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Articulate multimedia journalist (MMJ) skilled at news judgment, reporting, shooting and editing news stories, digital content creation and enterprising story ideas with a professional background in criminal justice research, legal administration, hospitality and account management. Demonstrated proficiency using Sony Z150 camera, Adobe Premiere Pro, AP Style and filing FOIA requests. Bilingual with fluency in Farsi. Self-starter that works well independently and with others.

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Cannabis Activists Point to Outdoor Farming To Combat Climate Change - The Outlaw Report

Cannabis Activists Point to Outdoor Farming To Combat Climate Change - The Outlaw Report

The enormous amount of electricity used to power cannabis warehouses is contributing to climate change, and a…

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House Vote on MORE Act Postponed Until After the Election - The Outlaw Report

House Vote on MORE Act Postponed Until After the Election - The Outlaw Report

The House of Representatives decided to delay a planned vote on landmark cannabis legislation The Marijuana O…

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D.C. Board of Elections Hears Arguments Surrounding New Cannabis Initiative's Ballot Eligibility ...

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Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus

Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus

In April, as coronavirus swept through MCI Framingham, Massachusetts' sole women's prison, Kimya Foust said s…

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DC Council passes resolution eliminating cannabis plant count limits

DC Council passes resolution eliminating cannabis plant count limits

Controversy remains over unused cultivator licenses

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Double shooting near National Zoo. Suspect(s) still at large.

Double shooting near National Zoo. Suspect(s) still at large.

Police say the victims were two juvenile males who suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police continue to…

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How ballots are tested, tracked and counted in Wake County

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By Shabnam Danesh Verified
| WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC) Verified
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With less than two months until Election Day, Wake County election officials are giving an inside look at what happens to ballots before, during and after voters cast them. Tuesday’s media tour pulled back the curtain on a process most voters never see, from testing voting machines and training poll workers to tracking ballots on Election Night.
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North Carolina is the worst state for workers, report finds

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By Shabnam Danesh Verified, Hannah Leyva Verified
| WGHP-TV (High Point, NC) Verified
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Many people across North Carolina are marking Labor Day with a day off from work. It is one of the few perks for employees in a state that was recently named the worst for workers in the country. Oxfam recently released its Best States to Work Index for 2026, a report that analyzed 37 labor policies among all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
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New analysis finds NC is worst state for workers in 2026

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By Hannah Leyva Verified, Shabnam Danesh Verified
| WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC) Verified
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Many people across North Carolina are marking Labor Day with a day off from work. It is one of the few perks for employees in a state that was recently named the worst for workers in the country. Oxfam recently released its Best States to Work Index for 2026, a report that analyzed 37 labor policies among all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
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