Sophie Hurwitz

Brooklyn, St. Louis

Reporting Fellow at Mother Jones

Reporter and Fact-Checker at Freelance

golem/dybbuk thought leader, reporting fellow @inkstickmedia and @grist || [email protected]

Featured in: Favicon

huffpost.com Favicon

independent.co.uk Favicon

theverge.com Favicon

vice.com

polygon.com Favicon

poynter.org Favicon

realclearpolitics.com Favicon

teenvogue.com Favicon

thenation.com Favicon

verywellmind.com + 44 more

Articles

People in the tornadoes' path wonder if Trump cuts contributed to death and destruction in KY

1 week ago | msn.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Deadly Kentucky Tornadoes Ignite Fears Over U.S. Weather Warning Systems

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

Share Sandra Anderson didn’t think the storm would be too bad. When her grandchildren asked if the dogs should be brought in, Anderson demurred, saying they’d be fine. But later that night, an alert on her phone warned her of a tornado tearing through her hometown of London, Kentucky. Seconds later, it hit her neighborhood. “I hollered for my handicapped son to hit the hallway,” Anderson said. “Windows were exploding.
Deadly Kentucky Tornadoes Ignite Fears Over U.S. Weather Warning Systems

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
Deadly Kentucky Tornadoes Ignite Fears Over U.S. Weather Warning Systems

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz |George Dvorsky

Sandra Anderson didn’t think the storm would be too bad. When her grandchildren asked if the dogs should be brought in, Anderson demurred, saying they’d be fine. But later that night, an alert on her phone warned her of a tornado tearing through her hometown of London, Kentucky. Seconds later, it hit her neighborhood. “I hollered for my handicapped son to hit the hallway,” Anderson said. “Windows were exploding.
Kentucky-Missouri Storms Came as Trump Made Cuts to National Weather Service

1 week ago | truthout.org | Katie Myers |Samantha Borek |Sophie Hurwitz

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Sandra Anderson didn’t think the storm would be too bad. When her grandchildren asked if the dogs should be brought in, Anderson demurred, saying they’d be fine. But later that night, an alert on her phone warned her of a tornado tearing through her hometown of London, Kentucky. Seconds later, it hit her neighborhood. “I hollered for my handicapped son to hit the hallway,” Anderson said. “Windows were exploding.
The Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over Weather Service warning systems

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

Sandra Anderson didn’t think the storm would be too bad. When her grandchildren asked if the dogs should be brought in, Anderson demurred, saying they’d be fine. But later that night, an alert on her phone warned her of a tornado tearing through her hometown of London, Kentucky. Seconds later, it hit her neighborhood. “I hollered for my handicapped son to hit the hallway,” Anderson said. “Windows were exploding.
Mohsen Mahdawi has been released from federal custody

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Sophie Hurwitz

Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested on April 14 at his naturalization interview in Vermont, was released on bail from federal custody on Wednesday. He is the first student to be released in the Trump administration’s widening crackdown on foreign students and academics who have been involved in Palestine advocacy while legally studying in the United States. Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the US on a green card for ten years.
Noem to Ban Harvard International Students if Trump’s Demands Not Met

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Sophie Hurwitz

On April 11, the Trump administration sent Harvard University a sweeping set of demands—among them that the university report international students to the federal government for violation of student conduct policies—ostensibly to curb antisemitism on campus. Three days later, Harvard president Alan Garber announced that the school would “continue to follow the law”; Harvard, he said, would not comply with Trump’s demands.
Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Sophie Hurwitz

A Louisiana immigration judge ruled Friday that recent Columbia graduate and Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported—even though Khalil has a green card, is a lawful permanent resident, and has not been charged with any crimes. The judge gave Khalil’s attorneys until April 23 to ask for a stay of the deportation. There is a separate case in federal court in New Jersey still ongoing over whether Khalil’s arrest on March 8th violated his First Amendment rights.
ICE is reportedly violating detained Tufts student’s right to medical care

2 months ago | motherjones.com | Sophie Hurwitz |Julia Métraux

In the ten days since Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, her lawyers say their client has had three asthma attacks. During that time, according to three Democratic Senators and Öztürk’s lawyers, ICE has not provided the detained student her inhaler, or other medication required by law.