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Karys Belger is a National Security and Environment Reporter based in Washington, D.C. She received a B.A. in English from Spelman College where she also researched the the effects of the African Diaspora on current populations while studying abroad in the United Kingdom. In the past, Karys has served as a Washington correspondent for Fox News in North Dakota, covering the protests against the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. Currently, Karys is a graduate student at the Medill School of Journalism focusing on Social Justice and Investigative reporting. She will graduate from the program in June of 2017.