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Joy Wang
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Senior editorial director at NBC News Digital
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honestly, so good. #blackjoy

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The dance sensation of the summer has people asking, 'Where them fans at?'
The catchy song “Boots on the Ground” by South Carolina rapper 803Fresh seems to be at every family reunion, block party and cruise ship where Black people gather.
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July 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Ozzy Osbourne's last stand

A masterful account from Birmingham by Alexander Smith for @nbcnews.com

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Ozzy Osbourne's last stand
With tears in his makeup-shadowed eyes, Osbourne, the ailing and retiring frontman for Black Sabbath, raged against the twilight of the metal gods.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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"reading for pleasure becomes more than self-care — it becomes a form of defiance, a way to reconnect with imagination, emotion and the fragile work of hope."
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Opinion | The Subversive Joy of BookTok
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June 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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NEW: Women's sports bars expected to quadruple across the U.S. in 2025

The boom coincides with the soaring viewership and popularity of professional and college women’s sports.

With @brookesopelsa.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com:
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Women's sports bars expected to quadruple across the U.S. in 2025
The boom coincides with the soaring viewership and popularity of professional and college women’s sports.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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“i’m going to throw away these tights i’m wearing as soon as i get home” —women in metropolitan areas around the world right now
March 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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you go through life thinking you’re hot stuff until the day you have to clear your own bathtub drain and realize you’re just a disgusting animal
March 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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wellness checks for journalists
January 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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What California families saved before wildfires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and more

An incredibly moving story by two of the very best: @danielarkin.bsky.social and Elizabeth Chuck. Heart wrenching photos by Stella Kalinina.

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What California families saved before fires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and more
From practical items like clothing to sentimental keepsakes like journals, these are the belongings residents grabbed in the few minutes they had to flee.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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it took me all day to realize what this feeling is: every time i wear a black turtleneck i feel like elizabeth holmes.
January 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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“This was Justin’s home,” Carr said, pausing and apologizing for weeping. He composed himself and compared his feelings to the celebrated sculpture, “Melancholy” by Albert György, which depicts a man on a bench slumped over with his insides hollowed out.

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The family home is gone. The gate in their son's honor still stands.
The pain the Carrs felt with their only son's sudden death in 2013 resurfaced with the destruction of his childhood home, which had become a shrine in his memory.
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January 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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"I mean, think about it. They’re drug-addicted rats. They’re tough to deal with.” @nbcnews.com
'Drug-addicted rats' infesting Houston police evidence room
Law enforcement will begin to destroy seized drugs that some Houston police have stored for more than a decade and that no longer have evidentiary value, authorities said.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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In case you had questions about those badass Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires:

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January 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Since Evanston, Illinois, began the country's first reparations program in 2022, the city has awarded $25,000 checks and in-kind financial assistance to more than 200 people.

These are three of their stories. @nbcnews.com

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House repairs, a car, grandkids: Where Evanston's reparations payments are going
The first city in the U.S. to approve reparations has given 200 people checks or in-kind financial assistance. We asked three residents how that money has affected their lives.
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December 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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This investigation by @suzykhimm.bsky.social and @lewiskamb.bsky.social is beautifully reported and written.

"It’s a danger that gunmakers have been aware of since the advent of the first semiautomatic pistols — yet it continues to kill." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... @nbcnews.com
A simple device could help prevent accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don’t have it
At least 277 people have been killed since 2000 by shooters who believed the gun in their hands was unloaded because the magazine was removed.
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December 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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The body broker industry has no rules. For one disgraced chiropractor, that was perfect.

@mikehixenbaugh.com @tktk.bsky.social Liz Kreutz and Susan Carroll for @nbcnews.com

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Dealing corpses from a Las Vegas strip mall: A look inside the shadowy U.S. body trade
A disgraced chiropractor found a new job selling bodies. In an industry with few guardrails, he soon faced accusations of mishandling human remains.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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a woman is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man .
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December 12, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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Everywhere, it seemed, the celebrations were accompanied by the sounds of rebels firing their AK-47s into the air... by the sounds of Syrians of all ages yelling "Hurriyah! Hurriyah!" — or "Freedom! Freedom!"

Richard Engel reports from Damascus for @nbcnews.com

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Syrians celebrate in the streets after Assad government falls
But worries remain as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of what was once a Qaeda offshoot, tightens his grip on Damascus.
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December 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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The Israeli military claims to have limited goals for its southern Lebanon invasion. But an @nbcnews.com investigation found widespread destruction in areas occupied by the IDF.

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Zone of destruction
The Israeli military claims to have limited goals for its southern Lebanon invasion. But an NBC News investigation found widespread destruction in areas occupied by the IDF.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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A huge share of American drinkers could face higher costs too, given the popularity of Corona and Modelo, the latter of which is now the No. 1 brew in the U.S. www.nbcnews.com/business/con...
Here are the fruits and vegetables from Mexico that could see higher prices from Trump tariffs
Tomatoes, avocados — and America's favorite beer could all be impacted.
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November 26, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Private equity landlords’ screening process discriminated against renters, lawsuits contend. Inaccurate tenant histories can add to the many woes renters face finding homes.

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Private equity landlords' screening process discriminated against renters, lawsuits contend
Inaccurate tenant histories can add to the many woes renters face finding homes.
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November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM