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Freelance journalist tweeting about freelance opportunities. Work: @travelleisure, @foodandwine, @goodhousemag, etc. Previous: @latimes @globalpost
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How the Rest of the World Controls Guns-And What Americans Can Learn

How the Rest of the World Controls Guns-And What Americans Can Learn

Many gun laws around the globe make it harder for people to obtain weapons that could kill multiple people in…

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I Visited Panama to Try the World's Most Expensive Coffee - and Now You Can, Too

I Visited Panama to Try the World's Most Expensive Coffee - and Now You Can, Too

Michael Janson isn't in a hurry. At 76 years old, the coffee farmer has significantly slowed down with age, t…

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Coronavirus stole the sweet magic of kissing. Will we ever get it back?

Coronavirus stole the sweet magic of kissing. Will we ever get it back?

Seth Brown's first interaction with romance didn't quite go as planned. At age 10, the Venice resident had hi…

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Intrepid's New Kenya Tour for Women, Led by Women, Will Inspire Female Travelers

Intrepid's New Kenya Tour for Women, Led by Women, Will Inspire Female Travelers

It's a sweltering September morning in Nairobi when I make my way into a gas station to grab cold water for t…

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The 7 things you have to spot in L.A. before you can really say you live here

The 7 things you have to spot in L.A. before you can really say you live here

Season 2 of "You" - available on Netflix - gets one thing right about moving to Los Angeles: It's a city that…

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Jesse Billauer​​​​​​​ Conquered Machu Picchu in a Wheelchair - and He Let Us Come Along

Jesse Billauer​​​​​​​ Conquered Machu Picchu in a Wheelchair - and He Let Us Come Along

Jesse Billauer is deliberate. That was clear from the second we met as we took off on a plane from our shared…

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We Went to the California-Mexico Border. This Is What We Witnessed.

We Went to the California-Mexico Border. This Is What We Witnessed.

As Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared last week, "Generally, claims by aliens pertaining to domestic vio…

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Cultus Camp: Searching for UFOs at the Mojave Desert's Most Exclusive Airbnb

Cultus Camp: Searching for UFOs at the Mojave Desert's Most Exclusive Airbnb

"It's almost 9:18; the man in the can should be here," Jeremy Corbell, a man with the youthful face of an ear…

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Wash, Rinse, Redeem: A Look Inside A Beauty School-In A Men's Prison

Wash, Rinse, Redeem: A Look Inside A Beauty School-In A Men's Prison

THE FIRST TIME Andrew Jones got busted was after stealing a car in Placer County, California in 2003. He was …

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Billabong XXL Awards celebrate big-wave surfing

Billabong XXL Awards celebrate big-wave surfing

What's it like to stare down a 78-foot wave? It's really no big deal. Or so big-wave legend Garrett McNamara …

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The science of selfies is serious business -- and seriously revealing

The science of selfies is serious business -- and seriously revealing

After combing through 656,000 photos on Instagram from five global cities, a team of data researchers has com…

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Women, you'll likely die before there's gender parity among leaders

Women, you'll likely die before there's gender parity among leaders

Most women working today will not live to see the day that women reach parity with men in leadership roles in…

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Big announcement for women's surfing: Find out at our live chat

Big announcement for women's surfing: Find out at our live chat

Forget the year of the horse; 2014 is the year of the female surfer. In September, the Assn. of Surfing Profe…

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Live video chat with Reddit's Alexis Ohanian on Thursday

Live video chat with Reddit's Alexis Ohanian on Thursday

The cofounder of Reddit joins host Stacey Leasca for AMA video chat in the newsroom. Hard work, determination…

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Colorado replaces marker 420 with 419.99 to foil 'weed enthusiasts'

Colorado replaces marker 420 with 419.99 to foil 'weed enthusiasts'

Marijuana plants are seen under multi-colored grow lights in the growing... (EPA/ Bob Pearson ) This week, Co…

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Female surfers will be allowed to compete at Lower Trestles

Female surfers will be allowed to compete at Lower Trestles

The top 17 female surfers in the world, a list that currently includes Alana Blanchard, Carissa Moore, Sally …

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Reddit Meetup: Can users turn online connections into real ones?

Reddit Meetup: Can users turn online connections into real ones?

What do President Obama, Morgan Freeman, NSA document-leaker Edward Snowden and some guy who goes by the name…

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Hope for elephants: Retired circus elephants find new home

Hope for elephants: Retired circus elephants find new home

Hope, Maine has a population of 1,310. And two elephants. The tiny coastal New England town recently beca…

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Take an Inside Look at Turkey's Most Famous Baklava Bakery - Which You Can Visit Now Too

Take an Inside Look at Turkey's Most Famous Baklava Bakery - Which You Can Visit Now Too

The Shangri-La Bosphorus is offering an exclusive Baklava Butler Experience, which includes spending the day …

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The Wellness Trip Travelers Actually Need Isn’t a Spa—It’s a Safari

The Wellness Trip Travelers Actually Need Isn’t a Spa—It’s a Safari

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This Tiny European Nation Has Turned Mushroom Foraging Into a National Sport

This Tiny European Nation Has Turned Mushroom Foraging Into a National Sport

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