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To Protect Against Wildfires, Insurers Try to Change Construction Standards

Property insurers are trying to force changes in construction standards that they say are necessary to protect against wildfires.

By Emily Flitter

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She Lost Her Home in the 2017 Atlas Fire in Napa. Then She Built Something ‘Different.’

The fire-resistant house she built in Napa, Calif., with the insurance money was “so different — and I like different.”

By Tim McKeough

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Exploring Lanzarote, a Growing LGBTQ Destination in the Canary Islands

A place of windswept, austere beauty, this corner of the Canary Islands is a growing L.G.B.T.Q. destination as well as a perfect place to clear the mind.

By Alexander Lobrano

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An Architect Couple Design Their Dream Home on Orcas Island

The small house in Washington was designed to sit lightly on the land: It touches the ground in only six places, and they didn’t cut down a single tree.

By Tim McKeough