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Anna Venarchik is a breaking news intern for The Daily Beast. She’s currently a graduate journalism student at New York University, where she's studying literary reportage. She has been a podcasting fellow at NYU's Production Lab and a reporting intern at Bedford + Bowery. Her work has also appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and The Belladonna. Before becoming a journalist, she taught high school literature in Chicago. You can reach her at anna.venarchik@thedailybeast.com.

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Former Marine Pleads Guilty to ‘Sextorting’ Women for Nudes

LINE OF DUTY

He vowed he’d “ruin their lives” by threatening their friends and families, or by sending photos to their boyfriends, employers, or porn sites.

Anna Venarchik | Published May 27, 2022

Teen Busted for Allegedly Threatening School Shooting Online

COPY CATS

Cops received multiple calls about the alarming post.

Anna Venarchik | Published May 27, 2022

13-Year-Old Opens Fire During Heated Custody Exchange: Cops

CHILD LOCK

The 38-year-old man was trying to collect his 3-year-old child with the help of deputies, authorities said.

Anna Venarchik | Published May 27, 2022

Teen Enraged by Dad’s Engagement Admits to Slaying Fiancée

TOO SOON

Authorities said the 16-year-old was upset that his father, a prominent physician, became engaged only 11 months after his mother died.

Anna Venarchik | Published May 27, 2022

Texas Lt. Guv Dan Patrick Drops Out of NRA Convention

‘ADDITIONAL PAIN’

But Patrick still insisted he’s “a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member.”

Anna Venarchik | Published May 27, 2022

Jeff Bridges Says He Almost Died Battling COVID and Cancer

‘Dancing With My Mortality’

“[Chemo] strips you of all your immune system. I had nothing to fight it,” the actor said. “COVID made my cancer look like nothing.”

Anna Venarchik | Published May 26, 2022

Oxford High Students Stage Walkout to Honor Uvalde Victims

U FOR UVALDE

The protest began around noon and the students marched through campus to the football field.

Anna Venarchik | Published May 26, 2022

Rioter Guilty of Making 140 Vile 911 Calls on Way to Capitol

‘COMING TO YOUR DOOR’

When a dispatcher refused to connect him to a superior since he didn’t have an emergency, he threatened, “I’m gonna cut your throat. I’m gonna make you eat your f***ing nose.”

Anna Venarchik | Published May 26, 2022

Yankees’ Baseman Apologizes to Jackie Robinson’s Family

RACISM ROW

Amid claims he made a racist remark to White Sox player Tim Anderson, Donaldson says the incident was “a misunderstanding based on multiple exchanges between us over the years.”

Anna Venarchik | Published May 26, 2022

Noem and Lewandowski Reunite After Scandalous Claims

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

The pair parted ways after Lewandowski was accused of making inappropriate sexual advances on a GOP donor at a charity event.

Anna Venarchik | Published May 26, 2022

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