Erin Ailworth @ailworth Twitter profile

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

4 years

A lot of ash, some of it scary large, is falling on my sister’s street in #SantaRosa because of the #GlassIncident #GlassFire #SonomaCounty

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ICYMI: With the coronavirus everywhere, the small gatherings and activities within our bubbles that we thought were safe are now a risk. “We thought we were doing everything right, but we still got sick." w/ @betswrites

Covid-19 Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere

The pervasive spread in smaller communities has fueled a nationwide case record, though mortality rates are lower than in the spring.

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4 years

Fall of @MinneapolisPD ’s 3rd Precinct captured in 3 nights of radio traffic & escalating violence. May 26: “They have access to ... all of the weapons in the squad cars.” May 27: “We have 50 people looting the Target.” May 28: “The precinct is on fire.”

‘We’re Just Going to Walk Away From This?’ How Minneapolis Left a Police Station to Rioters

The extraordinary move created searing images of a police building in flames. It touched off a debate over whether the station’s abandonment helped save lives or inspired more violence and destruct...

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7 years

People aren't the only evacuees in the #WineCountryWildfires #TubbsFire #PocketFire #NunsFire 208 horses, 1 pony, 4 mini horses, 33 goats...

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7 years

Aransas Pass resident Juan Hernandez says #Hurricane Harvey ripped his roof away. Only the kitchen left. "We survived."

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@ailworth

6 years

And it's done. @CalEnergy voted 5-0 to require #solarpanels on virtually all newly built homes in #California . Reps for @Sunrun and @Tesla spoke in support.

California Takes Big Step to Require Solar on New Homes

California is poised to become the first U.S. state to require solar panels on nearly all new homes.

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6 years

Some news: I’m trading one bean for another. After 10 years, I’m unplugging from the energy beat and packing my go-bag for Chicago, where I’ll be the WSJ’s Midwest correspondent and national disaster rover. H-Town friends, I’ll miss you. Chicago friends, I’ll see y’all soon.

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Journalism is not a crime. Stand with journalism. Stand with Evan. Not just today but every day until he is free. Four weeks is too long. #IStandwithEvan

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3 months

Today marks a week since my layoff from the WSJ, which has been my professional home for a decade. I already miss working with my colleagues. Many are like family, including the ones cut with me: @acaldwellwsj @bkesling @SuryatapaB @aflores @ShannonNajma @TalalNAnsari @cmaiduc 🧵

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4 years

That’s right, I do live alone and I ordered a 16” #ElectionNightPizza all for me. Thanks for keeping me fed while I report, @jbalbertospizza #PartyLikeAJournalist

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4 years

What's it like caring for some of those most at risk for #coronavirus ? @jbarrchicago spent a day with Dr. Thomas Huggett, who is watching over homeless residents in a hotel. “We have to help our brothers and sisters, that’s kind of where I’m coming from.”

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1 year

The WSJ is one of the nicest newsrooms I have ever worked in and I count my colleagues as friends. But we're missing one of our friends right now -- Evan Gershkovich -- and we hope to see him home soon. Today we're wearing our #IStandWithEvan shirts to show our support.

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@ailworth

5 years

If you have a cat, please hug them. Had to say bye to mine yesterday after 15 years and am missing her dearly.

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@ailworth

4 years

A @WSJ investigation into the spread of #COVID19 by cruise ships: “Other people are sick here,” Tom Sheehan, a #CostaLuminosa passenger said in a March 13 text. He died in a Florida hospital 15 days later. w/ @jacquiemcnish @RachelPannett and Rebecca Smith

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@ailworth

1 year

Hey, that's me :)

Talking Biz News

@talkingbiznews

1 year

. @ailworth is now covering New York City for @WSJ :

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6 years

Meet Hurricane the rescue dog, who lives in #Minnesota . During the #PolarVortex19 he has been walking on his treadmill, a skill his owner Julie Slowiak taught him one winter when she broke her wrist and couldn’t take him out.

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@ailworth

5 years

Also got a pretty great welcome in Ely, Minn. when reporting on Ringo the Bear.

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6 years

Thousands of volts feeding into a fire, a super strong electrical field, and a layer of clouds ... here's the science behind why New York City's skyline glowed neon blue last night.

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6 years

Before services at Arcadia First Baptist on Sunday, 18-year-old Monica Bracknell told Gov. Abbott the #SantaFeHighSchoolShooting tragedy wasn’t about guns. “It’s not a political issue. It’s not a gun law issue. It’s a this kid was able to get into the school very easily issue.”

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@ailworth

2 years

Said goodbye to Chicago yesterday and hello to NYC. What a way to start 2023.

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@ailworth

6 years

The temp in Cotton, Minn. this morning was low enough (-55.9) that the @NWSduluth team raced out to meet with weather observer Greg Larson in case temps dipped and made a run for the state record. Meteorologist Joe Moore: “The fog probably limited just how cold it could get.”

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@ailworth

5 years

Two newshounds headed west on assignment.

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@ailworth

5 years

Asked the hair and makeup team in a CBS career booth at NAHJ to make me look like I didn’t just work straight through the weekend on a few disasters. They obliged :)

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

1 year

Y'all know how much I love the U.S. News team. I couldn't stay away!

Josh Jamerson

@joshjame

1 year

Very excited to welcome @ailworth back to the Journal’s U.S. News team as our New York City correspondent. She’ll be covering the Adams administration and NYC communities, while working alongside a terrific group of national reporters along the east coast.

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@ailworth

5 years

It's official: Cal Fire investigators conclude PG&E equipment caused the deadly #CampFire in Paradise.

PG&E Caused Fire That Killed 85, California Concludes

State investigators said they found that PG&E’s equipment sparked the deadliest wildfire in California history, putting additional pressure on a company already facing billions of dollars in potent...

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@ailworth

4 years

The WSJ’s @jimcarltonsf saw these firefighters, who said they’d been up since 5 am Sunday, taking a rest after battling the #GlassFire on Mountain Hawk in #SantaRosa #SonomaCounty #shadyfire #BoysenFire

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@ailworth

5 years

Super proud to represent my fellow @WSJ journalists in this ad, which appears in some editions of today's paper. Photo is from the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. last year.

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@ailworth

1 year

I stand with Evan even when I’m a sweaty mess after standing behind a police line to get the deets on this morning’s crane collapse.

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@ailworth

7 years

Add this pup to the list of #HurricaneHarvey rescues. Dropped him at the county animal shelter. Hope he gets to return to wherever is home.

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@ailworth

4 years

For those asking, this is the city’s Southeast 2 zone

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@ailworth

2 years

That said, I am not leaving journalism or the WSJ, though I will be leaving Chicago for New York City. What's there? My new job as an Editor of Newsroom Talent, aka recruiter, for the Journal.

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@ailworth

4 years

My 2020 in 3 photos.

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@ailworth

4 years

Law enforcement is being much more aggressive about dispersing crowds out past curfew in #Minneapolis . Here, a crowd that had marched from the Fifth Precinct runs from gas. #georgefloyd

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@ailworth

5 years

Another overhead view of the #CaveFire from a plane mapping the fire’s edges and hotspots.

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

1 year

This is Evan Gershkovich's WSJ author page and his stories are now free to read: After today, I'll be tweeting one piece daily from this list. Please read his work. #IStandWithEvan

Evan Gershkovich — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Evan is a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia on March 29, 2023, while doing his job as a journalist. He was freed Aug. 1, 2024, as part of the largest and most complex East-West...

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4 years

Officials in Nebraska and Michigan warn voters to ignore robocalls telling them to "stay home." Polls are open.

Nebraska, Michigan Officials Tell Voters to Ignore Robocalls With Wrong Election Information

Officials in Nebraska and Michigan are warning voters to disregard calls telling them not to vote today. Many are watching battleground Michigan as well as [Nebraska’s Second Congressional District...

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@ailworth

4 years

Y’all, this “hill” is hours of massive waves freezing as the snowstorm blew them off Lake Michigan and onshore beside my condo building, burying that lamppost. The tree at the base of the hill is the same tree as in the last picture, which gives you a glimpse of the normal view.

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@ailworth

2 years

Fair warning: I am about to bury the lead with a career announcement (and my first real thread, if you can believe it) ...

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

3 years

Happy Sweet 16 to the best Black Friday deal I have ever gotten. Lois, you are my favorite Newshound.

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@ailworth

6 years

I <3 the Waffle House storm index

Waffle House News

@WaffleHouseNews

6 years

The ⁦ @WaffleHouse ⁩ Storm Center is activated and monitoring #Florence . Plan ahead and be safe.

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4 months

@BirdCentralPark Saw it on my run this morning

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@ailworth

1 year

I can't think of anything more fitting on #WorldPressFreedomDay than advocating for my WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich, who has been wrongfully detained. We stand with Evan today and every day. Let him come home. #IStandWIthEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeEvan

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@ailworth

5 years

First view of the #CaveFire on Hwy 154 above Santa Barbara with @stuartpalley

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@ailworth

3 years

This is what it looked like as law enforcement advanced through the street across from Brooklyn Center PD, telling the crowd out protesting in Daunte Wright’s name to leave. w/ @AndrewRestuccia

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@ailworth

6 years

Just ran 15 miles, so I feel no guilt about returning to @PinkertonsBBQ for another round of barbecue.

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@ailworth

6 years

It’s -31 and feels like -54. What has that taught me so far? The gas pumps real slow at the Kwik Stop. It doesn’t take long for a layer of ice to coat your eyeglasses, and your eyelashes can freeze. #PolarVortex2019 #Minnesota

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@ailworth

6 years

The #CampFire in #ParadiseCA has brought back some emotional memories for my mom and sis and niece, who live in #SantaRosa and experienced the #TubbsFire last year. It is was nice to be able to surprise them with a visit this morning. We all needed to hug each other.

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

2 years

Journalism forever, y'all. (And let's be real, my go-bags are still packed, just in case.)

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@ailworth

2 years

It was hot as hell but I finished the #NABJNAHJ22 5K :)

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@ailworth

4 years

Lois is the best Black Friday deal I have ever gotten. Happy Gotcha Day, Newshound. Fifteen looks good on you.

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

5 years

Air operations over the #CaveFire seen from Painted Cave Road.

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

2 years

Eight years ago today, I walked into the @WSJ Houston office as the new oil & gas reporter. I took on renewables two years later, then moved to U.S. News, did a stint on the Publishing Desk that ended earlier this year and am now part of the Talent Team. Love this place.

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@ailworth

2 years

I'm excited at the opportunity to help find, hire and promote talented journalists. To have a hand in helping shape the Journal's newsroom and culture in the coming years is a privilege and a responsibility that I am excited to tackle.

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@ailworth

3 years

All the feels ❤️ Welcome, Hannah. Journalism is totally worth it.

Hannah Green

@hannah_reports

3 years

When I was thinking about going back to school for journalism, my dad gave me this @DJNF ad, his way of saying go for it. It’s worth it. The clipping has been on my bulletin board ever since. Full circle moment, today was my #djnf21 orientation.

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@ailworth

7 years

As American power generators shed unprofitable plants & reshape portfolios w/natural gas & wind, wholesale electricity prices are dropping w/ @russellgold

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@ailworth

5 years

New press pass, old hair. Same love for journalism.

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@ailworth

5 years

One more look at the #CaveFire from the air.

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@ailworth

1 year

Reporting from Miami for the next few days. I’ve already found a colleague, @DeborahAcosta , and some chickens outside the courthouse.

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@ailworth

6 years

Here's what you wear as a #Californian sent to #Minnesota during the #PolarVortex2019 : 3 layers of pants, 3 shirts, 3 jackets, wool socks, boots, a polar neck gaiter to cover your face, a furry hat with ear flaps. Don't forget the 2 pairs of gloves and the hand warmers. #Survival

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@ailworth

5 years

Vet just called to say the Lois handled surgery like a champ 🐶 🎉 🐶🎉

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@ailworth

5 years

First snow of the season. Is it too early to miss summer?

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@ailworth

9 years

US producers ready to unleash wave of crude from drilled but uncompleted wells; strategy could cap oil price recovery http://t.co/3PtU09ttLJ

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@ailworth

6 years

Excited to rep the @WSJ at #NAHJ18 in Miami. Come talk to me once the conference officially starts :)

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@ailworth

4 years

Went a matchy-matchy with my Bill of Rights coffee mug and my #1stAmendment @spj_tweets T-shirt today. #maythe1stbewithyou #journalism

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9 years

Apache Corp. unveils reorganization, leadership changes, closing of Tulsa, OK office as it focuses on N. America http://t.co/C6FIuq8DlZ

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7 years

First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs won't reopen. “There’s too many that do not want to go back in there,” Pastor Frank Pomeroy said. @Tawnell #SutherlandSpringsShooting #TexasChurchShooting #SutherlandSpringsChurch

Church in Texas Shooting Will Not Reopen, Pastor Says

The south Texas church where a gunman opened fire during a morning service Sunday, killing 26 people and injuring 20 others, won’t reopen, the pastor said.

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@ailworth

6 years

How have I been keeping my phones going in the frigid cold, which zaps batteries dead? Simple ...

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@ailworth

5 years

Newshound update: Lois is doing well and we’re super glad she had the surgery since the vet just called to say the chin mass was indeed malignant. The good news is that removing it should have taken care of the issue.

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@ailworth

5 years

Lois is groggy and displeased but that terrible mass on her chin is gone.

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4 years

Success with the middle-school-taught sewing skills. Thanks, Mrs. Arman :)

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5 years

As #wildfire prone California starts to dry out, communities and emergency officials are preparing for the next wildfire season. “We accept that there are fires that are going to be too big to put out."

Winter Is Wildfire Prep Season in California

California communities are reckoning with fears that they will become the next Paradise and are busy trying to avoid it, even during the winter lull in fire season. In the past three years, wildfires...

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@ailworth

5 years

Here’s a peek at what it was like to be on the plane as the Courtney Aviation team worked to map the #CaveFire perimeter and look for hotspots.

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@ailworth

6 years

Ever been called for jury duty just weeks before you make a multistate move, decided to walk to court from your office on the day of, gotten caught in a storm, arrived looking like you’d showered clothed, & used the hand dryer in the public restroom to dry your hair? Well, I have

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@ailworth

4 years

Tiny turkey? Nope, the curbside delivery lady brought out a 19.25 lbs beast. Doing a solo Thanksgiving so I guess I’ll be eating turkey for the rest of my life.

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@ailworth

6 years

Brooklyn, this is barbecue. Made by @PinkertonsBBQ

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@ailworth

4 years

PSA for readers: Cup Foods is the small store where #GeorgeFloyd was arrested. Cub Foods is a grocery chain that had its store across from the Third Precinct looted. (Photos below) #Minneapolis #Minnesota

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@ailworth

4 years

I signed the letter.

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5 years

Accused El Paso shooter's family denounces his actions. “We also know that the destruction Patrick did is not limited to the victims and their families. It touches the entire El Paso and Ciudad Juarez communities, the State of Texas and this country.”

Accused El Paso Shooter’s Family Blames Outside Influences, Denounces His Actions

The family of accused El Paso mass shooter Patrick Crusius denounced the influences that they said drove him to open fire at a Walmart Saturday and called the shooting, in which 22 people died, an...

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Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

4 years

also #ShadyFire #BoysenFire

Erin Ailworth

@ailworth

4 years

A lot of ash, some of it scary large, is falling on my sister’s street in #SantaRosa because of the #GlassIncident #GlassFire #SonomaCounty

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4 years

The Newshound hates having her photo taken. This one was pure luck.

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@ailworth

6 years

Super excited about my latest WSJ accessory. Totally going to be a field reporting staple.

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@ailworth

5 years

A rainbow above the #CaveFire burn scar, which still smoldered in spots after a night of rain.

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@ailworth

3 years

Because I know some of you want to see Lois eating a puppy-friendly cupcake (and her friends, Andy and Twix, helping with the crumbs).

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@ailworth

11 years

The scene http://t.co/p3l9t5tcw9

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@ailworth

6 years

Apparently, I eat at too many gas stations during hurricanes and oilfield assignments. When I go to file, our work expense reporting system recognizes any gas station charges as "dining alone" by default.

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10 years

Oil billionaire Harold Hamm puts up 68.7M $CLR shares as collateral for a personal loan after ex cashes ~$975M check http://t.co/o8SpWipdea

Continental Resources’ Hamm Pledges Stock as Collateral for Loan

Harold Hamm, chairman of Continental Resources Inc., has pledged 18% of his company’s shares outstanding as collateral for a personal loan.

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5 years

Won’t hear me complaining about the LA office view.

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4 years

Used my new sewing machine to make four face masks today and am now wondering how I lived so long without this thing.

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5 years

Made it to the official headshot booth at NAHJ. Photo dude was like, “Those are some earrings.”

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@ailworth

5 years

Y’all, if for no other reason, you might need to go to Kimmswick, Mo. to try the Levee High Apple Pie, made to commemorate the 50 ft floodwall that saved the city from 49.9 ft flood waters in 1993. Look at this 18-apple beauty:

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9 years

2015 class of petroleum engineering grads had high hopes when they started, "then the downturn happened." Now what? http://t.co/1l0uaD8zsb

Who Will Hire a Petroleum Engineer Now?

Who will hire a petroleum engineer? Oil slump hurts students who flooded into the industry.

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@ailworth

5 years

The Newshound has a valentine.

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@ailworth

1 year

Geez, today marks 100 days that Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained. It's just not OK. Please read his work. Advocate for his freedom. Journalism is not a crime. #IStandwithEvan

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1 year

Get ready for an #IStandWithEvan thread: It was heartening to see images of Evan Gershkovich yesterday and also tough, because he was caged in a Russian courtroom

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@ailworth

8 years

Let's be real, I'm going to take a pic every single time I see a Globie on TV. #SpotlightMovie @MikeRezendes again

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@ailworth

4 years

Again, just crazy big pieces of ash found by my sis around her house in #SantaRosa #SonomaCounty because of the #GlassFire #glassfireincident

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@ailworth

4 years

Covid-19 cases are surging and small business owners are bracing again, particularly restaurateurs. “Honestly, everyone just needs to be good neighbors and wear their damn masks.”

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6 years

Have you ever gotten up from your airplane seat only to discover that the last passenger left gum on the seat and now it’s all over your dress, then used a cup of ice bummed from an airport coffee shop to freeze it off? Well, I have. #worktravel #NAHJ18

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5 years

A high school journalism class read the #avocadohand A-hed and then the students sent me emails with different questions about the story and my job. Totally made my day. ♥️♥️♥️

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@ailworth

4 years

A coalition of news outlets, including the @WSJ , successfully made a case in court for this footage to be made public. #journalism

The Wall Street Journal

@WSJ

4 years

Watch: What does new footage from body cameras worn by the Minneapolis police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd reveal?

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5 years

Meet Ringo, the trap savvy but “not garbage can smart” bear with an unusual accoutrement who has been evading Minnesota wildlife authorities but winning neighbors’ hearts ...

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