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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Meredith Clark

New York Times reporter sparks debate by saying friends wish to raise children outside of US after Texas shooting

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A New York Times reporter is facing backlash for claiming that everyone she knows wishes to raise their children outside of the United States in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting massacre.

On Tuesday, Iranian-American journalist Farnaz Fassihi shared her response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, which took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. However, her message was soon met with mixed reactions, namely from American conservatives criticising Fassihi’s tweet.

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