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Roni Jacobson

New York

Science Journalist at Freelance

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

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  • 1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Kerry Burke |Roni Jacobson |Rocco Parascandola

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  • 1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Kerry Burke |Roni Jacobson |Rocco Parascandola

    NEW YORK — A teenager out for a walk was struck by lightning in a freak occurrence in Central Park, police said on Thursday afternoon. The 15-year-old boy was strolling through the famed park when a thunderstorm suddenly broke out, with lighting striking him around 3:45 p.m. on the park’s East Drive near E. 100th St. according to police.

  • 1 week ago | dailyitem.com | Kerry Burke |Roni Jacobson |Rocco Parascandola

    NEW YORK — A teenager out for a walk was struck by lightning in a freak occurrence in Central Park, police said on Thursday afternoon. The 15-year-old boy was strolling through the famed park when a thunderstorm suddenly broke out, with lighting striking him around 3:45 p.m. on the park’s East Drive near E. 100th St. according to police. kAmw6 H2D DE2?5:?8 F?56C 2 EC66 H96? =:89E:?8 DECF4< :E[ 2?5 E96 6=64EC:4 4FCC6?E ;F>A65 7C@> E96 EC66 E@ 2 >6E2= 492:?

  • 1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Roni Jacobson |Rocco Parascandola

    A man was struck by lightning in Central Park, police said on Thursday afternoon. The lightning bolt struck at 3:45 p.m. on the park’s East Drive near E. 100th St. according to cops. The man’s identity was not immediately known. EMS transported him to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is in stable condition, a police source said. This is a developing story. Check back for more information.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Roni Jacobson |Kerry Burke

    A 32-year old man has been arrested for murder after telling cops in Buffalo, NY, that his girlfriend was dead at a house in Brooklyn where NYPD cops later found her body, which showed signs of a neck injury, police said Saturday. John Roseau, 32, was arrested one day after he walked into a Buffalo police station and told police there that his girlfriend was dead, giving them the address of a house on New York Ave. near E. 33rd St. in Midwood, a police source said.

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Roni Jacobson
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
2 Feb 24

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Roni Jacobson
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