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Mara Hvistendahl

@hvistendahl.bsky.social

Investigative reporter with The New York Times. I do books too (UNNATURAL SELECTION, THE SCIENTIST AND THE SPY). Send tips to mara.hvistendahl@nytimes.com or DM for Signal.

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Mara Hvistendahl @hvistendahl.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

There was another dealmaker in the Gulf last week: Elon Musk. SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Boring Company all announced new projects in the region. His family has been active there as well. Here's our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...

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Gulf Deal-Making Spree Also Benefited Elon Musk and His Family

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Mara Hvistendahl @hvistendahl.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Even as the FBI worked with governments in Southeast Asia to combat human trafficking, agents had sex with prostitutes in Cambodia, the Philippines and Thailand over a nine-year period, a document we obtained in a FOIA lawsuit shows. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/w...

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F.B.I. Agents in Southeast Asia Paid for Sex While Police Stood By, Watchdog Says (Gift Article)

Solicitation of prostitutes took place over several years even as employees were training to combat human trafficking, according to a document released to The Times in a lawsuit.

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Mara Hvistendahl @hvistendahl.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Tesla's stock price has tanked amid anger over Elon Musk's politics and competition from other EV makers. But the company could benefit from one recent change: Trump's tariffs. Turns out Tesla is shielded from the brunt of the trade measures by its supply chain. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/w...

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Trump’s Tariffs Could Help Tesla, by Hurting Its Rivals More (Gift Article)

The electric car company led by Elon Musk builds all the cars it sells in the United States in California and Texas, shielding it from tariffs that could devastate competitors.

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