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Rebecca Harrington

@HarringtonBecca

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Formerly Executive News Editor @BusinessInsider | #SHERP33 @MNDailyNews alum | Bylines in @scienceline @popsci @sciam @StarTribune

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Rebecca Harrington
2 years
Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20. One possible reason? His intel officials knew it wouldn't be easy "but they didn't want to tell him the truth." Good one from @charliearchy @byjepstein
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After almost 9 years at Business Insider, I was laid off today. I loved every minute working with and learning from so many helpful, intelligent, talented, and wonderful colleagues! It was an honor to help build BI into what it is today. Eager to see what's next 😊
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6 years
Love when @AndyKiersz does Powerball math
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
The death toll in the 7.1-magnitude Mexico City earthquake has reached 61, and is expected to rise #sismo
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
"I think your defensiveness on this may speak volumes, sir." - @megynkelly to @newtgingrich on Trump 🔥🔥🔥
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5 years
. @TeamCavuto was "shell-shocked" to hear @ShepNewsTeam announce he was leaving @FoxNews right before his show began:
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8 years
"It's a distraction from his inability to talk about what's actually at stake in this election." — @ChelseaClinton
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Business Insider
8 years
. @ChelseaClinton responds to Trump's threat to bring up her father's mistress at the #debate
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5 years
"We're here to tell you that last night, overnight, the United States spacecraft New Horizons conducted the farthest exploration in the history of humankind, and did so spectacularly." #UltimaThule #UltimaFlyby
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
An important reminder tonight: *Most* sexual assaults (of any severity) don't go reported.
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Incredible photos of tens of thousands protesting Trump's immigration ban in cities and airports across the country
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Trump apparently didn't know about the 25th Amendment's Section IV. Steve Bannon said it was his biggest threat.
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8 years
This entire exchange was so uncomfortable, I loved it lol: Anderson Cooper and Kellyanne Conway tear into each other
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3 years
I'm celebrating 6 years at @BusinessInsider @thisisinsider today. Feeling infinitely grateful that I get to work with the most curious, driven, kind people. I started as an intern writing about science and now I lead a team of 25 covering breaking news. What a wild ride! 😄🎉
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Only 29% Americans think world leaders respect Trump, compared to 67% when Obama took office
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
If you're still in line to vote when the polls close Tuesday, stay there! Call @866OURVOTE if you have any questions
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
A regular guy ( @grahamflanagan ) testing out @Apple ’s wireless AirPod headphones is the only review that matters lol
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
About to chop at least 8 inches of my hair off to donate to @AmericanCancer ! Watch the cut live at 3:30 on
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4 years
"I’m eager to be proved wrong, but I suspect that for him and for my family, Zoom kindergarten might be worse than no school at all."
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Today's the day! America's first offshore wind farm just started delivering power to the grid #BlockIslandWindFarm
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6 years
Trump took a moment during his rally in Ohio tonight to say it felt like it was "110 degrees in this crazy room."
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
Five years ago today, I started as a science intern @techinsider . I've had many roles across @businessinsider and @thisisinsider since then. It's been the best place to grow as a journalist, editor, and manager - with the smartest, most fun colleagues. I love loving what I do! 😁
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
The Reuters photos from the scene at the CNN/Time Warner Center evacuation feature Very Good NYPD bomb-sniffing dogs and I am very here for it on this grim news day
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
The first @HillaryClinton / @realDonaldTrump debate is a week from today. Here's everything you need to know:
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
Pretty incredible:The sheriff's deputy assigned to protect Great Mills High stopped the Maryland school shooter in under a minute
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3 years
"Legally speaking, the analysis is bad," a constitutional expert told @charliearchy , adding, "I would say that this is a proposed coup cloaked in legal language."
