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6 Things You Should Know About Your Health Before You Turn 35, According To An Expert
Bustle - JR Thorpe
The big 3-5 is an important milestone for a lot of us (though age, as they say, shouldn't define you). By now, it's probably helpful to know how …
Trump Says He 'Fell Asleep' During Obama's Critical Speech
HuffPost - Paige Lavender
The former president called out his successor directly for the first time since Obama left office in January 2017. President Donald Trump said he tried to watch former President Barack Obama’s speech Friday,
'Bring It.' Cory Booker Releases Confidential Documents on Brett Kavanaugh Despite Senate Threat
TIME - By Alana Abramson
The partisan contention continued into the third day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker …
Books
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism
The New Yorker - Katy Waldman
In more than twenty years of running diversity-training and cultural-competency workshops for American companies, the academic and educator Robin DiAngelo has noticed that white people are sensationally,
Study: 24 Million White Americans Have Alt-Right Beliefs. What’s That Mean?
New York Magazine - Ed Kilgore
A lot of Americans who may not identify with the twisted ideologies of the alt-right rioters of Charlottesville do nonetheless fit the textbook …
Inspirational new Nike ad features a young Serena Williams playing tennis
cbsnews.com - Danielle Garrand
Have you ever wanted to see how a young Serena Williams played tennis? Spoiler alert: She was remarkable even then and Nike has the footage to prove …
InfoWars host Alex Jones ‘caught looking at transgender porn’ despite anti-trans rants
pinknews.co.uk - Nick Duffy
Eagle-eyed viewers have questions for InfoWars host Alex Jones, after he appeared to unwittingly reveal he enjoys watching transgender-themed …
Hoard of 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins unearthed by group of friends and a metal detector
The Telegraph - By Dalya Alberge
A hoard of 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins has been unearthed by three friends and their metal detector in Yorkshire. Such a find would be thrilling enough, but it has also led to a further significant
U.S. Politics
Tired of Dirty Dishes and ‘Hacker Houses,’ Millennials Revamp Communal Living
POLITICO - By MAX BLAU
‘Co-living’ offers more affordable rent, a cleaning service and even the occasional happy hour. And no more psycho roommates. SAN JOSE—One night in January 2016, Bryan Cannon was searching for an apartment
Sea Level
The Doomed Island That Loves Trump
POLITICO - By EARL SWIFT
Tangier Island, climate change-denying and threatened by rising waters, became a thing of media fascination in 2016. Here’s what it looked like on their side. As the summer of 2016 enters its final weeks,
Public Health
What Happened at Camp Lejeune
psmag.com - Lori Lou Freshwater
I grew up drinking and bathing in the toxic waters around a military base in North Carolina. Thirty years later, I went back to investigate.In the …
This California School's Dress Code Is Feminist AF
Scary Mommy - Thea Glassman
One California school district is completely revamping the dress code for girls There have been so many awful, sexist stories about the ways dress …
Opinion
A Republican theme on abortions: 'It's OK for me, evil for thee'
The Guardian - Arwa Mahdawi
An illustrious list of Republican men are publicly anti-choice, but privately have supported women in their lives having abortions The Week in Patriarchy is a weekly roundup of what’s happening in the
Women's News
A black woman shot and killed her abusive husband in a “stand your ground” state. Now she faces murder charges.
Vox - Jane Coaston
She says her estranged husband was charging at her. Now she’s in jail. A black woman in Selma, Alabama, says she shot and killed her abusive husband because he charged at her and she feared for her life.
Trump Refugee Boss Explains Why All Ladies (And Girls!) Must Birth Babies.
wonkette.com - Doktor Zoom
Mother Jones came into possession of a remarkable bit of writing from the college career of Scott Lloyd, the anti-abortion activist who got himself …
Fred Meyer Grocery Store Locks Up Black Hair Care Products
Teen Vogue - Avery Matera
The rest of the cosmetic products were left out. An Oregon grocery store allegedly put haircare products for black women behind a closed Plexiglas case while leaving other haircare products out, Yahoo!
Howard University Senior Will Compete At The 2020 Olympics With Her Two Siblings
Essence - Paula Rogo
A Howard University student will be representing the island nation of Cape Verde in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Latroya Pina will …
Muslim woman says she was forced to show bloody menstrual pad to TSA agents
Daily Dot - Samantha Grasso
A Muslim graduate student was patted down by TSA agents at a Boston airport, touched in the groin area, and forced to pull her pants and underwear …
Trump fans melt down after Fox News’ own poll shows Americans want citizenship for undocumented immigrants
rawstory.com - Brad Reed
A recent Fox News poll shows that most Americans want there to be a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants — and President Donald Trump’s …
News (U.S.)
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown
The Washington Post - By Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan, Matt McClain, Katherine Lee, MaryAnne Golon
Jimmy Carter finishes his Saturday night dinner, salmon and broccoli casserole on a paper plate, flashes his famous toothy grin and calls playfully to his wife of 72 years, Rosalynn: “C’mon, kid.” She
There's a Measles Outbreak in 21 States Right Now Because of Unvaccinated Kids
sheknows.com - by Kimberly Zapata
Measles is a highly contagious but very preventable disease. In fact, after the introduction of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, the …
Physics
Either This Data is Incorrect or These Physicists Just Changed the World
VICE - Daniel Oberhaus
A paper posted to arXiv last month claims to have achieved superconductivity at room temperature, but other physicists say the data may be incorrect. When it comes to applied quantum mechanics, there two
New chemical causes deadly brain cancer to self-destruct
Medical News Today - By Ana Sandoiu
Scientists have discovered a chemical compound that cuts off the "energy supply" to glioblastoma cells, making them self-destruct. Glioblastoma is a …
EpiPen
FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen
The Washington Post - By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of EpiPen on Thursday, a move that will bring new competition for the lifesaving allergy injection that helped spark public furor over
How Women Won the Right to Vote (and Why It Still Matters)
mydomaine.com - by Hadley Mendelsohn
This Saturday marks the 98th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which grants women the right to vote. And just a few days ago was the 53rd …
Donald Trump Jr. Deletes False Instagram That Claims Father Is More Popular Than Obama
TIME - By Gina Martinez
Donald Trump Jr. deleted a doctored image from his Instagram Friday, which showed his father’s approval rating at 50%. The falsified image originated …
Trump defends decision to not back UN breastfeeding resolution
Axios - Shannon Vavra
President Trump defended the U.S. move to not back a UN resolution promoting breastfeeding as the healthiest options for babies, tweeting Monday that …
Amerikkka was built on busting up families …
sfbayview.com - ellen
by Raymond Nat Turner “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because …
African-American News
Man Finds A Racist ‘Owners Manual’ On His Job And Exposes Them On Facebook
blackamericaweb.com
A Black man in Tennessee recently came across a racist document in a filing cabinet at his workplace. DeAndre Adams found papers titled “N-Word Owners …
For Colored Girls Who Tried Braided Wigs and Clip-in Afros When Sitting in a Chair for 12 Hours Was Too Much
The Root - Veronica Webb

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6 Things You Should Know About Your Health Before You Turn 35, According To An Expert

Trump Says He 'Fell Asleep' During Obama's Critical Speech

'Bring It.' Cory Booker Releases Confidential Documents on Brett Kavanaugh Despite Senate Threat

A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism

Study: 24 Million White Americans Have Alt-Right Beliefs. What’s That Mean?

Inspirational new Nike ad features a young Serena Williams playing tennis

InfoWars host Alex Jones ‘caught looking at transgender porn’ despite anti-trans rants

Hoard of 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins unearthed by group of friends and a metal detector

Tired of Dirty Dishes and ‘Hacker Houses,’ Millennials Revamp Communal Living

The Doomed Island That Loves Trump

What Happened at Camp Lejeune

This California School's Dress Code Is Feminist AF

A Republican theme on abortions: 'It's OK for me, evil for thee'

A black woman shot and killed her abusive husband in a “stand your ground” state. Now she faces murder charges.

Trump Refugee Boss Explains Why All Ladies (And Girls!) Must Birth Babies.

Fred Meyer Grocery Store Locks Up Black Hair Care Products

Howard University Senior Will Compete At The 2020 Olympics With Her Two Siblings

Muslim woman says she was forced to show bloody menstrual pad to TSA agents

Trump fans melt down after Fox News’ own poll shows Americans want citizenship for undocumented immigrants

The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown

There's a Measles Outbreak in 21 States Right Now Because of Unvaccinated Kids

Either This Data is Incorrect or These Physicists Just Changed the World

New chemical causes deadly brain cancer to self-destruct

FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen

How Women Won the Right to Vote (and Why It Still Matters)

Donald Trump Jr. Deletes False Instagram That Claims Father Is More Popular Than Obama

Trump defends decision to not back UN breastfeeding resolution

Amerikkka was built on busting up families …

Man Finds A Racist ‘Owners Manual’ On His Job And Exposes Them On Facebook

For Colored Girls Who Tried Braided Wigs and Clip-in Afros When Sitting in a Chair for 12 Hours Was Too Much