Natalia Megas

Natalia Megas is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. with bylines in the Guardian, Washingtonian, and Associated Press in Athens, Greece.

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ICE Jailed Pregnant Woman, Could’ve Killed Her Unborn Child

Carmen Puerto Diaz was thrown in private prison where pills she needed were denied until it was almost too late—all thanks to a policy change by Trump.

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Did U.S. Cover Up Massacre Before Black Hawk Down?

U.S. forces hit a peace summit in Somalia, then lied about it. Some say the deadly operation violated the laws of war, but more than 25 years later the cover-up continues.

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How Climate Change Fueled Europe’s Bizarre Wildfire Summer

Atmospheric blocking was once a rare, weird weather phenomenon. Now it’s become increasingly common.

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Annapolis Is Numb After Shooting at ‘Everyone’s Newspaper’

A man with a bitter vendetta opened fire on the staff of a paper that’s been at the heart of the community for 134 years.

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‘I’m very angry’

Two Survivors With a Common Cause Prepare to March for Life

‘We have to do something. This cannot happen again.’

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