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Gino Spocchia

US reporter @ginospoc

Gino Spocchia joined The Independent in March 2020 as a reporter covering US news and politics. Since, he has worked on the 2020 US general election and the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, among other stories. More recently, he has written about the Russian war on Ukraine and attacks on LGBT+ rights in the US. He also works on breaking news stories, liveblogs and The Independent’s Inside Washington and US Morning Headlines newsletters. Email him at gino.spocchia@independent.co.uk

<p>Aftermath of a tornado in a widespread storm system that touched down in Round Rock, Texas</p>

Tornado watch: Video shows Texas Walmart shoppers running for cover

<p>Quinton Simon went missing on 5 October from his home in Savannah, Georgia </p>

Timeline of missing toddler Quinton Simon’s disappearance

<p>Video showing Quinton’s babysitter (left) and grandmother (right) in a verbal dispute </p>

Grandmother posts unusual message on Facebook in case of Quinton Simon

<p>Video showed an officer from the Lubbock Police Department wrong ‘return’ a bag of milk-like liquid</p>

Texas police department apologises for taping milk on man’s door