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Breaking News @TheHill @HillGuild | Prev: @reviewjournal @stltoday @dailyorange @917wvxu @whhscbox | 🍊 | who dey

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@RobertsonNickJ
Nick Robertson
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@timburchett brought a longboard to the House today, which he said he crafted himself from scrap wood he found on the side of the road. "I'm upcycling!" he told @AOC , who seemed to like it
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It's my first day at @thehill ! Super excited to get started. Feel free to say hi 📧 NRobertson @TheHill .com
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Nick Robertson
5 years
First Andrew Luck retires, then AB goes to the Pats, what crazy unthinkable thing is going to happen next, the Bengals going to the Super Bowl?🤞 @EvilAndyDalton
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Just dishonest work from Lombardo's campaign here. This ad quotes my story from earlier this summer, citing @reviewjournal and making it look like the RJ's words back him up. The kicker? The quote is really words from his comms person, @elizabethrray . (1/thread)
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Joe Lombardo
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Stop lying to Nevadans.
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Today is the end of my terrific internship at @thehill , but not my last day! Next month, I'll be starting as a full time breaking news reporter, so excited to get my career started here in DC!
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Next month I'll be moving to Washington D.C. to report for @thehill ! So excited to spend my last semester as a student in our nation's capitol and fulfilling a dream I've had for so long covering politics in DC!
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Nick Robertson
4 years
Flashbangs, tear gas being used by police at protests in Cincinnati
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Nick Robertson
2 years
This week I started my new gig covering politics at the @reviewjournal ! Super excited to explore Las Vegas and dig into the political climate here out west
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Nick Robertson
3 years
It's my last day in St. Louis and my last at the Post-Dispatch @stltoday ! It's been such a great summer writing here and I'm so thankful for the opportunities I've been given. Thanks especially to @WarrenJourno @ml_koenig and @davidhunn
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Nick Robertson
4 years
@SoccerInsider @AnthonyDabbundo Cincinnati has been a soccer city for years and the country just hasn't caught up to that yet
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Nick Robertson
2 years
To see Ray's own words run with an RJ citation on them is nothing short of gross. It's horribly misleading and unethical. I'd ask for an apology, but I also know it wasn't an accident. (/thread)
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Nick Robertson
2 years
@seangentille @JayMorrisonATH In this case the sticker was a very good idea
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Las Vegas was cool
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Nick Robertson
5 years
@boymeetsworley @JosephStanichar In addition, Walnut Hills High School, one of Ohio's largest urban high schools and the #1 public high school in Ohio is removing class rank entirely starting with the class of 2021. This hyper competitive nature present at top high schools has caused many mental health...
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Without exaggeration, I don't think any one person has had a bigger impact on me in as short a time as Gary. I was fortunate enough to spend time with him this summer and his kindness and charisma were just indescribable.
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@RobertsonNickJ
Nick Robertson
3 years
I've accepted an internship for the summer with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday ! I'll be a metro reporting intern focusing on crime and courts in the city. I'm super excited to explore STL and gain experience working with a great team!!!
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Nick Robertson
6 months
Got to write about Vermin Supreme today
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Nick Robertson
2 years
EXCLUSIVE: A dozen Republicans, incl. Mike Roberson and Amy Tarkanian, have endorsed Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford for re-election. New from me for @reviewjournal : ⬇️
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Nick Robertson
2 years
This would be a grave mistake. The Cincinnati Southern Railway is one of the biggest publicly owned assets in the US and it's worth more as a long-term asset than a paycheck now, especially as the US slowly embraces more rail service over the coming decades nationwide
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Cam Hardy🚍🚍🚌🚏
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I didn't know the city was looking at selling the railway.....
