Editors Desk

Editors Desk

Washington, D.C.

Staff Writer
 

Education: American University, MA in Journalism and Public Affairs; University of Notre Dame, BA in American Studies

 

Marisa Iati is a reporter on the general assignment desk at The Washington Post. She previously worked at the Star-Ledger and NJ.com in New Jersey, where she covered municipal mayhem, community issues, education and crime.
Honors and Awards: New Jersey Press Association, Best Use of Social Media, April 2017

Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish (conversational)

Latest Articles From Editors Desk

Harvard’s $9 Billion Battle With Trump Is Bad News for Massachusetts’ Economy

 

The university’s defiant stance threatens to jeopardize a broader ecosystem that thrives off its existence.

3 weeks ago

Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare

Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant's jets.

3 weeks ago

American college student arrested in Denmark speaks out: 'We had done nothing wrong'

Owen Ray and a friend were charged over an alleged Uber driver altercation.

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Attackers burn vehicles and fire automatic weapons at French prisons overnight

Several French prisons were attacked overnight, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday, with assailants burning vehicles and in one instance firing automatic weapons. Darmanin, who was quick to link the incidents to France's campaign against drug trafficking, is travelling to the site of one of the attacks in the southern city of Toulon. 

3 weeks ago

$2.2 billion in funds to Harvard frozen after rejecting Trump's orders

 

Harvard’s move appears to mark the first time an elite university has rebuked White House over policy demands

3 weeks ago

Columbia University associate of Mahmoud Khalil arrested by DHS

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Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King Blast Into Space and Back on Blue Origin Flight

Jeff Bezo’s spacecraft also carried film producer Kerianne Flynn and scientists Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen for a 10-minute, all-female flight before returning to Earth in Texas.

3 weeks ago

Jeff Bezos’s rocket blasts into space with all-woman crew including Katy Perry

The first all-woman space crew since the 1960s blasted off on Monday aboard one of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s rockets. The team included singer Katy Perry, US entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez, TV presenter Gale King, film producer Kerianne Flynn and former NASA scientists Amanda Nguyen and Aisha Bowe.

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US music star reveals 90kg weight loss

 

The 40-year-old breakout star has transformed himself since he first scored a popular international hit last year.

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How former French president Sarkozy allegedly received millions from Libya's Gaddafi

The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy came to a close this week, ending three months of exhaustive examination of allegations that the right-wing politician had struck a bargain with Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 bid for office. It’s a story with all the makings of a seedy spy thriller – and one that won’t reach its conclusion until September. 

4 weeks ago

EU puts US counter-tariffs on hold

This comes after President Donald Trump authorized a 90-day pause on tariffs above 10%

4 weeks ago

Chinese companies could be removed from US stock markets – treasury secretary

Washington is also considering imposing even higher tariffs on goods from the country, Scott Bessent has said

1 month ago

Russia launches missile attack on Ukraine capital

The city of Kyiv was under missile attack early Sunday, its mayor said, killing at least one person, injuring three others and igniting several blazes. The air strike comes two days after a Russian aerial assault killed 19 people in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rig.

1 month ago

Niger drops French as official language

The move comes amid increasingly strained relations with Paris

1 month ago

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