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Anna Betts

@annabettss

reporter @Guardian in New York • formerly @nytimes @buzzfeednews • writing also in @washingtonpost @verge @ellemagazine etc. • [email protected]

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NEW INVESTIGATION w/ Walt Bogdanich : Genetic tests showed that certain patients were predisposed to brain injuries if they took the drugs. That information remained secret. nytimes.com/2024/10/23/hea…

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NEW: Minneapolis police have apologized for failing to address a local Black man’s complaints of repeated, racist harassment from his white neighbor until after the neighbor shot the victim in the victim’s own yard. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

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Donald Trump continued to insist on Tuesday night that he doesn’t know the comedian who made racist and offensive jokes at his New York rally on Sunday, and said that the comic “probably” shouldn’t have been there. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

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NEW: Harris and Trump are going all out to woo the Mormons in Arizona - who make up around 6% of the population theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

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Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…

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NEW: One woman’s fight against VIP schemes fueling the US sports betting boom. Lisa D’Alessandro’s life unraveled when she learned the extent of her husband’s gambling. Now she’s suing DraftKings. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

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NEW: In letters obtained by the Guardian, gambling giants told a prominent US senator that their controversial VIP programs were “not designed” to prompt frequent bettors to bet more. But problem gambling advocates are skeptical. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

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NEW: This week, I interviewed members of New York’s large Ukrainian community about how they are feeling after tensions escalated this week between Trump and Zelenskyy. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

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NEW: I interviewed former Washington Post executive editor — Marty Baron — about Jeff Bezos' announcement that the newspaper’s opinion section would narrow its editorial focus. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

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EXCLUSIVE: In his first public remarks since being detained by federal immigration authorities, Mahmoud Khalil criticizes the conditions in US detention and says he is being targeted by the Trump administration for his political beliefs. Read here: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

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Domingo Tapia and Gary Anderson crossed paths for no more than a second. But seven years later, the violent and inexplicable encounter is still reverberating across Bed Stuy, haunting both their families. nytimes.com/2025/03/31/nyr…

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Exclusive: In a letter marking one month since the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, his wife, Noor Abdalla, vows to continue to fight for his release and for the right to speak up on behalf of Palestinian rights. Read the letter here. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

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NEW: A federal judge in Vermont has just ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University who was detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration April 14. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…