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Tesfaye Negussie

@TesNeg

@ABCNews Reporter/Writer/Producer 📝📺 Formerly @espn & @andscape 🏀🏈

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Joined February 2010
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Now the face of the @LAClippers, Darius tells @MarcJSpears that as an @cavs he wore “a steel plate in my shoe that wouldn’t allow me to bend my toe.” andscape.com/features/darius…
Face of the franchise? Darius Garland embraces responsibility with LA Clippers - Andscape

Face of the franchise? Darius Garland embraces responsibility with LA Clippers - Andscape

Darius Garland has a new role as a face of a franchise, set to lead the Clippers into the post-Kawhi Leonard era while repping Gary, Indiana.

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(1 of 2) Former deputy Sean Grayson, who was convicted of murdering Sonya Massey, was denied an early medical release by a prisoner review board. Massey’s family gave emotional testimonies calling for him to remain behind bars. My latest on ABC News.
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(2 of 2) Full Story Here: abcnews.com/US/former-deputy…
Former deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey denied early release

Former deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey denied early release

Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was convicted in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, was denied early release by a prisoner review board on Friday.

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(1 of 2) Our latest on ABC News follows current and former foster care youth in D.C. who helped design a revolutionary bill to allow foster youth to select their own legal families.
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New Washington, DC, bill would allow foster youths to select their own legal families

New Washington, DC, bill would allow foster youths to select their own legal families

Former and current foster youth helped shape the Support, Opportunity, Unity and Legal Relationships Act, known as the SOUL Act.

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Quakers, one of the 1st abolitionists, renew call for resistance as America turns 250 The faith group is applying tactics its predecessors used to protect enslaved people using the Underground Railroad to give sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation. My latest on ABC . COM
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The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee says efforts are being made to erase Black history in America. The Trump admin has removed Juneteenth & MLK Day as fee-free days at national parks & moved to oust Black history pieces from national museums. @GMA @ABC
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ABC News: Betsy Rosado is struggling to pay for gas to take her 2-year-old daughter, who has Down syndrome, to her multiple therapies. We followed three households who say their cost of living has spiked since the start of the Iran war, and they need relief. More in thread
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Video Iran war’s fallout is hitting Americans’ wallets at home

Video Iran war’s fallout is hitting Americans’ wallets at home

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze profiles three American families making tough choices to stretch their budgets as the Iran war raises food and gas costs for U.S. households.

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My Latest on @ABC: The NAACP is calling on Black athletes to pull their commitments from public universities which are in southern states which, they say, are limiting the Black vote. abcnews.com/US/naacp-calls-b…
NAACP calls on Black athletes to withhold support for some colleges in states 'attacking Black...

NAACP calls on Black athletes to withhold support for some colleges in states 'attacking Black...

The NAACP launched the "Out of Bounds" campaign on Tuesday, asking Black athletes to withhold support for college programs in states that moved to limit Black voting.

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We were nominated for an Emmy 🏆 for our @ABCNewsLive piece “The Struggle for Food Assistance”! A powerful story that looks at how changes in federal government policy have changed food security in America.
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Somali-Minnesotans told us that a vast majority of their community are citizens or permenant residents. Many of them are carrying their passports everywhere they go now. They told us Somali Americans are being targeted at ESL centers, mosques and homes.
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A judge dismissed a jury’s verdict Tuesday, holding social media commentator and blogger Milagro Cooper liable for defamation in a lawsuit filed by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in 2024. abcnews.link/tQq2qpx
Court rules judgment could not be entered against blogger on defamation count in Megan Thee...

Court rules judgment could not be entered against blogger on defamation count in Megan Thee...

A judge ruled on Tuesday that a judgment could not be entered against a blogger for defamation in a lawsuit filed by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in October 2024.

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Our Latest: Meg Thee Stallion was awarded $75K. Reports say she was looking for millions.
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Thread 2 of 2 The officer stepped in front of her parked car after she stole liquor, and when she attempted to drive away, he claimed her car hit him. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/ohio-o…
Ohio officer found not guilty of murder in Ta'Kiya Young's shooting death

Ohio officer found not guilty of murder in Ta'Kiya Young's shooting death

A jury cleared police officer Connor Grubb of murder on Friday in the 2023 shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black woman who was suspected of shoplifting.

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Thread: 2 of 2 Last week was a busy one covering those directly impacted by the government shutdown. Our ABC News stories here: lnkd.in/eFw2m-eu

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Thread: 1 of 2 Our Latest on @ABC News
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Thread 2 of 2 Our Latest: A verdict might come out today in the trial of the former Illinois deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman, in her own home after she called 911 over a possible intruder. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/sonya-…
Sean Grayson murder trial: Former Illinois deputy guilty of murder

Sean Grayson murder trial: Former Illinois deputy guilty of murder

The jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of former Sangamon County, Illinois, deputy Sean Grayson, accused of shooting and killing Sonya Massey in her home.

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