Laura Colarusso

Editorial and Syndication Coordinator

GlobalPost

Laura Colarusso has been with GlobalPost since January of 2014 and, in that time, has worked in a variety of capacities including as a reporter and on the social media desk. Prior to joining GlobalPost, she worked as a reporter at Newsweek and The Daily Beast where she covered campaign finance and immigration reform. Her work has also appeared in Time, The Boston Globe, the Washington Monthly, Money, PBS NewsHour and New Jersey Monthly Magazine. Colarusso has a master's degree in political journalism from Columbia Journalism School.


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Conflict

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Politics

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Conflict

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Conflict

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Politics

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Conflict

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Politics

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Yemeni children pose for a photo during a protest in front of the United Nations office in Sanaa on April 13, 2015 against a strike by the Saudi-led coalition the previous day.

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Conflict

The country is also running low on food, water and fuel.