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
. @KingJames on top of the @businessinsider homepage rn
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
Millions of students don't have computers or internet access. But many school officials say they're still going to grade students, attendance is mandatory, and federally mandated standardized testing is still happening. (chart link )
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Some prominent GOPers are calling on Donald Trump to quit after the vulgar video. Here's what would happen if he did
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
President Trump has signed 16 executive orders in 45 days, and 34 actions overall. Here's a quick guide to them all:
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
😂 I would watch that @chrissyteigen @johnlegend @Google commercial 1000 times
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Trump's 2-week executive action total: 22. Figure out what they all do, and how Americans have reacted to them here:
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Despite the protests, only 2 electors turned 'faithless' and voted against @realDonaldTrump — but Clinton lost 5
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Larry King asks @realDonaldTrump on @RT_com how he feels about Mexican immigrants, Trump goes silent
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
It's so stormy! The $1 billion @NASAJuno probe just sent back breathtaking new images of Jupiter
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
The law firm handling Trump's business conflicts, Morgan Lewis, won a Russia Law Firm of the Year award in May 2016
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
"Know that I will be with you — rooting for you and working to support you — for the rest of my life." — @FLOTUS
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Trump reportedly spends most of his nights alone, retiring to the residence by 6:30 p.m. to watch more cable news
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
President Donald Trump swooped in on Saturday to show Americans that he was trying to fix what Congress couldn't. But upon further inspection, his four executive actions could be challenged in the courts and difficult to implement.
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Likely the largest #notmypresident protests erupted around the country for the fourth day in a row Saturday
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
New from @ariabendix : For 16 days, state labs were told they couldn't use the CDC's #coronavirus tests — but the tests were working all along. #Covid_19
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
#tbt Megyn Kelly said an 'underground army of women' helped oust Roger Ailes from Fox News
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
$UHS employees said they were pressured to fill beds — and to hold patients until their insurance payments ran out
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Rebecca Harrington
1 year
A bag full of cash, subterfuge, an affair — the full story of FBI spy hunter Charles McGonigal just keeps getting wilder @Schwartzesque 's latest:
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
At least Twitter's not down this time so we can publicly complain about Amazon S3 taking down 80% of the internet
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Very handy: A quick look at what every president back to FDR accomplished in their first 100 days
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
Amid Facebook's mounting crisis, Mark Zuckerberg is nowhere to be found
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Rebecca Harrington
3 years
This is a handy chart on what the CDC recommends fully vaccinated people can do with and without masks
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Today's Trump Cabinet scorecard: 11 nominees confirmed, 1 withdrawn, 1 senior adviser resigned. Keep up here:
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
. @elonmusk just said on a press call they only finished the presentation on @SpaceX going to Mars this morning.
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
This is cool: @IBMWatson sorted through over 100 film clips to create the 'perfect' horror movie trailer
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Eeeee! 🚀 Elon Musk says @SpaceX is going to launch 2 space tourists 'beyond the moon'
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
UPDATE: #Harvey pummels Texas with 'catastrophic', 'unprecedented' flooding, rain in Houston could reach 50 inches
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
When the FBI talks about open investigations, "sooner or later you're going to get pulled into the swamp yourself"
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
The Trumps hosted their first White House #EasterEggRoll on Monday — see the incredible photos
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
That $314 million figure is wrong. Here's how much the 'mother of all bombs' the US just dropped actually cost #MOAB
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Rebecca Harrington
5 years
"If you have a gut feeling that something is wrong, listen to it. You are braver, smarter, and stronger than you will ever know, and asking for help is always the best path." — @runmarycain
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
On #EqualPayDay2018 , we take a look at how the gender wage gap breaks down today — by state, city, race, age, and more:
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
This unexpected bit of history brought to you by Trump's allowed release of the #JFKfiles :
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
A major Supreme Court case could affect the way you access Twitter and Facebook — here's what you need to know
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
A handy look at @SpaceX 's milestones from @elonmusk 's presentation at #IAC2016 about landing humans on Mars. Deets:
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
82 days. 64 executive actions. A quick guide to all of @realDonaldTrump 's executive orders, memos, and proclamations
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Public defender @RomainEsq has an inspirational message for protesters — and they're listening #CharlotteProtests
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
"A future where we are a space-faring civilization and out there among the stars is infinitely more exciting and inspiring." — @elonmusk
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8 years
. @ElonMusk expects to find aliens on Mars and isn't concerned
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Trump has almost signed as many executive orders in <100 days than Obama used to average in a year
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Updated with 6 more editorial boards: All the major newspapers that have endorsed @HillaryClinton for president
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Rebecca Harrington
3 years
Former Army Ranger Rep. Jason Crow was the last lawmaker to leave the chamber when Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol.
