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Reporter at The New York Times. Japanese, Portuguese-Irish American, French - 'Citizen of Nowhere.' Kimiko.defreytas@nytimes.com

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    26 Dec 2018

    We followed a group of health workers, unescorted, to a militia-controlled village in where a woman had died from . This is what we saw: Trek into Congo Forest Reveals an Ebola Crisis Fueled by Violence

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  2. Sep 27

    When the storm finally died down, In Soon Kim was left with nothing but the dress she was wearing. She was excluded from receiving federal relief because she is undocumented. That is about to change.

    Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced $27 million in aid for undocumented survivors of the floods of Hurricane Ida who are not eligible to receive storm recovery relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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  3. Retweeted
    Sep 27

    Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced $27 million in aid for undocumented survivors of the floods of Hurricane Ida who are not eligible to receive storm recovery relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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  4. Retweeted
    Sep 19

    The restaurant confrontation in NYC over vaccination proof is getting more complicated, and now includes counterclaims of racism. tells what the security video shows:

    “The tourists began to punch the hostess.” They’re charged with attacking a restaurant hostess who asked—as she is required to—for proof of vaccination. Also, they’re from a town named Humble.
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  5. Retweeted
    Sep 2

    In basements. In cars. Holding the hand of a loved one until it slipped away. Trying to keep heads above water, dozens of people died last night. A team effort to try to tell the stories of some:

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  6. Aug 23

    Calling themselves “The Resistance” after the rebel faction in “Star Wars,”they are defending what they view as their inherent rights, even as they are potentially endangering the lives of patients.

    The opposition to the vaccine, and even regular testing, at a hospital in New York City — the epidemic’s onetime epicenter — shows the challenges of reaching the unvaccinated when some of the very people who could serve as role models refuse vaccination.
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  7. Retweeted
    Aug 19

    Fascinating story from about why the Museum of Chinese in America has faced protests for weeks. It's also a reflection of the community's class and generational tension, and explores a question I didn't know I had: Who is Chinatown for?

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  8. Jul 15

    "I removed the password from my phone, so that if we were killed, people would know what happened to us." Tasneem, 17.

    Trapped in deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas, Palestinians in Gaza captured the toll of the 11-day war on camera. Children, a journalist, a musician and a rescue worker — they spoke to us about the trauma of violence under an indefinite blockade
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  9. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    If you are trying to catch up on the Miami condo collapse this weekend these superb stories will catch you up: 1) A scoopy tour de force from on the politics within the building:

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  10. Jul 3

    A “political battle of egos and power” among residents raged over the years, delaying decisions on big, crucial repairs at Champlain South, until it was too late. W/

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  11. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    NEW: Tense stalemates delayed any decisions on big repairs as the condo board in Surfside became a hothouse of grievance over who was to blame, according to interviews with survivors internal documents, with

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  12. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    Even as officials and rescue workers pledge hope, however slim, that life could be found within the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex in Florida, the language around the tragedy has subtly begun to shift into the past tense.

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    Jul 1

    The Champlain Towers condo board wrestled w/how to come up w/$15M to fix the building. The problem: The HOA had $800K in reserves, and that meant asking residents for special assessments. No one was eager to pay, via

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  14. Retweeted
    Jul 1

    As rescue efforts continue, President Biden is set to act as consoler in chief for relatives of the missing and the 18 people pronounced dead.

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  15. Retweeted
    Jul 1

    The deferred maintenance and inadequate savings at the Champlain Towers South are common dilemmas at condo associations, where volunteer board members find themselves dealing with vicious infighting with their neighbors and pressure to keep dues low.

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  16. Retweeted
    Jun 29

    The president of the condo building that collapsed in Surfside, Fla., warned residents that the damage in the building had “gotten significantly worse” since it was highlighted in a 2018 inspection.

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  17. Jun 27

    Hope for survivors is quickly fading at collapsed Florida condo. Those who did make it out have lost everything, but carry grief and guilt. W/

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    Jun 26

    From the outside, Champlain Towers North seems identical to Champlain Towers South — same developer, same design, built one year apart. Some North residents wondered: Could their building also be in danger of collapse? w/

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  19. Retweeted
    Jun 22

    The team on the ground includes: and so many more. 2/

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  20. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    As the pandemic eases, Washington Square Park has attracted crowds of young people who regard it as a place to let loose. Residents say the scene is out of control.

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  21. Jun 18

    Thanks so much

    This is an excellent, nuanced story and I also appreciate this passing reference
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