London Producer for CBS Mornings, American expat, and wanna-be Spaniard.
London, UK
Joined June 2010
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On Lake Volta in Ghana, child labor is commonplace, with thousands of children sold into modern-day slavery — and no officials in sight to monitor the trafficking. cbsn.ws/3oTwUFw
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How our addiction to fast fashion has created an environmental nightmare halfway round the world? Our @CBSMornings investigation into the dark skeleton lurking inside fast fashion's trendy closet cbsnews.com/news/fast-fashio… @LeighKiniry @MishD84
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In a short interview with @CBSThisMorning
(Developed countries aren’t god gifted nor the result of magic. The people of the country worked hard to build their country, & make it well developed. So we also need to stand our ground, & it’s the only reason of my presence here.)
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When Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti joined the @USNavy, women weren’t allowed on combat ships. Now, she commands her own fleet monitoring threats from the Middle East and Russia.
@charliecbs sat down with Franchetti, the Navy's only female fleet commander. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Despite the Royal Family being “fully supportive” of Harry and Meghan’s decision to step down as senior royals, The Queen’s sadness and disappointment is tangible in this statement. She wanted them to remain a “full-time” part of the family but they are off “to create a new life”
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The whirling dervishes are followers of a school of Islamic practice who engage in a form of prayer that requires the faithful to spin until they've reached a kind of religious ecstasy. cbsn.ws/35CjFgc
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For over three years, British Parliament has raged over Brexit. Sunday, 60 Minutes speaks to John Bercow, the man who was charged with bringing order to the madness cbsn.ws/2C3ngqk
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.@GayleKing on mental health awareness: We're trying to make it so we get to the point that we're all very comfortable in talking about it" #StopTheStigma cbsn.ws/31ESBdd
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.@CBSSunday's @RealJanePauley reveals she doesn't like the word stigma.
“As a communicator, words have power and the word stigma is it’s own stigma… Every time you use the word stigma, it’s a reminder for people like me that I’m fighting two wars."
#StopTheStigma #MentalHealth
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1 in 5 Americans live with a mental illness and @CBSThisMorning wants to be a part of the conversation.
Tomorrow, we're dedicating an hour of our broadcast for a live audience special called #StopTheStigma to find new understanding, hope and ways to move forward.
Watch 7-9 a.m.
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This morning, Iran's foreign minister says any attack on his country would lead to "all out war." President Trump says he's in no hurry to do what he calls "dastardly things," in response to a missile and drone strike, blamed on Iran, that damaged Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
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Longtime producer Susan Zirinsky is replacing CBS News President David Rhodes in March, becoming the first woman to lead the storied division in the network’s history. lat.ms/2CTYZnS
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As a journalist on the same plane, it’s disappointing to see how “fake news” in manufactured. The flight was smooth without a moment of fear or drama. There was no “near miss” or “nerves” as the pilot performed a standard manuever used when other planes don’t fully clear runway. – at Sydney, New South Wales
Plane drama for Meghan and Harry as pilot is forced to abort Sydney landing with seconds to spare dailym.ai/2EKDicJ
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"It is a very male, masculine, institutional, top down, dictatorial body. Who wouldn't want, as a woman, to see that collapse?" -- Sister Liz Murphy cbsn.ws/2w6rCdy
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Lake Elsinore, Calif. mayor, as thousands of Southern California homes are threatened by "Holy" fire: "We can't control fire. We can do our best to protect, but this is heartbreaking and devastating." cbsn.ws/2Mdf9hE
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Sometimes dreams do come true.
Our viewers were so moved by Ziki's plight, they connected with Sister Catherine Mutindi, who has helped to save more than 1,000 children from the mines through the Good Shepherd International Foundation. cbsn.ws/2IslG2A
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"They cut me like they were killing a goat" says the young victim of a brutal machete attack in the DRC
Full story from @AlexCrawfordSky here: trib.al/oqFvb5g
"There's no doubt that if northern white rhinos hadn't existed in zoos the species would now be completely extinct" @JonVigliotti on Sudan, who was the last male northern white rhino on Earth cbsn.ws/2HZzYHF