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@ambikakandasamy

journalist | former: social media , news editor , fellow | interests include world news, science, public media & tea

Boston, MA
Joined November 2012
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  1. 5 hours ago

    “Would you like some ginger chai?” —> the most comforting words when you’re sick. 🤒

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    Apr 3

    Here's your good news story for the day. Enjoy.

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    Karamel the squirrel lost both of his arms in an animal trap. But a group of veterinarians gave him two prosthetic wheels, and a lot of love.
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  3. Apr 3

    Looking forward to digging into this report: Collaboration and the creation of a new journalism commons

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  4. Apr 3

    In DRC, 7.7 million people face severe food insecurity and more than 4.5 million are displaced, according to latest figures. Read 's dispatch on the fighting and humanitarian situation:

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    Apr 3

    Powerful piece by on the violence we should be paying attention to in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

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    Apr 3

    What we know so far: - Police say they're responding to "active shooter" incident at YouTube headquarters in California - Gunshots reported at company's San Bruno offices - Ambulances at the scene, authorities warn public to stay away

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  7. Apr 3

    My incredibly talented friend has been nominated for ! Check out her awesome video: and vote!

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    Apr 2

    An alarming 10 percent of Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are now in retreat, scientists find

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    Mar 30

    Cherry Blossoms. woodblock print by Hokusai. 1834.

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    Mar 29

    In warms-my-heart news: Shortly after we announced our Diversity Scholarship program, an anonymous (+ generous) donation came in which will allow one more student the chance to kickstart their career.

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  11. Mar 29

    "... the idea of riding around my neighborhood on my bike and delivering this paper [], it just felt kind of romantic to me." -

    These journalists help deliver a community newspaper on the weekends
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  12. Mar 29

    Love at first listen: 's "Time will tell"

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    Mar 27

    Eight leading newspaper columnists have resigned from Kenya's largest media group, citing a "loss in editorial independence"

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    Mar 27

    Violence spread through Syria like a leaping fire. Many efforts at hastening the war’s end served as more fuel. A conversation with , whose deeply human new book traces the conflict from protest to regional war.

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  15. Mar 27

    Orchids are exquisite

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    Mar 26

    In Yemen, 22.2 million need humanitarian assistance, 1.8 million children under the age of 5 are acutely malnourished, there are more than a million cases of cholera, and at least 10,000 civilians have been killed.

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  17. Mar 24

    "I continued to report on those who didn't make it out of Syria," writes in the . "That meant I was never far from my own war memories, and sometimes the feelings they provoked were as raw as the day I first experienced them."

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    Mar 24

    "I have learned to duck from bullets before I learned how to read," Los Angeles student Edna Chavez says at

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    Mar 24

    Since Columbine shooting: — More than 187,000 students — At nearly 200 schools Have experienced a school shooting, WaPo’s found this week.

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    Mar 24

    Lauren Milgram, 12, who has been a mass shooting survivor for nearly half of her life, will be marching today: "We can't keep living like this."

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