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Cory Bailey
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Hair
Women Are Sharing The Creepy Things Men Do That They Think Are OK, And Y'all Ain't Tell No Lies
BuzzFeed
Dear men, stop doing this stuff. K, thanks. Let's face it — many of us women have been hit with some creepy male conduct at one point or another. Well, Reddit user SuperElectronicGray asked women to share
4 hours ago
Anechidna
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Innovation
Women Fired for Not Returning from FMLA; Wins a Lawsuit for Unlawful Termination. Here's Why
Inc Magazine - Suzanne Lucas
Maria Alves's employer fired her when she didn't return from her maternity leave. Well, to be fair, they gave her one extension and fired her when she asked for a second extension. That may seem reasonable--companies
18 hours ago
Michael
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Han Chinese
A million people are jailed at China's gulags. I managed to escape. Here's what really goes on inside - World News -
haaretz.com
STOCKHOLM – Twenty prisoners live in one small room. They are handcuffed, their heads shaved, every move is monitored by ceiling cameras. A bucket in …
8 hours ago
The Guardian
Social Work
Trump the predator
The Guardian - Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy, additional reporting by Lucy Osborne
All of a sudden she heard someone shout: 'Put your robes on, here he comes!' 'Clearly, we were there for one reason … We were just pieces of meat' We all know the story by now. In 2005, Donald Trump was
21 hours ago
Gideon Arhinful
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Cancer
RHOBH's Lisa Rinna Just Shared Two Photos In Her Undies for Breast Cancer Awareness
Prevention - Nicol Natale
Lisa Rinna knows how to get your attention. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star stripped down to her underwear in two Instagram pictures that …
17 hours ago
The Root
U.S. Politics
Widow’s Pique: Elijah Cummings' Wife Maya Rockeymoore Expected to Run for His House Seat
The Root
Late congressman and civil rights activist Elijah Cummings’ grave isn’t even cold and there’s already news swirling about someone gunning for his …
11 hours ago
South China Morning Post
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News (Hong Kong)
Sex for sale: what happened to Macau casinos’ new family-friendly image?
South China Morning Post - Niall Fraser
Just weeks after a major US State Department report criticised Macau for failing to meet “minimum standards” in the battle against human trafficking, …
5 hours ago
Science (India)
A Month Before a Heart Attack, Your Body Will Warn You With These 8 Signals
maudley.com - By Maudley
Prevention is better than cure. This simple rule applies to any disease and is especially valuable when symptoms are not properly acknowledged. We …
15 hours ago
The Telegraph
flipped into Women
I can’t be the only one who had her first Brazilian at 39
The Telegraph - By Bryony Gordon
After holding out for years on feminist grounds, a special offer and the need to impress a woman finally smoothed the way for Bryony’s first ‘full’ bikini wax, as she reveals in her latest Stella column
Now
Vivian Narvaez
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Women's Health
Dr Sarah E Hill: ‘We have a blind spot about how the pill influences women’s brains’
The Guardian - Zoë Corbyn
The social psychologist’s new book tackles the tricky subject of how oral contraceptives may affect women’s minds At a time when women’s reproductive freedoms are under attack, any suggestion that the
1 day ago
Andres Nunez
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Border Patrol
70 miles of new wall constructed on the US-Mexico border
Fox News
Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan says the 70 miles of new wall construction is something that the men and women on the front lines of the Border Patrol asked President Trump for. Acting CBP Commissioner
8 hours ago
CNN
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Identity
Asexuality isn't celibacy or abstinence. Here's what it is — and isn't
CNN - By Harmeet Kaur, CNN
(CNN) — Being asexual in a culture where sex permeates nearly everything can be challenging. Many people have a hard time wrapping their heads around how anyone could possibly not be interested in sex.
1 hour ago
CAL4 ME
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Childbirth
PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal Mortality
NPR - Emily Vaughn
Editor's note: This story includes images that some readers may find disturbing. When photojournalist Lynsey Addario was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship in 2009, she took it as a chance to work on a that
1 day ago
The Telegraph
flipped into Women
Anorexia
Goop anorexia row: Telling women to be their to ‘leanest, liveable weight' is sinister - and I should know
The Telegraph - By Candida Crewe and Christa D'Souza
As an article on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop website has caused controversy for containing the phrase "leanest liveable weight." Here, Candida Crewe - who has previously suffered with anorexia and bulimia explains
Now
Arundhati
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India
16 Of The Bestselling Books By Indian Authors
BuzzFeed
Featuring some of our most celebrated writers like Vikram Seth, Jhumpa Lahiri, and more. 1. The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin by Manu S. Pillai - ₹376 A collection of awe-inspiring short
20 hours ago
Business (New Zealand)
Trump bound and gagged: Is this the most controversial billboard ever?
nzherald.co.nz - NZ Herald
A small athletic-wear company from Oregon says it is taking a stand against the president and has chosen a 30-foot billboard in Times Square …
10 hours ago
Nancy T
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Pregnancy
Woman had no pain relief to give birth to dead infant and searched through bucket for 'baby bits'
dailymail.co.uk - By Lauren Ferri For Daily Mail Australia
A grieving mother was forced to give birth with no pain relief before searching through a bucket for 'baby bits' after a nurse allegedly threw them …
6 hours ago
Daily Mirror
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UK News
Husband who left dying wife in soiled chair 'drowned her screams out with TV'
mirror.co.uk - Luke Traynor
Richard Wallach was jailed for eight years after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence at Liverpool Crown Court A 'disgraceful' …
12 hours ago
American Medical Association
Students
Pelvic Exams Performed on Anesthetized Women
American Medical Association - journalofethics.ama-assn.org
Recent revelations in the news media about unconsented pelvic exams performed on anesthetized patients by medical students for the education of the …
9 hours ago
CNN
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Opinion
Your pregnancy discrimination stories prove there are no easy answers
CNN - Opinion by Jane Greenway Carr
(CNN) — "Back then, you had to be married for nine months before delivering your baby or your maternity insurance wouldn't kick in." That's what BJ, who was living in Connecticut in 1971 and working a
11 hours ago
Adam Suggs
flipped into Things
Women's Fitness
At 13, She Broke the Women's Marathon World Record. Then She Disappeared From Running
Women's Health - By Kit Fox and Rachel Swaby
On May 6, 1967, Maureen Wilton, a 13-year-old girl from a suburb of Toronto, Canada, attempted to break the women’s marathon world record of 3:19 at a small race a few miles from her home. Under the guidance
19 hours ago
James
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Motivation
3 Things That People Who Achieve Their Biggest Dreams Do Differently
Forbes - Kathy Caprino
I cover career, executive and personal growth, leadership and women's issues. Part of the series “Accessing The Most Powerful Version of You” During the last years of my corporate life when I was most
1 day ago
The Telegraph
flipped into Women
Meg Mathews: 'I never expected to be so busy at this age'
The Telegraph - By Amerley Ollennu
The menopause-awareness campaigner and former party planner, 53, has a daughter, Anaïs Gallagher, 19, and lives in Primrose Hill with her dog Ziggy I never expected to be so busy and do such varied work
1 hour ago
Yelhsa
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Seoul
I’m saying goodbye to Seoul. Here are the 7 places I’ll miss.
thelily.com - Lisa Memmott Hall
The Goodbye is an occasional series about women leaving a place behind. Are you moving and feeling nostalgic? Fill out this form, and you could be …
17 hours ago
Outside Magazine
flipped into Gear
Construction
These Base Layers Are Made Like Socks—Here's Why
Outside Magazine - Wes Siler
The job of a base layer is to regulate temperature and move moisture away from your skin. When combined with other layers, it keeps you comfortable. But in warmer temperatures, or during high-output activities,
14 hours ago
The Guardian
flipped into World News
Opinion
Pelosi and Trump summed up the patriarchy in one perfect snapshot
The Guardian - Arwa Mahdawi
Sign up for The week in patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. Donald Trump is so incompetent that even his insults backfire. On Wednesday the president tweeted an instantly
17 hours ago
Cancer
2019 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk
kiiitv.com - Author: KIII Staff
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — October is breast cancer awareness month and Saturday the community joined forces to help raise awareness about breast cancer. …
1 hour ago
Michael Hinsley
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Chess
A forgotten aspect of chess: Mental Toughness!
gamesmaven.io - SusanPolgar
One very important aspect of chess which is often not talked about is: For example, take a look at Magnus! No one wants to play him after he loses a …
9 hours ago
Michelle Boucher
flipped into Books
Writing
Struggling to write that book? Marian Keyes’ words on failure are the ultimate inspiration
Stylist Magazine - Hollie Richardson
We all have a book in us, right? But there are a million things that stop us from actually getting it out there. As Virginia Woolf emphasised in A …
19 hours ago
Complex
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Sports
Skylar Diggins-Smith Reveals She Played Entire 2018 Season While Pregnant
Complex - Joshua Espinoza
Skylar Diggins-Smith took to Twitter on Saturday to express her frustration with the WNBA and its mistreatment of athletes who are also mothers, …
5 hours ago