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Natalia Megas

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Covers:  Local, national, international news. The big, bad, and the beautiful.
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Freelance journalist writing:
---in-depth features, investigative stories, profiles, in the US & abroad
---about the people at the center of extraordinary stories and problems in our society
---with a passion for accountability reporting and investigative stories that produce impact

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Community Policing is Back in Vogue. But Does it Work?

Community Policing is Back in Vogue. But Does it Work?

In 2015, the Obama Administration created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing with the mission to strengt…

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NOVA's first cat lounge

NOVA's first cat lounge

"Patriot Pawsabilities," Northern Virginia's first cat lounge, opened in Fairfax to eager customers waiting t…

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Fast Casual Alternative with a European Flair

Fast Casual Alternative with a European Flair

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Community Responds to Shutdown

Community Responds to Shutdown

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ICE Jailed Pregnant Woman and Could've Killed Her Unborn Child

ICE Jailed Pregnant Woman and Could've Killed Her Unborn Child

Carmen Puerto Diaz and her husband were at the end of their marriage interview with Citizen and Immigration S…

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Earnest and Honest

Earnest and Honest

Interview with conceptual artist, John Kirchner.

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COVID Runs Amok in 3 Detroit-Area Jails, Killing At Least 2 Doctors

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By Natalia Megas
| KFF Health News Verified
When Diana Trueblood visited the Wayne County Jail’s medical unit in Detroit in early March, she encountered a gentle and kind physician, Dr. Angelo Patsalis. Halfway through her incarceration for a probation violation, Trueblood remembered sitting “knee to knee” with Patsalis, who pulled down his face mask to speak to her about a tuberculosis skin test. She and other inmates were not provided with face masks, she said, and they pulled up their T-shirts to shield their mouths.
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Covid-19 erupted in Detroit jails. It killed two doctors caring for inmates

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By Natalia Megas
| in.news.yahoo.com
Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images When Diana Trueblood visited the Detroit county jail’s medical unit in early March, she encountered a gentle and kind doctor named Angelo Patsalis. Halfway through her incarceration for a probation violation, Trueblood remembered sitting “knee to knee” with Patsalis, who pulled down his face mask to speak to her about a tuberculosis skin test.
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A Family With Five Doctors - And Two COVID Deaths

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By Natalia Megas
| FHIcommunications
On the morning of April 1, Dr. Priya Khanna inched her way from the bedroom to the front door, using walls, doors and railings to hold herself up long enough to get to the stretcher waiting outside. She had been battling COVID-19 for five days and was struggling to breathe. Her mother, also COVID-positive, watched helplessly as EMTs in full personal protective equipment guided Priya into the ambulance. Priya waved to Justin Vandergaag, a childhood friend walking alongside her.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I have. Love the sound it makes. Clickety-clack-bing. Clickety-clack-bing.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Only the real ones like Christiane Amanpour and Dan Rather but just for kicks, Ron Burgundy ("Anchorman").

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Historical attempts in the U.S. at reforming prison. A real eye opener.
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