Author name: Emily Bullock

Emily Bullock is a news writer for In Happier News. She writes articles about politics, health, business, and finance. She has a Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied public policy and communications. Emily's hobbies include traveling and reading. She prefers to travel with her family, but she also loves solo trips where she can immerse herself in new cultures and experiences. When she's not on the road or relaxing at home with a good book, Emily spends time volunteering in her community with her children.

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Misool, Raja Ampat: Exploring ‘the last paradise on Earth’—in a sea kayak

“Silence is a privilege, especially in Indonesia,” our guide Priyo Utomo Laksono tells us, quietly, as if he’s scared to break this precious moment of solitude. We glide down yet another turquoise river and to emphasize the point, we all fall silent, listening to… absolutely nothing. Not even birds. It’s just the gentle, rhythmic lap

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Journalists Discuss Health Care for Incarcerated Children and the Possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic

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Where spirituality bathes with politics: A photographic pilgrimage to India’s massive Kumbh Mela festival

The Kumbh Mela is the largest peaceful gathering of people in the world. Right now, an estimated 400 million Hindu devotees are making, or have already made, their pilgrimage to the banks of India’s holiest rivers. Photographer Nicola Zolin joins the congregation. Amid the waves of faces, a young man—Karan, no older than 22—appears with

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So When *Exactly* Do Men Become More Rational, Capable, & Fit To Lead?

We all know that without the work of women, societies across the globe screech to a painful, calamitous halt. But despite the various power anthems about girls running the world, the fact of the matter is that there is a massive leadership gap between men and women in business and politics. Just one third of

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Mom Shares Why Her College-Aged Kid & His Friends Always Hang Out At Home

We all had that one friend’s house where we’d always go to hang out, right? Their parents had the best food, a fridge stocked with every single drink, and a welcoming, comfortable environment that made it the place to hang out as kids. Now, with more and more of us suddenly having teenagers of our

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Mom Sends Out Rules For Child's Birthday Gifts & They're… Something

My kids are in double digits and, over the years we’ve been to a lot of kids birthday parties. In that time, I’ve prided myself on establishing go-to gifts for just about any age. Toddler to preschool? You’re getting Picasso tiles. Kindergarten? One of a handful of gender-neutral, tried and true play sets. I’ve got

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Can Medicaid’s Popularity Shield It From the Budget Ax? 

Renuka Rayasam Congressional lawmakers are facing tricky arithmetic as they hammer out a budget plan to finance President Donald Trump’s agenda.  Republicans need to free up roughly $4 trillion to pay for renewing Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which expire at the end of the year. Trump has vowed not to touch the costliest government programs,

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