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Andrew Boryga, a former justice reporter at The Daily Beast, was born and raised in the Bronx, New York and lives in Miami, Florida. He started his journalism career writing for a local newspaper in the Bronx as a high school senior and has since gone on to write for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Atlantic and other publications. Before coming to the Daily Beast he was a staff writer for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He also writes fiction and has taught creative writing to grade-schoolers, college students and inmates.

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Wife Flies COVID Patient to Texas to Keep Him on Ventilator

DESPERATE MEASURES

Before a Minnesota hospital could remove COVID patient Scott Quiner's ventilator, his wife put him on a plane to Texas.

Andrew Boryga | Published Jan 17, 2022

Dad of Slain Black Man Seethes Over Killer Getting Off Easy

NOT OVER

A fatal shooting involving trailer-park neighbors has been deemed a justifiable homicide by the whole system—but not the family and a key neighbor.

Andrew Boryga | Published Jan 12, 2022

Off-Duty Cop Shot Fayetteville Man ‘in the Back’ Says Lawyer

‘shoot first, ask later’

On Monday night, as protesters swarmed outside, the Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to request the DOJ probe Jason Walker’s fatal shooting.

Andrew Boryga | Published Jan 11, 2022

Off-Duty Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Man in Street Identified

NO TRUST

The shooting in Fayetteville quickly sparked an uproar after police suggested the man who was killed had jumped on the off-duty cop’s car.

Andrew Boryga | Published Jan 10, 2022

The Messy Reality Behind Florida Guv’s Aggro Pitch to Cops

MARCHING ORDERS

Critics fear dangling cash while slamming police reform could lead to an influx of cops with misconduct issues into the increasingly right-wing state.

Andrew Boryga | Published Dec 29, 2021

Judge Sides With Project Veritas to Block NYT Coverage

DENIED

The ruling came as part of an ongoing defamation battle between the conservative media watchdog group and the Grey Lady.

Andrew Boryga | Published Dec 24, 2021

Passenger on COVID-Hit Cruise Ship Challenges Official Line

'SMALL NUMBER'

A Carnival cruise ship reported a COVID outbreak on their ship, but claim only a “small number” of passengers have been infected.

Andrew Boryga | Published Dec 24, 2021

Ugly Passenger Brawl Sours Lucky Christmas Eve Flight

WAY TO GO

On a day in which thousands of flights have been canceled across the world, one lucky flight from L.A. to Memphis turned ugly after a spat between two passengers.

Andrew Boryga | Published Dec 24, 2021

NYC COVID Test Giveaway Descends Into Utter Chaos

HIGH DEMAND

The mob descended on a distribution point for free at-home rapid tests being given out by the city amid a surge in new cases.

Andrew Boryga | Published Dec 24, 2021

California Surfer Mauled by Shark in Christmas Eve Nightmare

RARE

Authorities pronounced the man dead at the scene after reporting his injuries were consistent with a bite from a great white shark.

Andrew Boryga | Published Dec 24, 2021

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