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Nick Robertson
2 years
I'm headed to sunny Las Vegas this summer to cover politics and breaking news for the @reviewjournal ! Couldn't be more excited to get a sunburn
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Still in shock. Fans around me crying, both Bills and Bengals. The sound of the ambulance was haunting. Stadium silent. Sending love to #BillsMafia
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C. Trent Rosecrans
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UC Heath spokesperson says they don’t expect to make any updates tonight
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2 years
one of those days
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Nick Robertson
3 years
Even 2000 miles away, Pacific Northwest wildfires are creating potentially dangerous air in St. Louis. The city had the worst air quality in the entire country on Friday. For @stltoday and on today's front page:
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Can NYT PLEASE write one story on trans issues that isn't fearmongering or transphobic. Angry protests and threats aren't "a tense frontline in America's gender debate," it's intimidation and rising violence that is increasing the legitimate risk of domestic terrorism and hate.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
The collective sanity of the @reviewjournal newsroom dims every minute as we await results
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Sisolak's biggest backer is The Venetian (via Apollo Global Management), with $250k including donations to his PAC. Lombardo's largest is Golden Entertainment (the Strat) with $90,000 in donations to his campaign and PAC. Here's a great graphic by @wrand 🔽
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Nick Robertson
1 year
It's my first day back at @TheHill on the breaking news team! Feel free to drop me a line at NRobertson @TheHill .com
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Nick Robertson
3 years
I'm a little over halfway done with my @stltoday internship, believe it or not (I can't). I've had about 40 bylines in that time, covering everything from crime and breaking news to business and COVID-19, and I'm really excited for what's to come still. Here's some highlights:
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Nick Robertson
4 years
This is a really exciting project Opinion has been working on for a long time! Giving a platform to those least heard is extremely important, and I'm really looking forward to the content to come. Big thanks to @gabestern326 for helping the Op team every step of the way on this!
@dailyorange
The Daily Orange
4 years
Absence of Light | Brought to you by the Daily Orange Opinion section and incarcerated people at Auburn Correctional Facility, Absence of Light is a project working to give voices to the unheard.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Most of the problems with US rail systems are BECAUSE tracks are privately owned. Selling the CSR would be a step backward as well as lose a unique asset and point of pride for the city
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Nick Robertson
2 years
VP Harris speaks at a roundtable on abortion rights with @AaronDFordNV , @Nicole4Nevada and others. "The US Supreme court in the Dobbs decision took away a constitutional right from Americans," she said. @reviewjournal #Rjnow
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Nick Robertson
11 months
There is a river in the @Reds dugout
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Nick Robertson
2 years
The ad quotes: "Lombardo does not support banning contraception," which ran on July 28 in this story of mine: But those weren't my words or anyone at @reviewjournal . They came straight from Ray and were cited as such in literally the same sentence. (2/)
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Nick Robertson
2 years
@nthony_i The deal would double the Norfolk Southern rent to $56M/yr until 2051, when NS would own the line. This doesn't net the city $1.6 billion, but really $800M and loses ownership. NS wouldn't propose a purchase if it didn't save them money. We're getting the raw end of the deal.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
On primary night this summer, @lolonghi and I had desks next to Gary and spent the entire night laughing as we nervously waited for election results to come in. Afterwards much of the election night team went out for drinks. It was the most fun I've ever had in a newsroom.
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Nick Robertson
5 years
@boymeetsworley @JosephStanichar ... problems for students, including the loss of two students in recent years. A majority of the WHHS student population believes that changing this system can help relieve this pressure and can help the student environment
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Nick Robertson
4 years
It's a busy night in @dailyorange Opinion! We have 7 stories coming to you from our columnists featuring their reactions to both the recent COVID-19 case spike on campus, and to tonight's VP Debate! Check this thread for tonight's Opinion page, as it is published⬇️
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Nick Robertson
4 years
It's been a blast leading @dailyorange Opinion for the last 9 months, but the time has come to pass the reins. Fortunately, there's nobody more talented or qualified than @dillcori to continue the section's growth in the spring and share the important thoughts of our community!
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Nick Robertson
2 years
New from me for the @reviewjournal : NV Treasurer @ZConine announced the state will divest public funds from assault weapons manufacturers in response to the Uvalde shooting. It's a policy that's been in the works for a while, but the shooting made the move more pressing...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Nick Robertson
2 years
It's just ableism. It's really that simple. It's no different to a candidate with a permanent physical disability. Should we expect NBC to comment on Greg Abbott's wheelchair in every story? Of course not, because it doesn't effect who he is as a governor or candidate.
