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Image for article: I Lost 100 Pounds in 6 Months After a Simple Lifestyle Change

I Lost 100 Pounds in 6 Months After a Simple Lifestyle Change

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Image for article: We Hid in a Shower to Survive Hurricane Melissa. Our Community is Destroyed

We Hid in a Shower to Survive Hurricane Melissa. Our Community is Destroyed

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As a Crime Reporter, Blood and Death Were Part of the Job—Something Worse Came After

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