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Roni Jacobson

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Science Journalist at Freelance

Pretty much a modern-day cowboy. Articles @thedailybeast, @thescienceofus, @TeenVogue, @CNBC.com, @sciam, @nytimes, @WIRED++

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  • 4 days ago | nydailynews.com | Roni Jacobson

    A 45-year-old man was fatally shot in the courtyard of a Bronx housing development on Easter Sunday, police said. Police responding to a 911 call about shots fired found the victim with a gunshot wound to the torso, and a 40-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Both were In the rear courtyard of Patterson Houses on E. 143rd St. in Mott Haven, cops said. EMS transported both men to Lincoln Hospital, where the older man died. The younger man was in stable condition, according to police.

  • 4 days ago | yahoo.com | Roni Jacobson

    A 45-year-old man was fatally shot in the Bronx on Easter Sunday, police said. Police responding to a 911 call about shots fired discovered the 45-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the torso and another, 40-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the rear courtyard of Patterson Houses on E. 143rd St. in Mott Haven around 2 p.m., cops said. EMS transported both men to Lincoln Hospital, where the 45-year-old man later died.

  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Roni Jacobson |Rocco Parascandola

    A trio of troublemakers sped through Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in a white car shooting pellet guns and gel guns at people dressed in traditional Hasidic Jewish garb, hitting at least seven persons over a two-day possible hate crime spree, a police source said. Making matters worse, the hateful incidents occurred during Passover week.

  • 5 days ago | nydailynews.com | Roni Jacobson

    A lovelorn wild turkey named Astoria has flown the coop from her home on Roosevelt Island and landed in Manhattan — probably in search of a mate, according to bird experts. Astoria was first spotted in Manhattan last Sunday, and has dodged traffic, tourists and police in her desperate search for love. But it’s dangerous for a single gal in the big city.

  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Roni Jacobson

    A lovelorn wild turkey named Astoria has flown the coop from her home on Roosevelt Island and landed in Manhattan — probably in search of a mate, according to bird experts. Astoria was first spotted in Manhattan last Sunday, and has dodged traffic, tourists and police in her desperate search for love. But it’s dangerous for a single gal in the big city.

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Roni Jacobson @RoniShayne
8 Jul 24

A pill that helps people stop drinking has been around for 30 years. Why don’t more doctors prescribe it? My article on Naltrexone @Slate https://t.co/hQe0VUuu2D

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Roni Jacobson @RoniShayne
27 Feb 23

Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white woman. She was 14 years old. https://t.co/eJ72Uh3MIy #oghistory #teenvogue