Talal Ansari
@TalalNAnsari
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Reporter at The Wall Street Journal | Messages open, ask for Signal or send to https://t.co/zxZdSnNxj1 | @Columbia & @ucbsoj alum | Insert witty statement here for levity
Los Angeles
Joined August 2012
RT @ailworth: I’ve missed seeing bylines from @aacaldwellLA. Sad topic, good coverage:
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Two plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Los Angeles Archdiocese told NCR they are hopeful the settlement will spur changes to protect children. But neither is done speaking out, despite how...
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Mt. High’s own webcam on the East Summit has captured its own destruction and an incredible display of violent fire behavior. #BridgeFire
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“Some people have hobbies, like playing sports. Mine has turned into this.”
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Pervasive auto theft in Portland is running up against the power of social media.
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The presence of LA County Sheriff’s Department and the LAPD has significantly increased at the encampment at UCLA this afternoon
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The Bay Area airport wars continue: San Francisco sued Oakland in a federal court Thursday over the latter city’s plan to rename its airport San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
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‘San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport’ name would violate trademark of San Francisco International, a complaint alleges.
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Oakland is borrowing San Francisco’s name for its airport, but the city across the bay isn’t taking it as a compliment
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San Francisco officials say the name change is an attempt to confuse fliers, but Oakland says it’s just making clear how close they are.
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RT @jrezaian: “There isn’t good news until there is.”.That’s what I told @TalalNAnsari about the challenge of remaining hopeful when you’….
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As Evan Gershkovich’s detainment hits the one-year mark, formerly imprisoned journalists recall their struggle: “What have I missed? And why?”
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As WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detainment hits the one-year mark, I spoke with formerly imprisoned journalists who recalled their struggle: “What have I missed? And why?”
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As Evan Gershkovich’s detainment hits the one-year mark, formerly imprisoned journalists recall their struggle: “What have I missed? And why?”
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While American cities are struggling with large numbers of newly arrived migrants, Topeka, Kan., is inviting anyone with permission to work in the U.S. to come its way. By @acaldwellwsj
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Topeka, Kan., hopes to lure migrants to fill some of its thousands of open jobs.
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Alabama executed an inmate using nitrogen hypoxia, becoming the first U.S. state to do so. “Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards. I’m leaving with love, peace and light,” Smith said in a statement before his execution
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RT @alexbruell: Scoop: The New York Times has tapped Quartz co-founder Zach Seward as editorial director of AI initiatives, signaling a sig….
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Quartz co-founder Zach Seward is being tasked with establishing principles for how the Times will and won’t use generative AI.
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Alabama wants to use an untested execution method, but lawyers for a death-row inmate say their client shouldn’t be the state’s first test case
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Kenneth Eugene Smith would be the first person in the U.S. to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.
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RT @KatherineBlunt: Patti Poppe staked her legacy at PG&E on a pledge that the company will bury 10,000 miles of power lines. Now, that p….
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California regulators are likely to significantly restrict the number of power lines the company can bury in the coming years in favor of other ways to reduce fire risk.
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RT @AP: BREAKING: Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, AP sources say.
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WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Honored at Alma Mater as He Nears Six Months Detained in Russia
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Bowdoin College professor, classmates and others speak of Gershkovich’s work ethic, curiosity and love of Russia.
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Almost half of employees at the dating app Grindr resigned after they were told to return to the office, according to the Communications Workers of America
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The dating app told employees last month they had to work from an office twice a week.
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