Jorge L. Ortiz

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Our USA TODAY 5 Things podcast today includes my video account of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante's escape and how authorities finally nabbed him. https://t.co/bJtT3fnw8U

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@mikelowell25 Congratulations Mike. Anybody who knows you — and even those who don’t but who are aware of your reputation as an upstanding person — would be thrilled for you.

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... available in this country, 300,000 have been among the unvaccinated. Read about this tragedy and what we can learn from it in USA TODAY. https://t.co/AU7pVt5ZZf

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As the U.S. mourns 1 million COVID deaths, there are many reasons to regret how the world's wealthiest nation handled the health crisis. Perhaps the most lamentable aspect has been the frequent rejection of vaccines. Of the 400,000 deaths since vaccines became widely ...

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... available in this country, 300,000 have been among the unvaccinated. Read about this tragedy and what we can learn from it in USA TODAY. https://t.co/AU7pVt5ZZf

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Pedro Gomez was a friend to everyone, whether you met him 30 years or 30 minutes ago. Always jovial and kind. For years we kept a jocular argument about whether Cuba or Puerto Rico produced the best ballplayers. I'm sure he's keeping tabs up above. Descansa en paz hermano.

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We’re used to windy summers in San Francisco, but intense gusts like this one are unusual in January.

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As the U.S. surpasses the 3 million mark in coronavirus cases, health experts assail the federal response. "Almost like a delusional level of unpreparedness,'' Vanderbilt's @JonathanMetzl said. https://t.co/jF3vxors9W

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@GLADSTONEWRITER Hi Douglas. I apologize for failing to respond last year. Twitter is not really my medium. I’m more of an email guy. I don’t cover baseball anymore, but I’m sure you can find other writers interested in this story. Best of luck.

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@byajperez @scott_boeck Hey, maybe the Padres’ return to a brown motif in their unis — along with $350M — will convince Harper. But I agree with A.J.’s analogy. Vegas would outlaw gambling before that happens.

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Sen. Kamala Harris tells crowd in Oakland: “America, we are better than this.”

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Oakland interfaith gospel choir delivers a lively rendition of the national anthem during Kamala Harris rally in Oakland.

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@AaronQ13Fox Thanks for the kind words, Aaron. I enjoyed our discussion last year and, even though that was not necessarily what prompted my change of heart regarding Edgar, the impact he had on baseball in Seattle was a big factor in my decision.

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@SportsDaysPast This is actually the 1965 All-Star Game at Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium. From left, Felix Mantilla, Roberto Clemente, Tony Oliva, Cookie Rojas, Juan Marichal, Zoilo Versalles, Victor Davalillo and Leo Cardenas.

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@nancygay If The Big One strikes in the next two to six years, wonder how he'll manage to victim-blame based on the actions of tectonic plates.

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@torracasantiago @Nasty_Rodriguez Que viva Nasty, un verdadero amante y experto del béisbol y un gran amigo.

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Junto a un inmortal del deporte riopedrense, uno de mis mentores y un hermano que me regaló la vida, el gran ⁦@Nasty_Rodriguez⁩

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@ZenPopArt Hi John, this is Jorge Ortiz. I'm a USA TODAY reporter based in San Francisco and I wanted to inquire about setting up a brief phone interview today about your Time magazine cover featuring Christine Blasey Ford.

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@TerriLeeD Hey Terri, this is Jorge Ortiz of USA Today. Following up on your comment, some HR experts I consulted confirmed that some men are now concerned about hiring women for fear of winding up as the targets of accusations. It's an unintended consequence of the movement.

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