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Melina Khan


Melina Khan is a New England-based journalist and editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her work has previously appeared in The Day, The Quinnipiac Chronicle, and more than 30 NBC station affiliates nationwide.

woman at table of wedding reception holding wine glass captions "I got kicked out of my own brother's wedding reception by my own mother -part 2" "Is she drunk?" "I think Sophi is drunk" "mom made an executive decision once I broke a wine glass by setting it down on the table too hard" (l) woman with tongue out with man at wedding reception (c) woman standing outside of wedding reception hand on head caption "mom walked us to the Uber, deceived me that she was coming home with us she made the right decision to send me home" (r)

‘She made the right choice, i was wrecked’: Woman says mom kicked her out of brother’s wedding

'I’m not saying you’re an alcoholic but if you have to get kicked out…'

On Jun 22, 2022 by Melina Khan

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woman taking a picture with cardboard boxes in background (l) man smiling (c) woman standing behind man with phone in hand (r) all with captions "Karen!!! Asking to leave her country part 1" and "Let's make her famous!!"

‘I’m gonna make you famous’: Karen throws boxes at Hispanic workers and tells them to get out of her country

'Sadly many more go through this, and don’t record it.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Melina Khan

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young men in mcdonald's yelling at customers and workers

‘I would of never let them scream around me like that’: Kids yell at McDonald’s workers, sparking debate

'This is what happens when you don't discipline your kids.'

On Jun 14, 2022 by Melina Khan

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young woman (l) hand holding laser hair removal gun (c) arm with burn marks (r)

‘I had first degree burns all over my arms’: Woman says laser hair removal landed her in the ER

'This should not happen.'

On Jun 13, 2022 by Melina Khan

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young woman with severe sunburn on forehead in car with caption "i'll never forget the look on the doctors face" (l) banana boat sunscreen (c) young woman in pool with hat and glasses with caption "story time fully explaining please"

‘I’ll never forget the look on the doctor’s face’: Woman says expired sunscreen burned her forehead

'It felt like fire ants had stung me all over.'

On Jun 7, 2022 by Melina Khan

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man in front of job application screens

‘They thought it was appropriate to ask me this question?’: Online job application asks for applicant’s stance on abortion

'What in the Hobby Lobby is going on with that question???'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Melina Khan

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young woman dressed up in warehouse with captions "let us know how the date went!" and "he took me to carmax in this outfit" (l&r) carmax the auto superstore sign (c)

‘HE TOOK ME TO CARMAX IN THIS OUTFIT’: Woman says man took her to CarMax for date

'He was taking u to cosign.'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Melina Khan

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Woman holding starbucks drink caption "Starbucks basically rebranding whipped cream by simply calling it "cold foam" is absolutely genius. Whipped cream sounds like a gluttonous treat I rarely deserve and a weird choice for 9am while cold foam sounds like sophisticated choice for my daily coffee and great way to start my day. And this is coming from an almond milk girl!!" (l) Starbucks cold foam iced espresso on counter (r)

‘Marketing is so powerful’: Starbucks accused of repurposing product in viral TikTok

But there's a key difference.

On May 31, 2022 by Melina Khan

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