Ence Morse
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Data & politics @washingtonpost. Formerly @columbiaspec @austinchronicle @djnf. IRE member. Texan. Signal cemorse.30 / email claraence.morse at washpost dot com
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"By the end of 2023, the city attorney had taken to calling Figueroa the Kiddie Stroll because so many of the girls weren’t even 13." https://t.co/cOVCa9bxAf
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Inside the effort to pull minors from ‘the Blade,’ one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States.
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Today, our second piece on the Anglican Church in North America. A secret church trial. A bishop, Stewart Ruch, accused of allowing a child sex offender, a man accused of attempted 2nd degree murder into his diocese. Gift link here:
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A child sex offender, a man accused of attempted second-degree murder, a man who solicited a prostitute — all were allowed to lead or worship in Stewart Ruch’s diocese.
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I've been working all year on a series of investigative stories about leaders in the Anglican Church in North America. This morning, the second piece was published —about accusations of alleged sexual misconduct, bullying by archbishop Stephen Wood.
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An attempted kiss, cash payments and other allegations roil the Anglican Church in North America.
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A lede, on deadline, worthy of the magnificence. @chelsea_janes
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: Our student media director refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student. IU fired him.
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Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.
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IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our paper. Upon pushback, IU fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision. Letter from the editors to come.
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October is the most popular month for weddings. And it's the heart of college football season. Last year, we analyzed wedding data to see if it made a difference: It kind of does! In major CFB markets, especially the SEC, bye weeks were more popular wedding dates than game days.
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At one point in Frankenstein you're reading the story of a Turkish girl, told to a Frenchman, overheard by the monster, who's narrating it afterwards to Victor, who's recounting it to an English sea captain, who's writing it down in a letter to his sister
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A conservative influencer was arrested in Portland. Trump was watching. From @RobertKlemko @partlowj
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After conservative influencer Nick Sortor was arrested outside an ICE facility in Portland, Donald Trump latched on to justify a federal crackdown.
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NEW: These are all the Education Dept. offices that staffers and managers say have been impacted by layoffs since Friday, according to the union for the agency’s employees. They include workers that supported HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools, civil rights reviews & more.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations -- with dozens of reprimands, dismissals and "nonjudicial punishment" already From @noahjrobertson @TaraCopp
https://t.co/7SNyfuwO4f
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The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.
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🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users. Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima Leslie Shapiro, Aaron Steckelberg, Ence Morse 🎁 link:
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Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.
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Millions of veterans' disability claims are for minor afflictions like hair loss and jock itch; billions per year are paid out to vets claiming ailments like acne and varicose veins; vets diagnosed with sleep apnea are typically paid more than those with a leg amputated below the
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From the Book of Common Prayer, a prayer that is always in season:
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This story on WaPo's shutdown poll is a clinic in how to present polling data in an accessible way. Look at that headline—couldn't be simpler, but it's a perfect way to describe a poll! https://t.co/Gdzsfv95L9
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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks https://t.co/RXhImELxpn w/ @AlexHortonTX @nakashimae (free link)
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The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.
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The Yankees are the first team in MLB postseason history to have the bases loaded with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but not score a run and lose the game.
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The @RedSox have won 9 of their last 10 #Postseason games vs. the Yankees dating back to 2004!
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FINAL: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1 The Yankees loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth. Aroldis Chapman managed to hold them scoreless and backed up a brilliant 7 2/3 innings of 11-strikeout, no-walk ball from Garrett Crochet. That was one whale of a ballgame. Game 2 tomorrow.
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