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11 Book Series You Loved As A Kid That Are Worth Revisiting

11 Photos Of A Woman Who Survived Modern-Day Slavery In New York City

“Unknown Condition At The World Trade Centre”: A First Responder ...

Is This Six Flags Dress-Code Policy Sexist?

Update: A Six Flags rep reached out to Refinery29 regarding Bima Ramesh's claims of the amusement park's sexist dress code. “We strive to m

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Be Still, My Heart: Photos Of British Teen Mothers & The...

Giaccone realized all the teenage girls with babies she would see around town were not babysitters or older sisters, but rather young mothers.

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Everything You Need To Know About The Women’s March On Wash...

Donald Trump's swearing in as our nation's 45th president is expected to be met with a flurry of protests across Washington, D.C. But one event o

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Voters Are Already Looking To The Future With Hope

As it became increasingly clear on Tuesday night that Donald Trump would win the presidency of the United States, there were ripples of disbelief across th

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Donald Trump Wins Presidential Election

It's official: Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States of America. At 2:31 a.m.Wednesday morning, the Associated Press called the

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The FBI Is Investigating Hillary Clinton’s Emails Again

Hillary for America Chair John Podesta released a statement regarding the announcement that the FBI would be looking into newly discovered emails related t

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Dame Helen Mirren Has A Warning About The Election

Listen up, because Dame Helen Mirren has a few words for you. Specifically, five. “Please make sure you vote,” the award-winning British actres

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Donald Trump Caught On Video Making Vulgar Sexual Comments About ...

Donald Trump was caught making offensive sexual comments about women in a 2005 video obtained and made public by

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The Huge Piece Of The Gun Debate That No One Is Talking About

It's an issue that has seen about 30,000 American deaths every year for the last decade, sparking heated debate, massive protests, and widespread conc

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Check Out This Amazing Flash-Mob Homage To Hillary Clinton

Imitation is, supposedly, the sincerest form of flattery — so what better way to show appreciation for the first female presidential candidate from a maj

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Hillary Clinton Had The Best Response To This Dig From Donald Trump

When Donald Trump attacked her suitabilty for office during Monday's debate, Hillary Clinton was ready with the comeback of the evening. Towards the e

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These Inspiring Teenage Girls Are The New Face Of The Refugee Crisis

Natasha Maimba, 14, and Minahil Sarfraz, 15, do a lot of the same things any teen girls do. Sarfraz plays the guitar. Minahil likes to mug for the camera.

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Can You Spot The Big Mistake In Ivanka Trump’s Instagram Post?

Whoops! Ivanka Trump might want to brush up on her “works cited” skills. The businesswoman and campaign-trail fixture posted an inspirational q

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10 Portraits Of Dads & Daughters That Show Real Family Life In Iran

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11 Million Refugee Children Have Nowhere To Call Home

Just over a year ago, a Syrian toddler whose family had been trying to escape conflict washed up on the shore of a Turkish beach. The photographs of his ti

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Mother Teresa Is Named A Saint — But Not Without Critics

Update: Mother Teresa was officially named a saint today by Pope Francis, The Associated Press reports. This article was originally published on 1st of Sep

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A Day In The Life Of One Legal Sex Worker, In Photos (NSFW)

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This Country Is Telling Women Not To Wear Skirts For Their Own &#...

India’s minister of tourism has some safety advice for women visiting the country: Don’t wear skirts. “For their own safety, women foreig

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Photos: Being Young, Blind & Female In India

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Central Myanmar

A powerful earthquake hit central Myanmar on Wednesday, just hours after another major quake devastated central Italy. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the

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Brazilian Police Say Ryan Lochte & Teammates Were Vandals, Not Vi...

Update: “There was no robbery,” Fernando Veloso, chief of civil police in Rio de Janeiro, said in a press conference. Instead, he said, one or

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Infertile Man Accused Of Mutilating His Wife For Not Giving Him C...

A Kenyan man has been accused of cutting off his wife's hands and mutilating her for not giving him children — even though doctors told him he w

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Here’s Where Republicans & Democrats Stand On Key Issues

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Celebrity Style

Why The U.S. Women’s Beach Volleyball Team Is Still Wearing Bikinis

If you’ve got it, flaunt it — particularly if that “it” is the the athletic prowess to win Olympic gold. That’s the big reaso

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How One Woman Went From Lunch Lady To Leader Of The U.S.’s ...

Lily Eskelsen Garcia’s story isn’t exactly a rags-to-riches tale in the traditional sense. There was never any fairy godmother waiting in the w

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Matt Damon’s New Movie Highlights Hollywood’s Race Pr...

Constance Wu, the star of US sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, took to Twitter to call out Matt Damon's latest movie, The Great Wall, for being a film set in

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A Routine Procedure Changed This Athlete’s Life Forever

Mallory Weggemann never planned on being an Olympian. Growing up, she enjoyed swimming, but refers to herself then as a “good state-level swimmerR

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