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Aaron Kessler
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Longtime data and investigative journalist; data team covering elections; board; Past: , , ; Fan of #rstats, #scrum, #F1
Washington, DCapnews.comJoined April 2011

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absolutely obsessed with all this R<>Python interop!!! started with ETL/data cleaning (in R), then model building + deployment with vetiver (in Python), and interacting with the model via Shiny (in Python)!!! #rstudioconf2022
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“ EPA could not provide AP with a single example of a polluter being fined or cited for failing to report, or underreporting emissions.” @AP investigative reporters @mbieseck and @helenwieffering twitter.com/ap/status/1552…
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“ EPA could not provide AP with a single example of a polluter being fined or cited for failing to report, or underreporting emissions.” investigative reporters and
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A tiny oil and gas facility in Texas spewed methane into the atmosphere with the same earth-warming power as burning seven tanker trucks of gasoline every day. It was one of 533 so-called “super emitters” found in the biggest U.S. oil field. apne.ws/icMwglN
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JUST IN: The US economy contracted -0.9% in the 2nd quarter. That comes after -1.6% GDP in Q1. Two quarters of negative GDP typically signal a recession. But the group of economists that declare a recession have not acted yet. What's clear is there's been a big slowdown
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Please take a few minutes to watch this visual story about the reporter who broke the Tuskegee Syphilis Study story by , the / investigative intern, and Allen G. Breed.
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The federal government enrolled 600 Black men in a 40-year study of untreated syphilis to study the impact of the disease on the human body. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study ended a few months after @AP reporter Jean Heller broke the story on July 25, 1972. apne.ws/SAzUm8V
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Two Peabody awards, reporting that sends a case to the Supreme Court, and also provides the basis for Curtis Flowers' release from prison... Hard to imagine the "greater impact" APMG and MPR have in mind. et al's work has few peers. Sad & confused to see this.
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BREAKING: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his resignation in a speech at Downing Street. Johnson said he has appointed a new Cabinet to serve while he remains the UK’s prime minister until a successor is chosen.
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A 2-year-old boy was found bloodied and alone in the aftermath of the July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Officials had hoped to reunite him with his family. Then they learned his parents were among those killed in the rampage.
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The Highland Park parade shooting suspect planned the attack for weeks, purchased his weapons legally and disguised himself as a woman, police say. — here’s a recent list of other shootings where firearms were obtained legally via
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One of the doctors who helped treat victims from today's shooting says the patients' ages ranged from 8 to 85. Dr. Brigham Temple says around four or five were children. Of the 26 who were brought in, at least 25 had gunshot wounds.
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Go out Gate 5 at Fort Campbell and Jenna’s Adult Superstore is right across the street...Turn left and there’s a casino. Turn right and there are miles of businesses catering to — or preying on — financially inexperienced soldiers.
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Good morning to readers, hello from Ukraine! Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. But this week saw a renewed surge in chatter about the possibility of Belarus entering the war and opening up a new front from the north... ...and further Russian advances in the east.
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Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies.
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The police chief for the Uvalde, Texas, school district has stepped down from his City Council seat amid criticism of his response to the mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. He remains on administrative leave from the district.
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