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Meghan Hoyer
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Data Reporting Director, The Washington Post
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But online sportsbooks are pushing people into parlays, where they (because of math) are most likely to come out ahead, so don't really care about single bad bets?
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportsbooks are cashing in.
As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Nope.
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Reporting + interactives by @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social, @bennollweather.bsky.social, @bananafish.bsky.social, @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social & @johnmuyskens.bsky.social
Swirling moisture flows shown on maps for some severe flood events of 2024, including Hurricane Helene in the US, Nepal flooding and Super Typhoon Yagi.
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Our project on young people increasingly facing cancer diagnoses - which we've been reporting on throughout the year - was the brainchild of video journalist Drea Cornejo, who has been such a huge force in seeing this reporting get out in the world. Drea's story is here:
Guest column | Doctors said I was ‘too young’ to be seriously ill. I had Stage 4 cancer.
What it took to finally get doctors to listen to me — and what I’ve learned since.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Come for Dan's exclusive analysis, stay for those bivariate maps ... 🤩
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM