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From NPR authored by Mara Silvers: “A new law that goes into effect Wednesday, gives adult victims of childhood sex abuse in New York one year to bring civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers and the institutions that may have allowed the abuse. The one-year filing period is known as a “look-back window,” and allows …
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From The Wall Street Journal authored by Likhitha Butchireddygari: “This year is shaping up to be the first year that women make up the majority of the college-educated labor force, a milestone that is already altering benefits packages offered by companies and one that could influence family sizes in the future. Women make up only …
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From The Guardian authored by:Nosheen Iqbal “Amy McKeown had been 12 weeks pregnant when she came round on her bathroom floor, blood pooling on the tiles, unable to move. Ten days earlier, in the spring of 2016, she had gone for her first scan with her husband, Matt, and their two-year-old daughter. At the appointment, …
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From The Epoch Times authored by Michael Wing: “The U.S. Marine Corps has seen some historic milestones for female Marines during the Trump administration. Among these, one former Colonel Lorna M Mahlock reached the crowning achievement of becoming the first black female brigadier general to serve in the Marines. After President Trump nominated Mahlock’s historic promotion, it …
From Military Times authored by J.D. Simkins: “Young Vivian Lord of Arkansas recently acquired a set of the instantly recognizable plastic green Army men figurines, iconic toys the 6-year-old had been pining after for weeks. Excitedly, the little girl from Little Rock sifted through the combat-ready green men, each figure contorted into one of an …
From Runners World authored by Hailey Middlebrook: Ellie Pell of Ithaca, New York, won the Green Lakes Endurance Run 50Koutright in 3:58:37 on August 10, earning awards for both first place woman and overall winner. Since a woman has never won the race before Pell, there was no award prepared for the first place male. “Heading into her …
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From The New York Times authored by Joan C. Williams: “There has been a lot of talk recently in the political arena about the likability trap for women: Women who behave in authoritative ways risk being disliked as insufferable prima donnas, pedantic schoolmarms or witchy women. What you haven’t heard about much is the way …
From BuzzFeed News authored by Kendall Taggart: “When police showed up at Harry Schmidt’s home on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, he thought they were there to help. He was still mourning the disappearance of the beloved forest green Ford F-150 pickup that he’d customized with a gun storage cabinet, and he hoped the cops had solved …
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From Marine Times authored by Shawn Snow: “Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz just made a name for herself June 27 at the Marine air station at Beaufort, South Carolina, for being the first female Marine to complete the F-35B syllabus. It’s a historic feat for the Corps, as she joins a relatively small field of Marine F-35 …
From The New York Times authored by Mazin Sidhamed: “In February 2017, Carlos was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortly after he dropped one of his daughters at her school bus stop; the agents had been waiting there for him. He was locked in immigration detention in the Bergen County Jail in New Jersey …
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