
Marissa Parra NBC
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@NBCNews | Florida woman | Lover of sonder, science, & the Oxford Comma šš½š¦ DMs open
Miami, FL
Joined November 2011
Today I officially start my new role as a Miami correspondent with NBC!. ⦠and itās only fitting that hours in Iām already on a work flight to the opposite end of the country š¤š½
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RT @JohnMoralesTV: āSometimesānot often enough these daysāour voices matter. I try to fight the good fight. You should too.ā .
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I was happy to break the news on Tuesday morning that the Department of Defense (DoD) had announced to officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that the Special Sensor...
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RT @therealjaninee: ICYMI: it may sound like Jurassic Park- a company working to resurrect a 13 foot extinct New Zealand bird called the Moā¦.
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Researchers at the company āColossal Biosciencesā are launching a new effort to revive the giant Moa bird in its latest effort to resurrect an extinct species. NBC Newsā Marissa Parra has the details.
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RT @anaceballos_: NEW: The calls from Alligator Alcatrazās first detainees brought distressing news: Toilets that didnāt flush. Temperatureā¦.
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Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ambulance.
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RT @nbc6: Florida still has not released the number of people being detained at what they call āAlligator Alcatrazā ā but for the first timā¦.
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A man being held inside the Florida facility said he hasn't been able to shower and that he has was served food with worms in it.
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RT @BreakingChesky: As we witness what day 4 of this tragedy brings, a few thoughts on processing the pain of so many from my beloved hometā¦.
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When I learned about the catastrophic flood that has crippled the Texas Hill Country, I knew it was time to come home to report on this heartbreaking story.
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RT @NBC10Boston: NASA is teaming up with Netflix to stream live launches, deep space missions, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content viaā¦.
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NASA is teaming up with Netflix to stream live launches, deep space missions, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content via the new NASA channel.
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RT @nbc6: The conditions at the new migrant detention center deep in the Everglades dubbed āAlligator Alcatrazā are what you would expect fā¦.
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The conditions at the new migrant detention center deep in the Everglades dubbed āAlligator Alcatrazā are what you would expect from South Floridaāonly worsened by the lack of infrastructure the...
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RT @nbc6: BREAKING: The House passes the GOP domestic policy bill by a vote of 218-214. It now goes to Trump's desk for his signature. Follā¦.
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The House passed a massive bill for President Trumpās agenda this afternoon. Follow along for live updates.
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RT @nbc6: Luis Alvarez, a construction worker who went into the Gulf to help save a 9-year-old shark attack victim in Florida is now possibā¦.
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Luis Alvarez, a construction worker who went into the Gulf of Mexico to help save a 9-year-old shark attack victim in Florida, is now possibly facing deportation.
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RT @nbc6: BREAKING: At least two other vans and an SUV all marked as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol followed the bus into the facility. httā¦.
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The first group of immigrants has arrived atĀ a new detention centerĀ deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed āAlligator Alcatraz."
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RT @nbc6: LIVE UPDATES: President Trump is expected to be joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has touted the project as an example of Florida'ā¦.
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President Donald Trump is expected in South Florida to visit a new detention center for immigrants in the Everglades, dubbed as āAlligator Alcatrazā
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RT @nbc6: A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, convergā¦.
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A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest...
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RT @GovTimWalz: Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political ralliā¦.
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RT @nbc6: UPDATE: One Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse were fatally shot and a second lawmaker and his spouse were injured in separate "taā¦.
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A massive search continued Saturday for a 57-year-old Minnesota man, hours after an early-morning attack that left a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband dead and a second Democratic...
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RT @jacobsoboroff: Senator Padillaās office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noemās press conference in L.A. httpā¦.
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RT @JuliaEAinsley: A memo obtained by @NBCNews shows DOJ instructing immigration judges (who they oversee) to dismiss cases from the benchā¦.
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The judges, who work for the executive branch, have been instructed to grant dismissals quickly; ICE has been arresting people after their cases are dismissed.
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RT @jacobsoboroff: EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan, in Los Angeles, told me he thinks "someone is going to lose their life" here, that he hasn't ruledā¦.
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White House border czar Tom Homan told NBC News' Jacob Soboroff that federal immigration raids will continue in Los Angeles despite demonstrators clashing with law enforcement. President Donald Trump...
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RT @SciGuySpace: This would both end the International Space Station and simultaneously provide no way to safely deorbit it.
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