Nour Malas

Editor, journalist, alumn of @wsj, @latimes, @niemanfdn. Forever reporter at ❤️, from the Mideast to the far West. Syrian/Beiruti/Angeleno-in-training.

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@Leila1H Haha yes vaguely!!! Always an adventure.

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@sewella @lorienttoday @AP Congrats Abby, you’re such a thoughtful person and journalist

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A fast-growing financial app serving more than 6 million Americans in need of cash advances relies on a controversial business model.

⁦⁦@ldarmiento⁩ investigates: https://t.co/BwlPWz7VIm

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@jeffbaileychgo thanks!

[Berkeley Journalism @ucbsoj]

Rare triple alum byline alert: @smasunaga ('14) @seangreene89 ('14) & @jjluna17 ('18) have an A1 story in @latimes today about the 30th anniversary of the L.A. Riots, focusing on how South L.A. hasn't changed economically in the last 30 years: https://t.co/Ufhym8Uq9B. #GoBears

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@TomAdamLee @GenePark I’ll DM you

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All translated into a (relatively! given.... mortgages & escrow...) fun-to-read and definitely beautiful guide by @khouriandrew @jflem94 @jcahealey @NRiveraBrooksLA @MattWilhalme @jimcookeIII @ParisaRisa Allison Hong & many other invisible hands

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Because buying a home in California is a competitive sport, the @latimes drew up a playbook.

For first-time buyers, this guide spells out the steps and how to get through them with, hopefully, less stress.

Check it out: https://t.co/8awJg9rYJc

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It took questions from Times readers on the most challenging bits of the process & answered them with tips from experts and successful home buyers.

Some cool tools you can use in there too, like this custom calculator:

https://t.co/RCeI7yPfHD

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Black Tesla employees describe a culture of racism: 'I was at my breaking point'

@margotroosevelt and @russ1mitchell report the personal accounts behind a major racial discrimination lawsuit brought by California vs. Tesla

https://t.co/djmJ2qj6eK

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@sarayasin @latimes Welcome Sara! The best coast awaits

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FDA: This drug doesn’t work.
So why are doctors still prescribing it to pregnant women? ⁦@MelodyPetersen⁩ investigates. https://t.co/UiJO7TRZ7m

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Black households are worth just 12 cents for every $1 white households are worth thanks to a legacy of discrimination in housing.

That has made it harder for Black people to invest in commercial or residential property.

From columnist @Erika_D_Smith: https://t.co/2Pvwgok68J

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

"The criticism I’ve heard most frequently is that I’m anti-business. Not so," writes @Davidlaz, in his final column for the Times. "What I am is pro-fairness. What I am is pro-accountability." https://t.co/wWYp1KlJP3

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'Fraudulent' photos, permanent bans:

Uber has blocked trans and nonbinary people from signing up as drivers by rejecting their documents & suspending accounts.

The actions "have the effect of being transphobic," one driver said. @suhaunah investigates:

https://t.co/0VOFgWEbNI

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"Wells Fargo found another way to abuse customers. Then I called them on it," writes columnist @Davidlaz. https://t.co/Wg5V6UljyW

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As US workers keep quitting their jobs at a record-setting rate, "employers are forced to do things that they haven’t had to do before."

@smasunaga reports on the wild variety of ways companies are fending off the Great Resignation.

https://t.co/7t0jW14nXZ

[Samantha Masunaga @smasunaga]

The trampoline park business is up and down (and up and down and up and down).

Trampoline parks were big business before the pandemic (monthly profits of $150K were not uncommon). Where will they go from here? https://t.co/VC8aBOU2tL

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Can't wrap your head around why things are out of stock and deliveries are late?

What, exactly, is 'broken' in the supply chain?

@jcahealey & @smasunaga walk you through it, from a factory in Shenzhen to a St. Louis fulfillment center:

https://t.co/1ynO0AihCe