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John Leicester

International Sports Columnist at The Associated Press.

• Europe burns in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
• After exposing tennis crooks, whistleblower spurned by fellow players

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Roosevelt Institute at UIC

The University of Illinois at Chicago chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, the nation’s first student policy organization and largest student think tank.

• VIDEO—UIC campus may be headed for faculty strike; here’s why

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Joseph Pisani

Retail reporter covering Amazon and online shopping at Associated Press.

• ‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote could spark more union pushes
• Amazon workers tell company to ditch oil industry, fight climate change

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Jake Bleiberg

Associated Press reporter covering Texas criminal justice and law enforcement.

• Rise in suicide attempts in Texas prisons alarms advocates

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Marilynn Marchione

Chief medical writer for the Associated Press.

• New variants raise concern about COVID-19 virus reinfections
• Brain scans may reveal concussion damage in living athletes

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Irina Titova

Associated Press correspondent writing from Russia.

• Survivor of Nazis’ Leningrad siege now helps needy during pandemic
• Putin outlines ambitious Arctic expansion program

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Vladimir Isachenkov

Correspondent based in Moscow for  Associated Press, writes on business and finance, p0litics, and Russia

• Putin outlines ambitious Arctic expansion program

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Richard Burgon MP

Richard Burgon MP is British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Leeds East, in the northern English county of Yorkshire. He is the shadow (opposition party) secretary...

• Climate change is a class issue

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Brian Mahoney

NBA writer for The Associated Press, focusing on areas such as the Knicks, Nets, and USA Basketball.

• Thanks to global warming, Grand Slam tennis is hotter than ever
• NBA Playoffs resume after major strike for Black lives

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