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Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer; Tornado strikes Kentucky, leaving at least 18 dead; Proposed proof-of-citizenship bill could impact all registered voters in Texas; Challenges arise in efforts to track, stop spread of avian flu.

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Former President Joe Biden is diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer. FBI says the explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was terrorism, and Western hunters and anglers oppose sale of federally managed public lands.

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New Mexico's acequia irrigation system is a model of democratic governance, buying a house in rural America will get harder under the Trump administration's draft 2026 budget, and physicians and medical clinics serving rural America are becoming a rarity.

Zamone Perez

Zamone “Z” Perez is a reporter and producer, covering the Mid-Atlantic. He previously wrote for Military Times, where he worked as a Pentagon reporter and produced a daily national security podcast. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he researched international ethics and atrocity prevention in his thesis. He is particularly fond of his home state of Illinois and Lake Michigan.


Honors and Awards: 2024 Winner: Atlanta Press Club Award of Excellence in Civil and Human Rights Reporting

Languages Spoken: English

Topic Expertise: Military service members and veterans issues, national security, social issues facing the military.

Location: Moline, IL

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Report: Federal inspectors find antibiotics in beef, despite label saying otherwise

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Trump admin to begin transgender military ban after court ruling

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Lawyers for two VA students ask judge to pause book bans in Pentagon schools

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