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Rhian Lubin

Senior US News Reporter

Rhian Lubin is a senior US reporter and writer at The Independent, focusing on US news and politics, with an interest in stories about the American healthcare system. Rhian was a former features writer and climate journalist at the Daily Mirror newspaper in the UK and was named Environment Journalist of the Year at the 2023 British Press Awards.

<p>Ethan is in the hospital with measles encephalitis, a rare complication that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain</p>

Mom whose son has measles encephalitis wouldn’t change anti-vax choice

<p>Bereaved parents outside a Los Angeles courtroom, where a bellwether lawsuit against tech giants could set the course for the 1,600 other plaintiffs across the country</p>

A jury will decide if social media addictions are harming children

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Fox host says transgender people should not be allowed to own guns

<p>Female ICE agents fake car breakdown to lure father out of house and arrest him</p>

Female ICE agents faked having car troubles to set up arrest

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