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Kira Zalan is an American freelance journalist wandering around the world. Previously, she was editor at U.S. News & World Report, where she oversaw the publication of feature news magazine The Report, and a reporter for MoneyLaundering.com, where she covered financial regulation and financial crime. Kira’s freelance work has been published by Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, The Root, Marie Claire, Redbook, Ms., Center for Public Integrity, Global Investigative Journalism Network, U.S. News & World Report, Rewire News, Washingtonian and Northern Virginia magazines.
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