My first big semi-solo trip came after college in the 1990s when I took off for six months to travel around India, Nepal and Thailand. Since then, in between steady gigs, I have made it a practice to pack a bag and just go. I am the queen of high-low travel and along the way I’ve realized that no matter where you go — a tiny village in Zambia or the Ritz in Paris — there are some things that you must always carry with you.

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Species-wise, you probably identify as human. But based on the number of cells in and on your body, you are actually more microbe, because trillions of them call you home. Your human genes are outnumbered by microbial genes and, as the scientists exploring our microbial ecosystems (known as our microbiomes) are discovering, the armies of tiny freeloaders our bodies host are quietly controlling us. Together, they can govern mood, appetite and immune responses, as well as helping to digest and metabolise foods.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has admitted that he thinks Twitter’s Follower count is an entirely meaningless metric. In fact, Dorsey actually states it was a mistake to have made the number so prominent and believes it’s an aspect of Twitter that needs rethinking.

Speaking in a fireside chat in New Delhi, India, Dorsey explained it was an unwise decision for the team to have emphasized the metric. He also explained that it largely happened without them really thinking about it all too much.

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Out of office. When you devote your days to covering women’s equality (or lack thereof), it can sometimes feel like you’re in a bit of an echo chamber. After all, most of the people who make the effort to read the Broadsheet already have a good grasp on the issues we cover. While I’m beyond grateful to be part of the community of our readers, I do wonder: How can we widen our discussion of the hurdles women still face to include an audience that might not know much about them?

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Small business owners across Australia claim they have been left out of pocket by an in-store promotional scheme gone wrong.

The offer from Viewable Media seemed compelling, essentially offering businesses free advertising.

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Yahoo Finance’s Melody Hahm, Andy Serwer, Brian Cheung, Zack Guzman, Brian Sozzi, Ethan Wolff-Mann, Julia La Roche, Scott Gamm, Dan Howley, Oscar Williams-Grut and Jeanie Ahn discuss today’s top stories.

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The Cleveland Browns bear market turned into a bull after a decisive win over the Atlanta Falcons. Here’s whose stock rose the most.

When’s the last time the Cleveland Browns celebrated a fun win–at The Factory of Sadness, aka, FirstEnergy Stadium.

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West Virginia state Sen. Richard Ojeda, retired paratrooper, announces blue-collar campaign for the 2020 presidency.

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When Dr. Harold Paz assumed his post as chief medical officer of insurance goliath Aetna in 2014, the opioid epidemic was raging. Paz had a long history of managing health care organizations through times of tumult, with long stints as chief executive officer of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and dean of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University.

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