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Derry Lenehan’s Biography

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News reporter based in Dublin, Ireland. Former Washington D.C. correspondent for Cronkite News.

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Trump bill may repay Arizona for Ducey's temporary $196M border wall

Trump bill may repay Arizona for Ducey's temporary $196M border wall

The 'big beautiful' Trump bill OK'd by the U.S. House includes $12 billion to repay states for Biden-era bord…

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Trump bill may repay $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into short-lived border wall

Trump bill may repay $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into short-lived border wall

House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Biden's presid…

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Under 'big beautiful bill,' Az could recoup $196M Ducey spent on cargo containers stacked at bord...

Under 'big beautiful bill,' Az could recoup $196M Ducey spent on cargo containers stacked at bord...

House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Joe Biden's pr…

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Arizona could recoup $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into a border wall that lasted...

Arizona could recoup $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into a border wall that lasted...

In 2022, Arizona spent $196 million on a border wall built by stacking about 2,200 shipping containers - abou…

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Arizona might recoup $196M spent to put shipping containers on border

Arizona might recoup $196M spent to put shipping containers on border

On Thursday, House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during J…

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Ambulances, helicopters and medical advice: Behind the scenes at one of Ireland's 999 call centre...

Ambulances, helicopters and medical advice: Behind the scenes at one of Ireland's 999 call centre...

Staff at the National Ambulance Service's two call centres process around 1,000 emergency calls every day.

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U.S.-made electronics still found in Russian warplanes linked to alleged war crimes in Ukraine

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By Derry Lenehan
| Tucson Sentinel Verified
Cronkite News Russia continues to obtain U.S.-made microelectronics despite strict export controls. Those chips – including some from manufacturers with Arizona facilities – end up in advanced fighter jets used against Ukraine and linked with alleged war crimes. That’s according to a recent report from the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, the International Partnership for Human Rights and Hunterbrook Media.
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Export controls fail to keep US electronics out of Russian warplanes

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By Derry Lenehan, Ginia McFarland
| Cronkite News Verified
A screen grab taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry shows SU-34 fighter jet of Russian Air Force dropping unguided FAB-500 bombs on Ukrainian positions on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Russian Ministry of Defense/Anadolu via Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Russia continues to obtain U.S.-made microelectronics despite strict export controls.
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No, China doesn’t own vast swaths of Az near the Yuma Proving Ground despite map shown by Trump aides

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By Derry Lenehan
| Tucson Sentinel Verified
Cronkite News The Trump administration raised alarms last week about China snapping up farmland near U.S. military sites, unveiling a ban on ownership or control by Chinese investors. The map displayed by the attorney general and the secretaries of defense, homeland security and agriculture showed all of Maricopa County colored in. It also marked the Yuma Proving Ground – leaving an impression that China is encroaching on the Army’s premier testing facility.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

It is a great privilege to be able to tell people's stories and hold power to account.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

My laptop, phone, and a moleskin.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime.