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Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown

Politics & Policy Reporter

    Latest articles by Hannah Brown

    World Politics
    Why economic hardships finally sparked Iranian protestsWhy economic hardships finally sparked Iranian protests
    World Politics

    Hikes in gas prices resulted in an internet blackout, a hundred dead, and thousands arrested.

    By Hannah Brown
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    Vox Sentences: When Trump knewVox Sentences: When Trump knew
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    New information comes to light about when Trump learned of the whistleblower complaint; Palestinians hold a “day of rage” over the US’s settlement policy change.

    By Hannah Brown
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    Vox Sentences: Trump wins some, loses someVox Sentences: Trump wins some, loses some
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    Trump’s legal battles against House Democrats continue; Yemen sees dengue fever outbreak.

    By Hannah Brown
    Future Perfect
    Animal cruelty is now a federal crimeAnimal cruelty is now a federal crime
    Future Perfect

    Animal abuse wasn’t illegal at the federal level. The PACT Act changed that.

    By Hannah Brown
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    Vox Sentences: A fight over a pin — and war crimesVox Sentences: A fight over a pin — and war crimes
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    Navy Secretary Richard Spencer resigns; Iran protests are making their way online after the government ends a national shutdown.

    By Hannah Brown
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    Vox Sentences: 3 days of hearings and one notepadVox Sentences: 3 days of hearings and one notepad
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    Impeachment on the airwaves; Congo faces multiple deadly disease outbreaks.

    By Hannah Brown
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    Vox Sentences: 4 blackouts in 2 monthsVox Sentences: 4 blackouts in 2 months
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    PG&E waffles on California blackouts, fueling confusion; six die as Bolivian protests continue.

    By Hannah Brown
    We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.
    Culture

    The Vox staff reviewed all the finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.

    By Susannah Locke, Elizabeth Crane and 14 more
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    Vox Sentences: Oh, there’s also a debate tonightVox Sentences: Oh, there’s also a debate tonight
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    Democratic presidential candidates appear in the fifth debate; Israeli prime minister will push for Jordan Valley annexation bill.

    By Hannah Brown
    Politics
    Read Trump’s very large, very strange Sharpie notes on impeachmentRead Trump’s very large, very strange Sharpie notes on impeachment
    Politics

    The talking points were scrawled in all caps on an Air Force One notepad.

    By Hannah Brown