Shawn Chen

Deputy director for digital news @AP. Formerly of @TheAtlantic and @nationaljournal. A father of two, and a big geek. Proud @IndianaUniv alum.

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@DonnaCassata @washingtonpost Congratulations, Donna!

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A group of 33 states suing Meta says the company harmed young people's mental health by knowingly designing addictive features on Instagram and Facebook. https://t.co/8tm8lqCGw5

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BREAKING: The biggest tech antitrust trial in 25 years begins as the U.S. government targets Google's search dominance. https://t.co/FMIJY0XS8I

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Elon Musk has unveiled a new black and white “X” logo to replace Twitter's famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. https://t.co/FIQq1kBvfw

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Some members of the striking screenwriters and actors unions think Hollywood studios have purposely pruned a row of ficus trees in an effort to remove a source of shade for workers picketing under the hot Southern California sun. https://t.co/KMkp0LR0NZ

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A new video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin for the first time since he led a short-lived rebellion last month, and he is seen telling his troops they will spend time in Belarus training its military before deploying to Africa. https://t.co/xsAv6if9fP

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BREAKING: Russia said it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. https://t.co/yuRHJk9YjI

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States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock https://t.co/gpbSVXnfUl

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After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles — dubbed “Vision Pro” — that will place its users between the virtual and real world. https://t.co/mJZ9T2CYmx

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The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children. https://t.co/yng6JmH8z7

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BREAKING: Tina Turner, the unstoppable musical force with hits like 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' has died at age 83, her manager says.
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A driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places with his dog to avoid arrest, police in Colorado said. https://t.co/lAVDa3mwgy

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Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who placed New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, was freed pending trial Friday on a manslaughter charge that could send him to prison for 15 years.

AP’s Jake Offenhartz explains more. https://t.co/E5sSKPrknH

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Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it "Chonkosaurus." https://t.co/uwIxs8CbOr

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It's an honor to be a part of the @AP team recognized with The Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography for our coverage of the war in #Ukraine. @PulitzerPrizes

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A team of @AP journalists arrived in Mariupol in late February 2022. By the time they left nearly three weeks later, the besieged Ukrainian port city lay in ruins.

Their work has been honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. https://t.co/18jpgOijzM

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The U.S. surgeon general says loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually. https://t.co/YNurOs6axX

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Hundreds of thousands of students enroll at community colleges hoping to transfer later to universities. Many are derailed by credit loss — when classes they took won’t count toward a degree. https://t.co/Fgx9yA99ko