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Dasha Burns
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We were happy to accommodate closed captioning. Our reporting did not and should not comment on fitness for office. This is for voters to decide. What we do push for as reporters is transparency. It’s our job. Fetterman sat down and answered our questions. That’s his job.
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Nick Robertson
6 months
This case is all but guaranteed to head to SCOTUS, and it will probably be one of the most important cases the court has seen on elections since Bush v. Gore. I've watched (too many) hours of argument on this case. This is how we got here: 🧵🔽 /1
@thehill
The Hill
6 months
JUST IN: Colorado’s highest court knocked former President Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot under the 14th Amendment in a 4-3 ruling.
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Nick Robertson
5 years
Proud to announce I'll be taking over as the @DO_Opinion Assistant Editorial Editor this semester! So excited for another great semester with the @dailyorange 🍊
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Nick Robertson
6 months
In a good place rn (the Cincinnati streetcar) @BrendenPulte
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Nick Robertson
2 years
VP Harris with @StevenHorsford is now touring the MGM Grand pastry kitchen after meeting with Culinary Union leadership @reviewjournal #RJNow
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Nick Robertson
3 years
BREAKING: A bomb threat has evacuated the St. Louis Art Museum just before 9am this morning, according to a museum spokesman. A K-9 unit cleared the building, another source said. Only staff was in the building at the time. I'll send details as I get them ⬇️ @stltoday
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Turns out Nevada isn't a "cesspool of crime." @ColtonLochhead and I dug through Clark County crime data to prove it. New from me: ⬇️
@reviewjournal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
2 years
Former President Donald Trump called Nevada a “cesspool of crime” in speech at a campaign event on behalf of Sheriff Joe Lombardo, who is running for governor, and U.S. Senate candidate and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
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Nick Robertson
4 years
My first print issue as a full DO staffer! Proud to be in the 🍊 family
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Haley Robertson
4 years
A glimpse of the first @dailyorange of the week/month/semester/decade on stands today:
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Nick Robertson
1 year
We did it joe
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Nick Robertson
1 year
(1/) A state party chair election today marks a rekindling of the civil war in the Nevada Democratic Party. @CarolineVakil and I took a dive into Silver State politics (I couldn't stay away for long) for @thehill :
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Nick Robertson
3 years
The interns made the front page! Never gets old @MJCollinsNews
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Nick Robertson
2 years
The CSR provides crucial annual rent for the city and it won't devalue because it's such an important supply chain artery! Selling the railway is penny smart, pound foolish. The value it provides in fiscal stability can not be overstated, especially for a municipality
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Lorraine was the first person to welcome me to the RJ newsroom as an intern and has become a valued friend I'm so excited for you and all the young journalists you'll help!
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Lorraine Longhi 🌵
1 year
Some professional news I’m very emotional to share: After nearly a year back in Las Vegas, next week I’ll start as the new assistant city editor and intern coordinator for @reviewjournal . I can’t wait to tackle this new challenge and help grow this newsroom that I love so much.
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Nick Robertson
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@JenniferSHirsch @CNN @Columbia @BarnardCollege I'm a reporter at @thehill interested in discussing what you heard and know about the arrests. Would love to connect @JenniferSHirsch
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Looked up and read this story out of spite after this thread, and glad to have my Rao's superiority confirmed
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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
1 year
This is the most-read story on the Washington Post?
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Nick Robertson
4 years
Happy to announce that I will be working with @howardwilkinson at @917wvxu through an internship this summer. Excited for the great radio experience to come!
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Nick Robertson
2 years
PHOTOS: Thousands descended on Buckingham Palace this evening to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II (1/2)
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Nick Robertson
2 years
This story was a very standard remote event coverage where state Dems called out Lombardo for what they believe are dangerous stances on abortions rights policy. As the RJ and every publication does, I reached out to Ray for her response, shortened it, and it published. (3/)
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Going through old stuff from high school @whhscbox , they knew
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Nick Robertson
4 years
With leaving my role as Editorial Editor comes one of the strangest and most charming @dailyorange traditions: Me, as a duck. 🦆
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Nick Robertson
3 years
😁
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3 months
There's a number of cool parts to this job
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Nick Robertson
5 years
@MLBHR That was one of the prettiest swings I've seen this year from the @Reds @EvilJoeyVotto
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Nick Robertson
4 years
This was food provided to 9th floor residents at 6:30. Dinners have not been provided yet for 3rd floor residents.
