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21 September, 2018

RT @mccarthyryanj: Secret’s out now, I guess https://t.co/bYexA6PU2z

21 September, 2018

RT @MPRnews: Breaking news: Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach has abruptly ended his re-election campaign as MPR News prepared to publish…

21 September, 2018

RT @BrookeLorenz: Former first daughter Patti Davis was sexually assaulted. In a op-ed for Wash Post she shares her full story for the firs…

21 September, 2018

RT @learmonth: Worth 5 mins: Watch the most outrageous questions senators asked Anita Hill in 1991 @ben_craw https://t.co/ME37kQ6sSj via @v…

21 September, 2018

RT @MilenaTCK: It’s been a year since Hurricane Maria made landfall in #PuertoRico and many are still dealing with the aftermath. “I would…

Carter Sherman

Carter is the Houston Press fellow. A Seattle native, she graduated from Northwestern University and also has written for Elle, Los Angeles magazine and Ms. Magazine.

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