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Person spraying blue bottle onto arm outdoors with trees blurred in background.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: The Best Bug Repellents and Sprays of 2025
We went hands-on with bug repellents to test how they feel, how they smell and everything else you’d want to know about a bug spray before you use one.
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January 13, 2025
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Two wooden beach chairs and umbrella on white sand beach under palm trees with blue ocean horizon.
Medya Mansyone
CNT Traveler: The Ultimate Beach Vacation Packing List
Consult our ultimate beach vacation packing list —it's filled with all the essentials you might forget.
MAYI
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May 29, 2024
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Backpacker with blue backpack walking on a green trail surrounded by wildflowers and pine trees toward snow-capped mountains.
Medya Mansyone
CNN souliye: Gid yon debutan nan sakado: Ki jan yo pake, manje epi jwi lavi sou wout la
With national parks making headlines this year for their record attendance, long gate lines and timed entry reservations, there’s no time...
MAYI
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September 25, 2023
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Aerial view of a long beach with turquoise water, beachfront buildings, and a boat speeding on the ocean.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: 22 atik ou bezwen pake pou pwochen vwayaj ou a Meksik
Antèt Meksik? Jwenn lis anbalaj ou isit la.
MAYI
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September 15, 2023
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Two people in sleeping bags sitting inside a tent overlooking a mountainous forest at sunset.
Medya Mansyone
CNN Deyò: Pi bon bidjè a sakado kovèti pou avantur ete, dapre ekspè yo
Isit la se yon gade tèt-desann nan pi bon kovèti pou sakado a abòdab sou mache a jodi a, men-chwazi pa ekspè yo.
MAYI
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August 14, 2023
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Two people in sleeping bags sitting inside a tent on a grassy mountain overlooking forested hills.
Medya Mansyone
CNN Deyò: Pi bon bidjè a sakado kovèti pou avantur ete, dapre ekspè yo
Isit la se yon gade tèt-desann nan pi bon kovèti pou sakado a abòdab sou mache a jodi a, men-chwazi pa ekspè yo.
MAYI
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July 14, 2023
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Two wooden beach chairs with a white umbrella on white sand, framed by palm trees under blue sky.
Medya Mansyone
CNN Traveler: The Ultimate Beach Vacation Packing List
consult our ultimate beach vacation packing list below—it's filled with all the essentials you might forget, from the waterproof tech bag ...
MAYI
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June 7, 2023
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Man relaxing on a hammock outdoors while a boy runs and splashes in a pool in the foreground.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: Fè lakou ou santi ou tankou kan baz ete sa a ak 36 lakou esansyèl nan REI
Fè lakou ou santi tankou kan baz ete sa a ak 36 lakou esansyèl nan REI
MAYI
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July 15, 2022
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Plastic bags in a cardboard box containing water filters, syringes, and tubes.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: Yon nimewo k ap grandi nan Ikrenyen pa ka jwenn aksè nan dlo pwòp. Yon Ewo CNN voye dè milye de filtè dlo
Yon ewo CNN voye dè milye de filtè dlo nan Ikrenyen ki pa ka jwenn aksè nan dlo pwòp
MAYI
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March 21, 2022
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Person outdoors spraying bug repellent onto their forearm with trees in the background.
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CNN souliye: pi bon espre yo pi byen nan 2021
Pi bon espre nan 2021
MAYI
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November 4, 2021
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Person spraying bug repellent spray on their left forearm outdoors with green blurred background.
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CNN souliye: pi bon espre yo pi byen nan 2021
Pi bon espre nan 2021
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Palm trees bending strongly as wind blows their leaves under a cloudy sky.
Medya Mansyone
Ki jan yo ede Siklòn Dorian viktim yo atravè AmazonSmile
Ki jan yo ede Siklòn Dorian viktim yo atravè AmazonSmile
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Person holding two glasses of water, one cloudy and one clear, in front of a group of people outdoors.
Medya Mansyone
CNN diven pou dlo
Sawyer is proud to be partnering with Wine to Water, an organization founded by 2009 CNN Hero Doc Hendley.
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Four friends hiking on a forest trail with backpacks, smiling and enjoying nature.
Medya Mansyone
CNN souliye: Antèt nan peyi kap vini yo? Isit la nan tout bagay ou bezwen pwoteje kont tik, selon ekspè yo
Antèt nan peyi kay? Isit la nan tout bagay ou bezwen pwoteje kont tik, selon ekspè yo
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Five different insect repellent sprays and lotions in various bottle shapes and colors on white background.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: The best bug repellents, according to Amazon reviews
The best bug repellents, according to Amazon reviews
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Woman using a Sawyer water filter attached to a kitchen tap to fill a cup with water.
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Ewo CNN
Jou dlo Mondyal sa a (Mas 22nd, 2013), CNN te fè yon swiv moute sou youn nan patnè ki pa Peye-pwofi: Diven nan dlo.
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Close-up of a mosquito with a blood-filled abdomen on human skin with visible hairs.
Medya Mansyone
CNN Sante: Nouvo marengwen malarya ijan nan vil Afriken yo, ak ekspè yo enkyete
Nouvo malarya marengwen yo parèt nan vil Afriken yo, ak ekspè yo enkyete
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Two people sit by a campfire near a tent in a forest clearing under a starry night sky with the Milky Way visible.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: Poukisa kan backcountry ta ka vakans pafè ane sa a
Why backcountry camping could be the perfect vacation this year
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Two people holding drinks and talking on a decorated rooftop deck at sunset.
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CNN underscored: Everything you need for a bug-free summer outdoors
Everything you need for a bug-free summer outdoors
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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Two campers sit by a campfire beside a tent under a starry sky with the Milky Way visible.
Medya Mansyone
CNN: Everything you need to know about backcountry camping, according to backpackers
What is backcountry camping?
MAYI
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September 16, 2021
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