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Nick Reilly

My name is Nick Reilly and I am a writer/editor. My experience includes research and reporting for Newsweek, film criticism, marketing, blogging, ethnographic research in Africa, building mausoleums, and more.

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Hen Mazzig

For a decade, Hen Mazzig has been an educator on Jews of the Middle East and North Africa, and credited by several historians as the founder of Mizrahi Heritage Month.

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Tanya Mozias

Hi, I am Tanya. I'm a writer, linguist, and artist. You can find my latest essays and artwork on this website. I also write the newsletter Friends with Words about …

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Robyn White

Science and Lifestyle Journalist

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Eric Ferkenhoff

I am a 30-year reporter and editor skilled across media, with a chief focus on investigations – particularly the intersection of justice agencies with politics and private industry. I am …

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Lauren Giella

As a journalist, I will help people navigate complex politics and understand the important policy and legal decisions through accurate, straightforward, fact-based analysis. I will remain curious, fair, hardworking and …

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Latest Articles

Microplastics are changing your insides in unexpected ways

A new study has shown that microplastics can alter gut microbiome, where those changes resemble patterns associated with depression and colorectal cancer. The research, conducted within microONE, a project led by the CBmed research center in Graz, Austria, in collaboration with international partners, was presented at the United European Gastroenterology …
By Jasmine Laws
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Washington schools find major contamination levels in drinking water

Data collected by the Washington Department of Health (DOH) has revealed that the majority of schools in the state had levels of lead in drinking water fixtures that were higher than the level the state considers safe enough to drink. A Washington DOH spokesperson also told Newsweek that children under …
By Jasmine Laws
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What "secret fresh water" deposits off US coast mean for drinking water

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics, crime and global affairs. Jasmine joined Newsweek in 2024 from News UK and had previously written for the Metro, …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Celebrity homes threatened by explosive new California blaze

The Canyon Fire in Ventura County, California, is spreading rapidly and now nearing the outskirts of the Castaic community, raising alarm as flames approach residential areas, including the vicinity of several celebrity homes. Newsweek contacted Castaic Town Council via email for comment outside of regular working hours on Friday. As …
By Benjamin Hanson
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Emerging treatment could 'significantly improve' this chronic condition

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics, crime and global affairs. Jasmine joined Newsweek in 2024 from News UK and had previously written for the Metro, …
By Jasmine Laws
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'Disabling' chronic illness in children not taken seriously: Experts

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics, crime and global affairs. Jasmine joined Newsweek in 2024 from News UK and had previously written for the Metro, …
By Jasmine Laws
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