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Rachel Treisman

Rachel Treisman

Associate Editor/Social Media & Digital Writer, Morning Edition

Rachel Treisman (she/her) is a writer and editor for the Morning Edition live blog, which she helped launch in early 2021.

Treisman has worn many digital hats since arriving at NPR as a National Desk intern in 2019. She's written hundreds of breaking news and feature stories, which are often among NPR's most-read pieces of the day.

She writes multiple stories a day, covering a wide range of topics both global and domestic, including politics, science, health, education, culture and consumer safety. She's also reported for the hourly newscast, curated radio content for the NPR One app, contributed to the daily and coronavirus newsletters, live-blogged 2020 election events and spent the first six months of the coronavirus pandemic tracking every state's restrictions and reopenings.

Treisman previously covered business at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and evaluated the credibility of digital news sites for the startup NewsGuard Technologies, which aims to fight misinformation and promote media literacy. She is a graduate of Yale University, where she studied American history and served as editor in chief of the Yale Daily News.

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Monday

The email account that journalists used to use to correspond with Twitter's communications team is now automatically responding to messages with a poop emoji. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Friday

Ford is recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brake hoses or windshield wipers. It says owners can get those parts replaced for free. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday. Kaine said the vice chair of the Federal Reserve is leading an analysis of what happened with SVB and Signature Bank, which he expected to be finished by May 1. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Noel Otieno were: (top row, from left) Henrico County Sheriff's Deputies Bradley Disse, Brandon Rodgers, Dwayne Bramble, Tabitha Levere, Jermaine Branch (bottom row, from left), Kaiyell Sanders and Randy Boyer, Central State Hospital workers Darian Blackwell, Sadarius Williams and Wavie Jones. Meherrin River Regional Jail hide caption

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Meherrin River Regional Jail

Wednesday

Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, was founded in 1870 to educate women. Its students are now pushing for more inclusive policies in admissions and communications. Education Images/GHI/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Georgian protesters rally outside the parliament as lawmakers vote to call off their controversial "foreign agent" bill in Tbilisi on Friday. Vano Shlamov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Amiry the serval was rescued from a tree in Cincinnati in January. A DNA test confirmed his species, while a narcotics test confirmed his exposure to cocaine. Ray Anderson/Cincinnati Animal Care hide caption

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A wild cat was found in Cincinnati with cocaine in its system. No, it's not a movie

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Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, along with other city and federal officials, discuss the civil rights investigation at a press conference on Wednesday. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg (L) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) are standing to her left. Luke Sharrett/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The DOJ found a pattern of misconduct in the Louisville police department. Now what?

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Wednesday

Tuesday

A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes at the scene of the crime in Matamoros on Friday. Stringer/AP hide caption

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Then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a meeting in Las Vegas in November 2022. He finished his second term in January. Wade Vandervort/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Larry Hogan won't run for president, but has some advice for the Republicans who do

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Overfishing and poaching have been detrimental to marine wildlife, including the Shkodra's lake, a body of water that straddles Albania and Montenegro, which is shown above. Gent Shkullaku/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

A Toblerone chocolate bar, pictured with the Matterhorn in the background. The company will replace the iconic peak on its label with a more generic mountain as a result of manufacturing changes. Fabrice Coffini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Thursday

Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman special agent in the Secret Service, left the agency after four years because of discrimination. She is seen here escorting Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley (right) during his 1977 visit to Washington. John Collinge/The Foreign Service Journal hide caption

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Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she's getting credit

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Wednesday

From left, Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing; human rights advocate Tong Yi; H.R. McMaster, a former national security adviser to president Donald Trump; and Matt Pottinger, a former deputy national security adviser, testified at the U.S.-China committee hearing on Tuesday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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China is buying up more U.S. farmland. Some lawmakers consider that a security threat

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Tuesday

Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., center, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., right, are leading the newly-formed House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Ahead of China hearing, lawmakers share 'next steps' the U.S. can take for Uyghurs

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Monday

Federal troops block the road near Wounded Knee in March 1973. AFP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Native Americans seized Wounded Knee 50 years ago. Here's what 1 reporter remembers

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Thursday

Orange County Sheriff John Mina holds a press conference about Wednesday's shootings in Orlando. Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel via AP hide caption

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Tuesday

This photo, provided by Reckitt and the FDA, shows the type of plant-based infant formula being recalled over possible bacteria contamination. U.S. Food and Drug Administration hide caption

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Friday

André Leon Talley arrives at the 2011 Met Gala. Hundreds of items of clothing, artwork, accessories, furniture belonging to the late fashion journalist fetched more than $3.5 million at auction this week. Evan Agostini/AP hide caption

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