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Nick Robertson
3 years
I read a 76 page city policy document so you don't have to. My latest on the proposed future for Syracuse police reform ⬇️
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The Daily Orange
3 years
City officials have yet to vote on the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan. Here’s what the proposal entails.
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Nick Robertson
1 year
Democrats expect a bitter partisan fight to protect SNAP benefits in this year's Farm Bill. “If they screw around with SNAP, there will be no farm bill,” Rep. Jim McGovern told me. New for @thehill :
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Nick Robertson
4 years
I can't believe it, but with the beginning of the fall semester comes the end of my summer with @917wvxu . It's been a privilege and a joy writing stories for the Cincinnati/NKY community this summer!
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Nick Robertson
2 months
Twitter is officially dead ☠️
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Reports from the front: "I'm laughing so I won't cry," @lolonghi , education reporter "This will be my last election," @garymartindc , citing an increased risk of a heart attack It is 9:20 pm. No results.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
The Vice President is eating a very tasty-looking muffin
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Nick Robertson
2 years
I may be half a world away, but I too have a number of stories in this year's Voter Guide ⬇️
@SteveSebelius
Steve Sebelius
2 years
The @reviewjournal ’s voter guide is out in print and online today. It represents the hard work of nearly our entire staff. Check out some of our stories here:
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Nick Robertson
4 years
Extremely glad to announce my new position at @waer883 for the remainder of this semester and the next academic year, serving as the station's Web Content Manager!
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Nick Robertson
6 months
Big transit news! The Biden administration announced $4 billion for interurban passenger rail today, $3 billion for Brightline West's Las Vegas to Los Angeles high-speed service and $1 billion for a Richmond to Raleigh line. My coverage for @thehill :
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Nick Robertson
3 years
So proud of the work that came out of Opinion this year. Great work from our columnists and community contributors made it possible. I'm so excited for the bar to be raised again next year, and to watch the future of projects like Absence of Light!
@dailyorange
The Daily Orange
3 years
This year, our columnists wrote about COVID-19, a statue of Christopher Columbus and the criminal justice system. Here’s our favorite columns from 2020.
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Nick Robertson
4 years
It's my last day as Editorial Editor @dailyorange , and my last Editorial Board meeting! It's been an honor and a pleasure to lead the Opinion section for the last 9 months, and I'm very excited to move into my new role as a Senior Staff Writer for the news section!
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Maybe this is my big break @11thHour @SRuhle
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Nick Robertson
4 years
NYT publishing pro-eugenics racist columns, is it 1890 again? Brett Stephens should bring shame to an institution with such integrity
@nytopinion
New York Times Opinion
4 years
"Ashkenazi Jews might have a marginal advantage over their gentile peers when it comes to thinking better. Where their advantage more often lies is in thinking different," says Bret Stephens.
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Nick Robertson
4 years
It's not election night at @dailyorange without pizza!
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Nick Robertson
3 years
Republicans' hold on the county legislature has caused disfunction, Dems say. Now, Dems are leading a new effort @FlipTheLeg to take Republicans out of power for the first time in over 40 years. For @dailyorange :
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Nick Robertson
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@BrendenPulte The interstate cooperation of WMATA is the backbone of the DMV, I wish NKY could really be integrated because theres no reason it should be so difficult to cross a river
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Nick Robertson
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Does the Secret Service have a lacrosse team what is this ad
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Nick Robertson
4 years
Currently inside Ernie Davis Hall - Residents are being tested for COVID-19 using the same saliva tests that students were given when they entered campus two weeks ago. I'll keep this thread updated with information from the inside (1/)
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Chris Hippensteel
4 years
BREAKING: Syracuse University's wastewater testing program has found potential traces of coronavirus in Ernie Davis Hall. Students who live in the dorm are being asked to return to their rooms. SU is planning to deploy its testing team to test students in the hall for COVID-19.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Vice President Kamala Harris is at the MGM Grand speaking to the United Steelworkers conference about the power of the labor movement. @reviewjournal #RJNow
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Nick Robertson
5 years
Sometimes you have 3 minutes to edit a 5 minute interview clip but thats radio! @waer883 Election night coverage!
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Casinos are playing both sides in the Nevada governor's race, with both Sisolak and Lombardo getting hundreds of thousands in donations from the gaming industry. New from me for @reviewjournal 🔽:
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Nick Robertson
7 months
Just left the Wizards game and the usher said "I'm sorry yall wasted your money" I can't 😂
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Goodsprings, Nevada is not where I expected to find St. Louis' finest root beer, but I'm not complaining
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Nick Robertson
1 year
What did the HBO last of us writers do this time
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Spoke with Joe Gloria yesterday as he debunked common election fraud claims from last week's vote certification meeting. New from me for @reviewjournal : 🔽
@reviewjournal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
2 years
Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria discussed claims of fraud that were brought up last week as the county certified the results of the primary election.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Had some great conversations with religious leaders yesterday. One common thread? This rise in evangelical policy always leaves out the perspectives of Jews, Muslims and other non-Christians. "This ruling removes a religious choice for Jews," a rabbi said. New from me: ⬇️
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
2 years
Local religious leaders shared mixed opinions on the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
I have been refreshing the Nevada Secretary of State's website once every minute for the last 45 minutes. All sanity is lost
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Nick Robertson
3 years
Today is my first day as a Metro Intern at @stltoday ! Big thanks to @WarrenJourno for bringing me in and welcoming me to a new city!
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Nick Robertson
3 years
@notstevenwhite How do you feel knowing your students also came to age politically during the Iraq War?
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Students are back in class and the @dailyorange is back on the stands. Check out my first story of the semester on how some think Syracuse's citizen-led redistricting effort is the solution to the partisan discourse that dominates redistricring in Onondaga County ⬇️
@dailyorange
The Daily Orange
2 years
Democrats say attempts to redistrict the Onondaga County Legislature ignore public feedback and prioritize partisan gain.
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Nick Robertson
6 years
Thank's to @Thomas4Ohio and @aliciareece for speaking with me at the Statehouse today covering @LAST_OH14 ! Your support of this student gun control movement shows that change is possible in this legislature.
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Nick Robertson
3 years
My first DO News byline on the important #NY22 race that is only 12 votes apart - and may not be decided until well after January 1.
@dailyorange
The Daily Orange
3 years
“The state needs to get its act together.” Over a month since the election, the race for #NY22 between Anthony Brindisi and Claudia Tenney is still undecided.
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Nick Robertson
2 years
Fortunately any sale requires a ballot initiative, meaning Cincy voters would get a say (if it comes to that). It also requires action in the Ohio Leg, but with Ohio conservatives' love of privatization and disdain for cities (Issue 2), that wouldn't be tough for NS.
@RobertsonNickJ
Nick Robertson
2 years
@nthony_i The deal would double the Norfolk Southern rent to $56M/yr until 2051, when NS would own the line. This doesn't net the city $1.6 billion, but really $800M and loses ownership. NS wouldn't propose a purchase if it didn't save them money. We're getting the raw end of the deal.
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Nick Robertson
4 years
With 7 stories tonight, this was one of biggest production days in Opinion history, and we did it all virtually! Big thanks to our columnists, the help from @JewlJackson1 and our management, visuals and digital teams! Looking forward to bringing plenty more election content in Op
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Nick Robertson
4 years
That's The DO's third straight Newspaper Pacemaker! Always raising the bar for student publications and keeping our Syracuse community informed. So proud to be a member of this staff!
@caseydarnell_
Casey Darnell
4 years
The Daily Orange is the ONLY paper without an adviser to win this year's ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Award. We also won 1st place sports feature and 1st place newspaper page/spread. If you want to support our independent journalism, donate today.
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