Catherine Porter

international correspondent for The New York Times

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international correspondent for The New York Times

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Haitians agreed to pay their former slave masters in order to remain free in 1825. But they couldn’t pay off the debt and had to borrow from French banks.

Double debt of formerly enslaved Haitians is costing the country billions

Haitians agreed to pay their former slave masters in order to remain free in 1825. But they couldn’t pay off the debt and had to borrow from French banks.

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Americans spent more than $9 billion on manicures and pedicures last year. Much of that money was dropped in California where we have more nail salons than any other state.

L.A.’s Nail Salon Industry

Americans spent more than $9 billion on manicures and pedicures last year. Much of that money was dropped in California where we have more nail salons than any other state.

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