs @Reuters

Joined May 2009
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Relief, anxiety as U.S. parents confront emotional back to school ⁦@MariaCaspani85reut.rs/39CNUaq

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U.S. parents weigh risks, benefits as COVID-19 vaccine for kids nears approval ⁦@josephax⁩ ⁦@SharonBernsteinreut.rs/3tZBOl5

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The debate over "critical race theory" has roiled a Tenn. county, where a parent's complaint will test a new state law barring schools from teaching it - a ban that critics say is unnecessary and divisive. Nice reporting from @gabriellaborter reuters.com/world/us/critica… @Reuters
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Coronavirus election, Texas & Florida as a foil, Trump looms large: Key lessons from failed Republican bid to oust California Governor Newsom ⁦@jamesoliphant⁩ ⁦@JarrettRenshaw⁩ ⁦@SharonBernsteinreut.rs/3tMLnno

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Twenty years after 9/11, one of the last U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan comes home reut.rs/3lxt7L5

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Anger, grief for family members of 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan ⁦ reut.rs/3mCugTF

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The CDC's decision to reverse course & recommend that all students & staff wear masks in school regardless of vaccination status has caused fresh confusion & frustration just weeks before many states start the new school year with in-person learning. reuters.com/world/us/us-scho…
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I met a wonderful young woman for this story. She broke her school's discus record on our first encounter, her first home track meet in almost two years. widerimage.reuters.com/story…
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Bettye and Robert Freeman were sitting in their Boston living room when they heard the clamor on the street outside. It was 10 days after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Now, the Freemans reflect on the protests one year on reuters.com/world/us/protest…
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Mississippi's 'Pink House' becomes ground zero in U.S. abortion battle reut.rs/34fR7K4

'You feel naked': Some Americans hesitate to shed masks despite eased outdoor rules ⁦@gabriellaborterreut.rs/3eZhyZx

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6 May 2021
Baseball lifts San Diego's spirits. Can it revive a pandemic-stricken U.S. economy? reut.rs/3boQbaD via @hpschneider @danieljtrotta and @ccanipe
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U.S. schools turn focus to mental health of students reeling from pandemic ⁦@MariaCaspani85reut.rs/33hTZ99

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'It just feels right': COVID-weary New Yorkers take a stool at the bar for first time in over a year ⁦@NathanPLaynereut.rs/3b2zOQB

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Asian-American groups push for socio-political clout with funding surge ⁦@josephaxreut.rs/3gREwUX

Breaking a barrier, women become U.S. Marines after surviving the 'crucible' ⁦@danieljtrotta⁩ ⁦@mikeblakereut.rs/3aFpJZA

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