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Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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NYPD roasted over Luigi Mangione perp walk pics: ‘How you turn a man into a legend’

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GoFundMe donors flock to woman accused of using ‘deny, defend, depose’ on insurance call

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘She’s been on these meds for 4 days’: Woman’s child gets diagnosed ADHD. Then she starts drawing these

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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‘Jansport would never’: Viewers demand answers after Peak Design CEO ‘ratted out’ customer

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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Main Character of the Week: Luigi Mangione

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Fears fly over secret McDonald’s facial recognition kiosks after Luigi Mangione arrest

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‘Represents our hero’: Luigi Mangione’s defense attorney flooded with five-star reviews

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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This healthcare folk ballad is taking over TikTok

‘Ain’t no you in United’: This anti-healthcare industry folk ballad taking over

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

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‘I work at a hospital’: From Reddit to 4chan, blue and red readers disagreed on everything. Then came Luigi Mangione

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‘Not believable’: TikTokers sow doubt over Luigi Mangione’s all-too-tidy capture

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Why is Nancy Pelosi’s stock activity getting tied to the United Healthcare CEO killing?

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Luigi Mangione’s truthers zero in on unibrow to proves he’s been set up

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‘Won’t ever have mammograms or colonoscopy’: Woman issues warning over common healthcare procedure. Here’s what you should know

United Healthcare CEO shooter’s folk status grows as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses anesthesia payment cap

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United Healthcare CEO killer’s ‘deny, defend, depose’ bullet message mirrors book about insurance industry’s ‘systemic’ malfeasance

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