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Melanie Schmitz

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Covers:  Politics (national, state), global health (pandemics, epidemics, pharma, vaccines, Rx, maternal and women's health), foreign conflict, disinformation and extremism, culture/ent, big tech, science news
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In Nicaragua, blood, rage, and the looming threat of dictatorship

In Nicaragua, blood, rage, and the looming threat of dictatorship

Byline: Melanie Schmitz, Luke Barnes (Originally posted at ThinkProgress, archived on personal portfolio.…

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The FBI is using its 'Black Identity Extremist' report to crack down on activists

The FBI is using its 'Black Identity Extremist' report to crack down on activists

Byline: Melanie Schmitz & Kay Wicker (Originally published at ThinkProgress, archived on personal portfol…

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Trump wanted to limit the Russia investigation to future meddling only

Trump wanted to limit the Russia investigation to future meddling only

(Originally published at ThinkProgress, archived on personal portfolio site) President Donald Trump tried …

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1 year later, Ebola statistics are as dizzyingly bad as everyone feared

1 year later, Ebola statistics are as dizzyingly bad as everyone feared

(Originally posted at Bustle, archived on personal portfolio site) On Saturday, May 9, Liberian officials …

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How Trump's tax cut and spending megabill would impact SNAP recipients

How Trump's tax cut and spending megabill would impact SNAP recipients

Chefs, food equality advocates and nonprofit leaders rally against Trump's megabill that would slash SNAP fun…

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Building Upward in Post-Iran-Contra Nicaragua

Building Upward in Post-Iran-Contra Nicaragua

It's November and muggy - the sort of day during which you expend so much energy trying to fan away the blank…

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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends with Us' legal battle: A timeline

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends with Us' legal battle: A timeline

A timeline of the legal battle between "It Ends with Us" co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

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2nd Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo kills an estimated 36 people

2nd Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo kills an estimated 36 people

(Originally published at Bustle, archived on personal portfolio site) An Ebola outbreak in North Kivu prov…

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