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Nicole LaFond is TPM’s deputy editor for news, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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DOVER, DE - NOVEMBER 21:  U.S. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump salute as military personnel carry a transfer case for fallen service member, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami, 25, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on November 21, 2019 in Dover, Delaware.  Fuchigami died Wednesday along with Chief Warrant Officer 2  David C. Knadle, 33, in Logar province, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed while providing security for troops on the ground,  according to a Department of Defense release.  The incident is under investigation.  (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) DOVER, DE - NOVEMBER 21:  U.S. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump salute as military personnel carry a transfer case for fallen service member, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami, 25, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on November 21, 2019 in Dover, Delaware.  Fuchigami died Wednesday along with Chief Warrant Officer 2  David C. Knadle, 33, in Logar province, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed while providing security for troops on the ground,  according to a Department of Defense release.  The incident is under investigation.  (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
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