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Merrill Made // broadcast journalist // production @TopStoryNBC

[Simone @SimoneBSpeaks]

Haven’t showcased the work I’ve been doing this semester, so here’s my official self-promotion thread:

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge rules Trump cannot deny funding to Los Angeles, Chicago and 32 other cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: Famine officially declared in Gaza City by U.N.-backed body. https://t.co/DsSnyVy4dF

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions. https://t.co/bcQZk1M4II

[Jordan Evans @jordanevanswx]

You’re correct, Tom! Summer to date in DC is the most humid on record since 1929.

[Boston Globe Sports @BGlobeSports]

A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has made a deal to buy the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston as soon as 2027. https://t.co/mFtQ9RUujH

[kp🐬 @finsupkp]

Gridlocked going out of #waikiki to higher ground in #honolulu #hawaii thankfully we are on the 9th floor so despite being literally on the canal, we are gonna ride it out #oahu #tsunami #earthquake ⁦@HawaiiNewsNow⁩

[Hawaii EMA @Hawaii_EMA]

ALL HAWAIʻI ISLANDS

The All Hazards Sirens will sound at 5:10 PM HST TUE 07/29/2025.

HAWAIʻI IS IN A TSUNAMI WARNING WITH FIRST WAVE IMPACT AT 7:10 PM HST

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Japan says a powerful, magnitude 8 earthquake has hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and issues a tsunami advisory. https://t.co/CbPUQAz4DY

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Three young men were killed and 10 others injured early Sunday at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory's first mass shooting in recent history. https://t.co/xw5p2CFgFQ

[Tom Winter @Tom_Winter]

NBC News: A total of 6 people have died as a result of tonight's active shooting incident at 345 Park Avenue, a NYPD spokesperson says.

1 NYPD officer has died.
4 Civilians have died.
1 Shooter is deceased.

Reported w/ @jonathan4ny

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Food crisis experts say the 'worst case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza. https://t.co/HzB4jOud1o

[Citizen @CitizenApp]

4 Mass Shootings Yesterday in US:

NYC Skyscraper (4 fatalities, 1 victim in critical condition, gunman fatally shot himself)

Reno, Nevada (Grand Sierra Resort, largest casino in Reno, 3 dead, 3 injured)

Atlanta, GA (11 people shot, ages 18-29, with one 27-year-old dead, 4 suspects wanted)

Detroit, MI (2 killed, 2 injured in gas station shooting, suspect at large)

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The gunman who killed 4 people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target NFL headquarters but took the wrong elevator, NYC's mayor said

https://t.co/rEFvyzqvVh

[Simone @SimoneBSpeaks]

fascinated that the insane heat has shut down escalators in the THREE separate cities I’ve been to since yesterday

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: At least one police officer and one civilian were shot in a Park Avenue building in New York City, sources say. Follow for our live blog for updates. https://t.co/nYk7zUURI1

[Tom Winter @Tom_Winter]

BREAKING / NBC NEWS: The NYPD is responding to a reported active shooter incident at 52nd and Park Ave, specifically 345 Park Ave.

At least one person, possibly a police officer has been shot, two senior law enforcement officials tell myself and @jonathan4ny

[Renee @PettyLupone]

That man gave us one of the greatest scenes in the history of television.

I cannot even believe this. I am over here SOBBING!

Rest in poetry, Malcolm Jamal Warner. 🕊️

[Okayplayer @okayplayer]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner has passed, leaving behind a legacy far beyond TV. Most known for his role as Theo on The Cosby Show. He was a Grammy winner, Emmy nominee, poet, director, and podcast host — he told stories with depth and purpose. Quiet brilliance, lasting impact. Rest in power, Malcolm. 🕊️

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Over 140 passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship were sickened by a gastrointestinal illness that led to vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC. https://t.co/U2Y49sbDBv

[miss gurl @shes_rADIAnt]

Let me tell you right now, Fitz wasn’t finna duck 😭