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Rebecca Harrington
3 years
An incredible conclusion to the @cdrentz @propublica series I couldn't put down. What a read!
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
VICTORY! @DaveMosher & I spent ~4 hours putting together the new @LEGOIdeas Saturn V Apollo rocket today. WATCH -->
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
25 giant companies that have more money than entire countries
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Rebecca Harrington
3 years
Sooo interesting h/t @sarahhhgray
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
The BOK Center in Tulsa that's hosting Trump's campaign rally on Saturday told @connorperrett concessions will be open. Attendees won't have to wear masks but staff will.
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
Any Minnesota journalists interested in helping @businessinsider @thisisinsider with election coverage on the ground? We're looking for freelancers. DM me for more info! #mnleg #journalismjobs
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
. @SenWarren was chased around a desk. @clairecmc was asked if she brought knee pads. 4 US Senators are saying #MeToo
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
A loophole in the 25th Amendment lets 14 people remove a sitting president from office — here's how it works
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
They don't even look like planes they're so fancy
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
There have been 273 mass shootings this year in the US so far. Today is the 275th day of 2017.
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
So proud to share the story I've been working on for months! Hope you agree: We have more in common than we realize
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Such a good look at the so-crazy-it-just-might-work $40 billion valuation for @Snapchat from @ajs via @sai
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
Watching a panel of millennials watch a panel of millennials discuss the future of digital at #Ignition2016 . Is this the singularity?
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
. @InsiderInc is hiring heaps of positions across the newsroom. On the news team we're looking for: * Voices of Color Editor * Senior News Editor * Enterprise News Editor * West Coast Breaking News Editor * Singapore Breaking News Reporter #journalismjobs
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Rebecca Harrington
4 years
Ha! They are super stars 🤩
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. @HarringtonBecca 's family's alpacas should be a feature of every @InsiderInc meeting.
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7 years
"This is as much about us as it is about Russia. If we don't lead the free world it will be hard for anyone to lead"
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Former director of national intelligence James Clapper: 'There was no such wiretap activity mounted against' Trump
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Golden: Amazon's cloud VP was onstage talking up AWS the moment S3 went crashing down, bringing the internet with it
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
'Well you don't talk about ISIS with a big grin on your face' — @HillaryClinton on @JimmyFallon #STWTS #FallonTonight
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
'An inspiration to us all': Scientists and space luminaries honor famed @NASA astronaut John Glenn
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Rebecca Harrington
8 years
"One voice ... can change the world." —  @POTUS #vote
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Obama revives the chant that immortalized his 2008 presidential campaign
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8 years
"Could I get two large pizzas and some garlic knots plz?" - @StationCDRKelly safe on the ground after a #YearInSpace
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Rebecca Harrington
6 years
Rewatching all of Gilmore Girls again has convinced me that if they just told each other things and stopped keeping stupid secrets, there would never be any conflict and the show would WAY less frustrating. There would probably be no show then, but alas #GilMORETheMerrier
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
Forecasters predicting #Harvey will hit #Houston with 50 inches of rain. That's the average height of an 8-year-old.
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Rebecca Harrington
9 years
It's best not to take medical advice from celebrities. Here are 6 terrible health tips from Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop
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Rebecca Harrington
7 years
TRUMP'S CABINET IS FINALLY FULL: Meet who he's chosen for senior leadership positions
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