Brooke Binkowski

Brooke Binkowski is an award-winning journalist and researcher. She has written and produced for CNN, CBS, NPR, the Globe and Mail, AJ+, the Christian Science Monitor, and various other outlets. Brooke speaks two languages well and five languages very badly. She loves to travel, run, play music, and read, and is an avid saber fencer and an accordion enthusiast.

Bruce Springsteen Cancels North Carolina Concert Over ‘Bathroom Law’

8 April 2016

Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has apologized to fans in the Tar Heel State after cancelling...

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Dolphin Killed by Beachgoers?

13 July 2021

A rare baby dolphin apparently died after being handled by a swarm of tourists in...

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What Are the Origins of Groundhog Day?

29 January 2020

The now-famous weather-predicting woodchuck was once a bear, a badger, and a hedgehog.

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Koko, the Gorilla Who Knew Sign Language, Dies at 46

21 June 2018

The Gorilla Foundation says the western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation's...

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South Texas Deputy Arrested on Allegation of Child Sexual Assault

18 June 2018

The sheriff's deputy threatened the child's mother with deportation if she reported him, authorities said.

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Authorities: Rapper XXXTentacion Shot Dead in Florida

18 June 2018

The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead at...

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Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona?

11 June 2018

Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi-agency sting...

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First Lady Undergoes Kidney Procedure

14 May 2018

Melania Trump's surgery was for an issue that her office described as benign but requiring...

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Honduras Regrets U.S. Move to End Temporary Protected Status

6 May 2018

Its foreign relations ministry said in a statement that it is a sovereign matter for...

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Does the United States Deport Military Veterans?

13 April 2018

Honorably-discharged veterans of the U.S. military have, under certain circumstances, either received deportation orders or...

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Did David Hogg Lie About Being on Campus During Mass Shooting?

26 March 2018

Conspiracy theorists used an out-of-context clip to raise "questions" about a statement made by a...

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Series of Explosions Leave Victims Dead, Injured in Austin

13 March 2018

Texas officials say the attacks may be racially motivated and caution residents not to open...

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