Julia Zorthian

Julia Zorthian is a reporter at TIME. She covers general news.

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Here's a Preview of the Solar Eclipse Traffic Nightmare

The backup in Oregon was between 20 and 30 miles long

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Here’s Why People Are Posting Cats in Response to the Barcelona Attack

A request from the police prompted a wave of cat photo tweets

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'I'm Not Disappearing Into Oblivion.' Amanda Knox on Life Back Home

Six years after her murder conviction was overturned in Italy

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Trump Decries Removal of Confederate Statues

"Who's next, Washington? Jefferson? So foolish!"

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World's Longest Suspension Footbridge

The newest place to hike in the Alps isn’t a mountain–it’s a suspension bridge. The longest pedestrian bridge of its kind just opened in Switzerland, running 1,621 ft. over a valley between the towns of...

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This Just In

A roundup of new and noteworthy insights from the week’s most talked-about studies:1 MORE MEN ARE USING CONDOMSNew data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows 33.7% of men polled between 2011 and ’15...

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You Really Need to Stop Putting Smiley Faces in Work Emails

Smiley faces may seem benign, but typing them in work emails may be doing more harm than good.In a new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of...

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Trump Thanks Putin for Expelling Diplomats

Putin expelled 755 diplomats from Russia

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5 of the Filthiest Places to Avoid on Airplanes

Certain places on planes are teeming with germs: here's how to deal with them

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Missouri Police Officer Shot and Killed During Traffic Stop

A manhunt for the shooter is underway

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This Wonder Woman-Themed Roller Coaster Is Going to Make History

It'll be the world's first single-rail roller coaster

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Woman Found Buried on Beach Died When Sand Caved In

Officials said the death of a Texas woman on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland was accidental

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This Just In

A roundup of new and noteworthy insights from the week’s most talked-about studies:1 HAPPINESS DEFINITELY IMPROVES HEALTHA review in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being that analyzed more than 150 studies found that high subjective well-being–a...

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More Evidence That Owning a Dog Is Really Good for You

A new study shows how dogs can benefit their owners

Cecil the Lion's Son Killed by Big Game Hunter

A big game trophy hunter fatally shot a son of Cecil the Lion named Xanda near the Zimbabwe park where Cecil was killed in 2015

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Alabama Man Shoots 820-Pound Wild Hog in His Front Yard

An Alabama taxidermist will preserve an animal he shot and killed himself: a massive, 820-pound wild hog.Wade Seago told al.com he saw the hog in the front yard of his home in Samson, Ala. last...

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This Just In

A roundup of new and noteworthy insights from the week’s most talked-about studies:1 PEOPLE DON’T PUT ON ENOUGH SUNBLOCKA study presented at the British Association of Dermatologists’ annual conference found that people miss 9.5% of...

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This Google Doodle Cricket Game Is Today’s Best Distraction

It's pretty addictive

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Paris' Technicolor Basketball Court

One way to repurpose an oddly shaped urban lot? Turn it into the world’s most colorful basketball court. That’s the idea behind this creation from French fashion label Pigalle and art firm Ill-Studio, which was...

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This Just In

A roundup of new and noteworthy insights from the week’s most talked-about studies:1 TEEN BIRTH RATES ARE AT AN ALL-TIME LOWThe number of U.S. births in 2016 by mothers ages 15 to 19 declined by...

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