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Covers:  politics, economy, breaking news
Reporter for @CNNNewsource. @JohnsHopkins & @columbiajourn alum. Frequent flier. Runner. Clarinet nerd. Anxious Mets fan. RTs not endorsements. Opinions mine.

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Karin Caifa’s Biography

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Reporter for CNN Newsource, based in Washington.
Politics and breaking news events.
Johns Hopkins, Peabody Conservatory and Columbia J-School alum.

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Major League Social Media

Major League Social Media

How do MLB teams and players engage with fans on social media? Karin Caifa looks at one team's winning formul…

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Open Houses: What to Look For

Open Houses: What to Look For

House hunting? Karin Caifa has a checklist of commonly overlooked areas that can be costly later.

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Outrageous Easter Chocolates

Outrageous Easter Chocolates

Karin Caifa shows us some wild Easter chocolate designs, and the artist behind them.

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Crowdfunding Evolution

Crowdfunding Evolution

Small donations in large numbers help people power projects and maybe even change the world. Karin Caifa repo…

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Forget Green Beer: Irish Whiskey Sales Booming

Forget Green Beer: Irish Whiskey Sales Booming

Forget the green beer this St. Patrick's Day. CNN's Karin Caifa looks at the recent popularity of Irish whisk…

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Tablets Take Flight

Tablets Take Flight

Airline pilots ditch bulky paper manuals in favor of tablets.

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From sketches to sequins: How Olympic skating costumes are made

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By Karin Caifa Verified
| WISC-TV (Madison, WI) Verified
(CNN) - Before the sequins and the sparkle, there are sketches, hand stitches, a design niche and even rules of the sport to consider when making a skating costume. Los Angeles-based designer Lisa McKinnon, who started skating at age 4, began making her own costumes when she was 12. Her craftsmanship caught the eye other skaters. "Other people noticed and they started asking me to make them things too," she says.
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Groundhog Day Forecasts: Punxsutawney Phil Has Competition

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By Karin Caifa Verified
| WRCB-TV (Chattanooga, TN) Verified
For some Americans, the first sign of spring could be an armadillo. For others, it could be a duck. Most will look to a groundhog on February 2 - from Punxsutawney Phil in western Pennsylvania, to Staten Island Chuck in New York.
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Here’s why your credit score means more right now

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By Karin Caifa Verified
| WSMV-TV (Nashville, TN) Verified
(CNN) – From lower gas prices to potentially larger tax refunds, consumers have some glimmers of hope on the money front in 2026. However, post-pandemic financial pressures took a toll on credit scores. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found Americans have not been this anxious about missing debt payments since the early shock of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Consumers are still being squeezed by elevated post-pandemic inflation and debt that came with it.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first paycheck from a news outlet came at age 9, when I won the Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY) holiday writing contest.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

In 2nd grade, I insisted that my dad pull out his typewriter so I could type up an assignment and make it look "professional."

Why did you become a journalist?

Journalism takes me places I never dreamed I'd go, and then I get to relay and share those experiences.