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Nicole Franklin
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Writer. Filmmaker. Provocateur. Visit NicoleFranklin.com for all the sordid details.
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Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack rises to more than 300
Gunmen abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s School in Niger state, Nigeria, according to an updated tally issued Saturday by the Christian Association of Nigeria
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November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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This was a no sleep weekend for law enforcement and first responders.
St. Louis, MO Police on X: "Undercover detectives with the Anti-Crime Task Force just took an 18-year-old into custody for shooting a firework from a moving vehicle. While searching the vehicle, a firearm was located. Juveniles were also in the vehicle. Parents, do you know where your kids are tonight? https://t.co/QTJuTezZ92" / X
Undercover detectives with the Anti-Crime Task Force just took an 18-year-old into custody for shooting a firework from a moving vehicle. While searching the vehicle, a firearm was located. Juveniles were also in the vehicle. Parents, do you know where your kids are tonight? https://t.co/QTJuTezZ92
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July 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Thank you, Beuford Smith. Aśe.

Beuford Smith, Photographer Who Chronicled Black Life, Dies at 89 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/a...
Beuford Smith, Photographer Who Chronicled Black Life, Dies at 89
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June 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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More “stuff” from the #StLouisTornado.

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A Month After the St Louis Tornado: What Do We Need (to hold onto)?
The copyright is 1909, with an original publishing date in 1907.
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June 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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A step forward.
Major disaster declaration approved for May 16 tornado, Kehoe says
President Donald Trump approved Missouri’s request for a major disaster declaration for the May 16 deadly EF-3 tornado that went through St. Louis.
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June 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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The #STLouisTornado. Some two-second thoughts.

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A Two-Second Thought on the St. Louis Tornado
I was home in my basement when the St.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Time for something new. nicolebooksfilms.substack.com/p/ive-worked...
May 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Next on the list of what Dems could do: Send a delegation to the El Salvador prison and bring back the Maryland citizen “sent there by mistake.”
April 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Who won the week? #SIUECougars and their super fans!

The campus community and City of Edwardsville kept Cougar energy alive in the stands and back on home turf. Welcome home, OVC Champions! #FoundAWay #RollCougs #SIUE

Photos by Howard Ash. Video by Bikash Pokharel.

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March 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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www.siue.edu/news/2025/03... #SIUE #RollCougs #RedStorm #MarchMadness
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March 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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#Gig #SIUE Please apply and share!

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hiring Executive Director for University Marketing and Communications in Edwardsville, IL | LinkedIn
Posted 10:37:22 PM. The Opportunity To build upon a record of success and support ambitious institutional goals…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Welp.

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21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United States DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
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February 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time ‼️
February 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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No Joy Reid. No Mehdi Hasan. No Alex Wagner.

Uh huh.
axios.com Axios @axios.com · Feb 23
MSNBC's new president Rebecca Kutler plans to announce broad programming changes to the network that elevate some of its most progressive voices, sources told Axios.
MSNBC will lean into progressive roots in Trump era
The programming shifts will impact dayside, weekend and primetime.
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February 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Steven Spielberg recalled this experience as well. #WheresTheHorizon #RuleOfThirds

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February 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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My latest article: Breasts on the bill.
Let’s chat.
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Breast Cancer Bill Makes Fourth Round in the House; Will Congress Continue to Ask, “How Long Do I Have”?
There’s Hope the 119th Congress Will Re-introduce Bill for Terminally Ill Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients to Afford Care
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February 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Time to share what I've been working on. Think you can make change in this world? Let's chat!
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Nicole Franklin on Substack
Snowed in but staying productive! It’s been a busy month of reporting, live book readings and research for the next article. Have some time to spend on matters of music, history and a push for a new...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Three dairy veterinarians, including one who worked only in states with no known bird flu outbreaks in cows, had recent, undetected bird flu infections, according to a new study from the CDC.
C.D.C. Study Finds Silent Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Veterinarians
The vets had no symptoms, and one worked only in states where no dairy infections had been reported.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Sop2kW/ Mira’s son. Very cool!
We need a #Mayor who understands the arts are to all #NewYorkers, not just tourists on museum mile. Thank you for BRIC Media for convening an #Arts & #Culture Mayoral Forum on Monday night. #nyc #que...
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February 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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www.facebook.com/share/v/15fn... This is how you prep for #FatTuesday! #FAME #DebbieAllen
Redirecting...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Grammys: Nice open!
#ILoveLA
February 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Synergy! I wholeheartedly agree. Whenever my mood needs a pick me up, Defending Your Life is my pick me up still til this day. #Film #AlbertBrooks #Comedy #Classic
January 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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This game is exhausting me. Wooo-weeee! #KC
January 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM