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Brittany Shepherd

1 year

. @SenFettermanPA is not the only Member of Congress to struggle with mental health. I spoke with @SenTinaSmith , @RepMoulton , @RepRitchie , @RepRubenGallego and together they made some of the most transparent disclosures about their journeys I’ve heard.

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President Elect Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden take a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, DE. He told us he’s closer to selecting a cabinet.

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four years ago people in college told me I was not cut out to be a reporter and tomorrow I'm interviewing a former vice president. idk. sometimes life, you know, finds a way.

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I have COVID-19. I lost my smell and taste for weeks among other symptoms. Luckily, I am over the hump and on the mend. I’m hoping to donate my plasma to Mount Sinai or others, and if you’re in the same boat as me, I encourage you to do the same.

America Needs Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors Now

People who have recovered from the disease have antibodies that might help those still suffering from it.

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The critical "swing voter" is not the Biden-Trump switch voter. It's the individual who is weighting if its worth voting at all.

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pretty decent inauguration fireworks view if you ask me

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Finally made it to the Lady Gaga concert 🥳🥴

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Some good news? I've successfully recovered from COVID-19 and have tested positive for antibodies. Happy endings during this time are possible, too. Remember that!

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White House not ruling out executive actions to enact gun control, Psaki says aboard AF1.

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unidentified flying objects entering u.s. airspace

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I have depression. I’m generally well equipped to handle it during normal courses of business. But coronavirus has shattered many of my coping mechanisms. I’d like to share how I’m dealing so that others also struggling can feel a little less alone.

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Before you write millennial, ask yourself: Do you rewllly mean Gen Z?

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NEWS: @AndrewYang is launching a non-profit called Humanity Forward—an advocacy org funding UBI-centric candidates, dolling out free money to supporters, and, yes, starting a podcast. He's not ruling out mayor of NY or any other office.

Andrew Yang: Here's what I'm doing next

The businessman turned politician turned CNN commentator is launching a nonprofit called Humanity Forward — an activist organization with the goals of lobbying to protect private data, funding...

www.yahoo.com

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imagine owning a house

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You can't dispute that Andrew Yang is having fun doing this "running for president" thing.

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You can tell the impact that Sanders & Warren have had on Biden's new pitch.

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FIRST ON @abcnews : The DNC has raked in $10.7 million in December and $157 million in 2021. Both figures are records for the committee in a non-presidential election year.

DNC pulls record fundraising end-of-year hauls leading into critical midterm election year

The Biden administration and Democrats praised the chair of the DNC, Jaime Harrison.

abcnews.go.com

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Yang campaign on qualifying for next debate: "America has spoken. Voters clearly missed Andrew Yang’s presence in the most recent debate and now they are making sure he will be on the debate stage in New Hampshire."

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1 year

Mission Navy Yard’s lights go dark tonight out of respect of the chaos between their largest client base.

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Just to make it double clear, I was at this event hours ago, and the song was Despacito. (Obviously this video is doctored.)

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What is this all about?

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"dc is like the west wing!" "no, dc is like house of cards" dc:

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moose on the loose in dirksen

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Biden is talking about infrastructure during his ABC town hall. I hear things are a little...different over in Miami. What a split screen.

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Unfortunately none of my other journalist friends wanted to pose for a white claw “Iowa Clawcus” photo

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ladies and gentlemen. . .we got him

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Lights. Composition. Big plant. A rare bedroom 10/10 @brittanys

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My Des Moines based uber driver said Andrew Yang reminds him of a young Jimmy Carter. So there you go!

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Sad day whenever any group of journalists loses jobs.

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Campaign aide confirms that Senator Kamala Harris was tested Thursday as part of the campaign's routine testing, and tested negative.

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moral of the story is do not take valuations from those who rejoice in your stock plummeting !!

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Inbox: Guardians of the Galaxy dir. James Gunn endorses @AndrewYang for president.

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. @AndrewYang is making his CNN debut as a commentator and is wearing his MATH pin. The brand is stronger than ever!

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It's finally here—the first episode of "Hot Mic." @AndrewYang and I touched on everything from his marriage and raising a special needs child, to his sparring with MSNBC and potential vice president short-lists. Watch the entire interview @YahooNews :

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My constant advice for young journalists is to get a therapist. Because no matter how much you're being pushed to work beyond your limits—your health is the most important. And no one will tell you that in journalism school.

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A new-ish trend I've noticed: Tiktok teens (many of whom are approaching or are of voting age) really don't want you to "make them vote for Joe Biden." The most popular version of this video has over 277k likes.

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3 years

Some personal news: Thrilled to finally announce that I’m joining @ABC as a political reporter covering critical stories here in D.C. as well as the dizzying midterm elections! I am overjoyed at this tremendous opportunity, which means that I am technically now a Disney Adult.

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that time of year again

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Just asked Biden about his reaction to Trump’s QANON town hall remarks. His response: “Absolutely outrageous. It’;s a terrorist organization. His own FBI said so.”

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seeing a black woman moderate a presidential debate makes me think that one day i can do it too. just really neat stuff. representation matters

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Inbox: @kenjeong endorses Andrew Yang for president

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[holds sign in the press section] lady gaga please sing artpop the people are finally ready

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GEORGE W. BUSH pushes back on criticism: “I think we’re a big enough nation to do more than one thing – and continuing to fight against AIDS on the continent of Africa and supporting the Ukrainian freedom fighters is not going to constrain our capacity to help our own citizens."

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@jaketapper have you ever met a Met's fan

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a little rude for the Democratic National Convention to overshadow my birthday

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Dates are about to use "social distancing" to justify ghosting

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But most of all reaching out to other reporters / media people about how they cope has been awesome. I now am back on Steam, and am willing to play with any of y’all soon. Tl;dr my coping is imperfect but I think that’s ok. If you’re struggling even a bit my DMs are open.

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SCOOP w/ @ibellamurray : @marwilliamson is suspending her long-shot campaign in the Democratic presidential primary, several sources confirm exclusively to ABC News. More to come soon...

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Fun professional news: come January I'll be joining the WH team @ Yahoo as a White House Correspondent ! And to kick off that coverage I look forward with José Andrés, who told me about a new position he wants seen in the Biden administration: food czar

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OLYMPICS POSTPONED.

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"Let's go to Mission Navy Yard." 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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But first, a note on how difficult isolation can be for those who deal with depression: Being thrown off the campaign trail/office and into isolation has diminished my drive to do much: cleaning, feeding myself, reporting all feel like massive undertakings.

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Fox did NOT retract their call on AZ

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Arnon Mishkin, director of Fox's decision desk, is live on air and says he's absolutely sure about their Arizona call.

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good morning. Thursday morning

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Good morning from the biggest Lyft Line I’ve ever been in. I’ll be on the @AndrewYang bus tour for the remainder of the week for @YahooNews . I suspect there may be a little malarkey.

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I know it's a small victory but today is the first time I wore my hair naturally curly and down in the White House for the 5+ years I've been able to come on and off campus and, well, that feels like a very tiny bit of progress to me

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Just in: @PressSec to brief on camera at 5:15 pm.

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I know a lot of people are mocking this headline, but being conscious of what to do when you anticipate depressive episodes is a very normal & common coping mechanism suggested by therapists. And may be lifesaving for some. Pack up the snark and realize your impact.

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Pandemic depression is about to collide with seasonal depression. Make a plan, experts say.

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Calling + texting sources (even to shoot the breeze) has done wonders. But boundary-less work time has its drawbacks. Setting up small tasks like “empty out inbox” or “tidy up laundry” have helped me feel productive and human. reading noncorona news (AV club, etc) helps

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That was not a briefing, FYI. We should have the right to have questions answered, especially after yesterday.

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Protestors, with masks, being pushed back by the police on the north side of the White House while at least a thousand people congregate and mingle, most maskless, on the South Lawn. A side by side image that I don't think I'll be able to shake for a long while.

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Every time a moderator or candidate says math during the debate, @AndrewYang burns a tie.

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Everything’s bigger in Texas, including worship service. This is just a taste of the grand scene inside First Baptist Church, where Mike Pence is set to speak any minute now.

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@EugeneDaniels2 i love you eugene. it's tough to be vulnerable on here. you've no doubt given validation to so many

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What else is in the box, Pandora?

No One Is Prepared for Hagfish Slime

It expands by 10,000 times in a fraction of a second, it’s 100,000 times softer than Jell-O, and it fends off sharks and Priuses alike.

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Inbox: Actor John Leguizamo has endorsed @AndrewYang and is now #YangGang .

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Obama says GOP's health care plan has "been coming in two weeks for the past ten years" CC: @ToluseO

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TRUMP hits a popular CPAC dogwhistle -- a caravan of Canadian truckers who are currently protesting COVID mandates: "We stand with the truckers. And we stand with the Canadian people."

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The scene on the flip side of the White House

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Just passed a Tesla in NoMa with the vanity plate “debate me.” 🤢

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. @KamalaHarris elbow bumps @Chasten after he holds the Bible for his husband @PeteButtigieg during his swearing in ceremony for transportation secretary

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A math-gaffe on a debate stage without @AndrewYang .

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Dave Chapelle, campaign surrogate.

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Biden tells reporters it took four days for his team to set up his live-stream capabilities in his Wilmington home's recreation room.

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New: @AndrewYang tells me that Steyer and Bloomberg’s multi-million dollar ad buy will be “a dud” and ultimately turn off Dem voters.

Yang says massive ad buys by Bloomberg and Steyer are 'going to be a dud'

Businessman Andrew Yang cast skepticism on the recent massive ad buys by billionaire Democratic rivals Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer Thursday morning.

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some pinch-me professional news: @YahooNews is launching a campaign and election series and I'M THE HOST!!! This is a dream come true—every time I think about it, I'm speechless. WORLD, meet our baby, HOT MIC W/ Brittany Shepherd, launching Sunday

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Getting a bad cold during the height of coronavirus hysteria means locking yourself in your apartment all weekend for some #selfquarantine . What should I binge watch?

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pssst: unfortunately, if a woman journalist reacted and pushed back fiercely (aka, just doing our jobs) during a high profile interview they might* be called -unprofessional -moody -histrionic -nasty *will, because it has happened just a few weeks ago

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Psaki says the White House is considering "many levers" including EAs, legislation, etc. for gun safety measures. No update on his opinion on the filibuster

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Newsrooms should protect their staff from death threats! That's all

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A senior Biden campaign official tells reporters that the campaign has "not been in touch with Senator Sanders’ team" re: adopting his college affordability plan.

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TOMORROW... @dklaidman and I sit down with @JoeBiden and @chefjoseandres live to talk COVID-19, food insecurity, and more.

COVID-19 and food security: Yahoo News hosts virtual town hall with Joe Biden and chef José Andrés

Former Vice President Joe Biden and chef José Andrés joined Yahoo News Tuesday night for a virtual town hall to discuss the coronavirus crisis, the future of the restaurant industry and the issue of...

www.yahoo.com

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I know this isn’t the news of the day but I’m still in awe that Obama would go to The Atlantic and say rap music is all men talking about money and women as if...Flo Milli and Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki and Cardi and Doja Cat haven’t been dominating for the last year.

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anyone else color code their apps?

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@AndrewYang Gunn: "Andrew Yang is willing to discuss the tough issues our country is facing right now, instead of running from them, and come up with positive, unique, and excitingly revolutionary new ways to tackle the future."

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typo makes this more authentic

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If you are curious what it's like, or need some advice on how to get through this—especially if you're someone who suffers with some sort of mental illness—my DMS are always, always, always open.

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Also, getting a test in Washington, D.C. was a generally low-stress experience for me and I hope that's replicated through other parts of the country soon.

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First on @YahooNews : The Biden campaign launched a new ad today targeting military families in a dozen swing states, featuring a wounded veteran hitting Trump on alleged remarks disparaging members of the military.

'I gave two legs for this country': New Biden ad features wounded Army sergeant

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched a new TV and digital ad Thursday that chastises President Trump for allegedly disparaging members of the U.S. military.

www.yahoo.com

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"To paraphrase a frustrated President Lincoln, writing into an inactive General McClellan during the Civil War, 'If you don't want to use the army, may I borrow it?'"

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Some reporters notebook stuff: Tonight is my first time on AF1 and I'd like to note that the staff are probably some of the kindest people I've encountered during campaign/reporting travel.

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tfw you finally achieve symmetry in your home studio setup

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So thrilled to say I’m joining CNN w/ the incomparable @abbydphillip in the anchor chair in just a few! 💕

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New: Actor/singer/rapper @donaldglover —also known as Childish Gambino—has endorsed Andrew Yang, according to Glover's own Instagram.

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SCOOP: @VP Kamala Harris to speak at upcoming Naval Academy commencement ceremony, according to a White House official.

Kamala Harris to speak at upcoming Naval Academy commencement ceremony

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver this year’s commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy in late May, according to a White House official, joining the ranks of presidents and vice...

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Biden's campaign is seeing strong fundraising and polling numbers, that can't be disputed. Yet one of their more vulnerable constituencies are college-aged voters. This other TikTok featuring the same "please don't make me vote for Joe Biden" tune has 48k likes.

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Today is my first day at @ABC ! Please send all your hellos, nice to see you agains, coffee / cocktail dates, press releases, Taylor Swift commentary and especially midterm election scoops over to brittany.shepherd @abc .com

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Time capsules from the campaign trail

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