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Ari Weitzman

Ari is Tangle's managing editor. He is a Pittsburgh native, a University of Chicago graduate and a dropout of three graduate programs. Ari previously worked in software, and he specializes in covering tech, the environment and anything quantitative.

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A passenger on the cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife, Spain | REUTERS/Hannah McKay, edited by Russell Nystrom

The hantavirus outbreak.

Hantavirus
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel stands by his side during a press conference | REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon, edited by Russell Nystrom

The Southern Poverty Law Center gets indicted.

Southern Poverty Law Center
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Deputy Mayor Julie Su announce the first site identified for the City's municipal grocery store program.

Mamdani's "tax the rich" proposal.

Wealth tax
A Google engineer at a Google Data Center in 2012 | Connie Zhou/Google/ZUMAPRESS.com, edited by Russell Nystrom

Let's debate: Data centers.

Data centers
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Some answers to your questions.

Reader mailbag
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It's time for some change.

Tangle editorial policy
People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky

Making sense of February's job numbers.

Jobs report
A child stands next to a missile in Qamishli, Syria — March 4, 2026 | REUTERS/Orhan Qereman, edited by Russell Nystro

The war in Iran expands.

War with Iran
The United States Olympic men’s ice hockey team, with goaltender Connor Hellebuyck in front, at the State of the Union address — February 24, 2026

Proud to be an American.

Loving America
Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) at a news conference on legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stocks | REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, edited by Russell Nystrom

Is it time to ban Congressional stock trading?

STOCK Act
A construction worker at a multi-unit residential housing project in Encinitas, California | REUTERS/Mike Blake, edited by Russell Nystrom

Takeaways from the January jobs report.

Jobs report
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump at the White House — February 12, 2026 | REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, edited by Russell Nystrom

The EPA repeals the endangerment finding.

EPA
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