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Kat Lonsdorf is a correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering the Western United States. She joined NPR in 2019 and has reported from Ukraine, Afghanistan, and across the U.S. on immigration, climate, and breaking news. Lonsdorf previously worked at KJZZ in Phoenix and graduated from American University.