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Tens of thousands of disabled workers in the US are legally paid less than the minimum wage, sometimes less than $1 per hour. Really proud to have partnered with @AmandaMoMorris and @JaxAlemany for more than 9 months on this three-part investigationšŸ‘‡šŸ¼šŸ§µ washingtonpost.com/wellness/…
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New: The FDA has rarely inspected the foreign facilities exporting the vast majority of fresh fruits & vegetables to the U.S., per WaPo investigation. Only 7.6% of the facilities have been inspected by the agency since 2009. With @caitlinsgilbert washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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New: We found cops who kept using Flock to spy on women after they left the force. One used it for five years after retirement, spying on his wife during a custody battle. Another ran searches while he was suspended (and later fired) after killing a 15-year-old boy. 🧵
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To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.
The Prime Minister’s Office: The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation. Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable. But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual. The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence. We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria. The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
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The Post Guild has started a GoFundMe to support our union colleagues who are losing their jobs, including circulation drivers and others in the printing plant who will lose their jobs just after the holidays. Donate here: gofundme.com/f/support-for-l…
The Washington Post plans to close its Springfield printing plant and lay off 118 employees by the end of 2026 or early January virginiabusiness.com/washing…
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These are all photos by Heidi Levine, the @washingtonpost photojournalist assaulted by Israeli attackers today in the West Bank. She was covering Palestinian families picking their autumn olive harvest. Israeli soldiers did nothing to stop the violence. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. ā€œThey just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,ā€ Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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.@Heidiphotos is a legend -- a role model + guide to so many of us & a remarkable example of deep kindness and compassion in the field after so many years covering this conflict. She was attacked bearing witness to settlers attacking an olive harvest... wapo.st/4B6E8Jb
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Heidi Levine is up and speaking from the hospital in Ramallah.
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This video captures settlers beating Heidi. They clubbed her, kicked her. Pulled her up off the ground to beat her more. Robbed her of all her equipment. If she didn’t have a helmet—and if she was Palestinian—she could be dead.
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WaPo has published a searchable list of the top donors to the ballroom and how much they have given: washingtonpost.com/investiga…
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The Post conducted a year-long investigation to quantify for the first time how #measles vaccination rates at schools across the country had declined since the pandemic, including: - a data-rich animation showing county-level decline rates nationwide - a search tool revealing rates in local counties and school communities - the ability for parents to see vaccination rates at their child’s school  (cc @caitlinsgilbert, Joshua Lott, Dylan Moriarty, @LaurenWeberHP) washingtonpost.com/impact
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BREAKING: The Lancaster County coroner confirmed an infant from Amish community contracted measles ā€œand measles caused the death of this child,ā€ he said. Six-week-old had a rare genetic condition, not found outside Amish community. W @rachel_roubein washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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NEW: Pa health workers fighting the largest ongoing measles outbreak in US are using a behind-the-scenes strategy: giving vaccines around a family’s kitchen table. Literally meeting ppl where they are. Me + @rachel_roubein washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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NEW: The CDC is excluding two deaths reported by Pa from its weekly national measles death tally, a decision that came from new director Erica Schwartz. Me + @rachel_roubein washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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NEW: The exchange between Shapiro and RFK Jr. has erupted into an extraordinary public feud and set off a partisan flurry of accusations over outbreaks of measles, which is easily prevented by a vaccine. @rachel_roubein @caitlinsgilbert 1/5 washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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UPDATED: 2 measles-related deaths reported in Pennsylvania, the state’s first in 35 years. Gov. Josh Shapiro says he told RFK that Kennedy and Trump admin rhetoric and actions are having ā€œreal-life consequences.ā€ with @Rachel_Roubein washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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FDA investigators are now in Mexico nearly a month after federal officials linked Taylor Farms’ lettuce to the nation’s largest cyclospora outbreak. They’re inspecting the processing plant now, with the fields next. With @bylenasun @caitlinsgilbert washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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