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I’ve Never Met A Woman Who Said ‘Make It Easier So I Can Do It....
Ben Reininga
May 12, 2015
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Pilot “Rehearsed” Rapid Drops In Altitude Before French Crash
Ben Reininga
May 6, 2015
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Broken Glass Gets Swept Up, But The Conversation Continues
Ben Reininga
May 4, 2015
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Gay Teen And Straight Best Friend Have The Perfect Prom Night [Up...
It's almost prom time β and that means it's the start of the adorable high school prom proposal gone viral. This year's already got an unofficial winner.
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This Tweet Perfectly Sums Up Why People Have Taken To The Streets...
Protests are intensifying in Baltimore in anger over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died of a severed spine while in police cus
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World News
Death Toll In Nepalese Quake Nears 4,000, Continues Rising
The death toll in Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Nepal is nearing 4,000 — with as many as 7,000 injured, and many fearing the n
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Toni Morrison On When She’ll Know Racism Is Over
One of the best parts about Toni Morrison having written a new novel (aside, of course, from the book itself) is all the interviews. Over the last few week
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Truck Crash Unleashes Giant “Beenado” β All Your Nigh...
A semi truck was en route to a blueberry farm in Washington state this morning when it crashed, dumping its cargo across the road — cargo, in th
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Ben Reininga
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6 #IWishMyTeacherKnew Notes That Broke Our Hearts
A public school teacher in Denver started a project to better get to know her students. The unexpectedly eye-opening results threw a spotlight on
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Meet The White House’s New Chief Party Planner [Exclusive]
Ever since White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard, the first openly gay man to hold the position, announced that he was stepping down in ear
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Man Flies Tiny Helicopter Onto U.S. Capitol Grounds, Causes Panic
A man flew his tiny helicopter onto the lawn of the United States Capitol building on Wednesday, causing a brief shutdown over security concerns. The
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Ben Reininga
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We Asked 1,000 Millennial Women What They Think Of Hillary
Yesterday, Hillary Clinton announced her official entrance into the 2016 race for president. Reactions were swift and passionate: Supporters rejo
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Ben Reininga
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Here’s Why You Should Be Excited For Hillary 2016
Today is the day Hillary Clinton makes it clear she's officially seeking Democratic nomination for president, ending months (or years)&
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Joe Biden Steals Baby’s Pacifier, Puts It In His Mouth
Ordinary politicians kiss babies — but our vice president, Joe Biden, is no ordinary politician. For proof, we have this photo of him stealing a
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Why This Photo Of Two Women Hugging Is Outraging Commenters
A picture of two women embracing in a Brazilian subway station is going viral after a commenter expressed his outrage — for a rather different r
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Malia Obama Got Driving Lessons From The Secret Service
One of the best parts about being the president's kid must be having a bunch of Secret Service agents at your disposal. Case in point: The Obamas
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Ben Reininga
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Japanese Dads Jump To Make Their Daughters Laugh In Awesome Pics
In February, a video following a week in the life of a Japanese office worker went viral, racking up almost a million views for its por
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Boy Scout Troop Breaks “No Gay” Rule & More Good News
On Friday afternoon, at the end of a long week covering the news, things can feel a bit bleak. Why did a pilot crash a plane full of people into a mou
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Two Men β In Jail For Anti-Gay Murders β Just Married Each Other
Two men in British prison married each other this weekend, the first same-sex marriage between inmates in the country's history. In an unlikely,
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“I Realized The Only Person Who Can Change My Life Is Me...
Daniella Carter is 20 years old, but she seems to have lived several full lives. Raised in foster care, she came out as transgender at age 14, and was cut
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Ben Reininga
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4-Year-Old “Surrenders” To Camera In Heartbreaking Photo
A heartbreaking photo of a 4-year-old Syrian boy has gone viral. The image shows the child with his hands above his hand, reportedly because he mistoo
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Tech
‘If We Don’t Shine A Light On Inequities, Things Will...
A San Francisco court ruled against Ellen Pao on all four claims of her gender-discrimination — handing a decisive win to her former employer in
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4 Important Things To Talk About This Weekend
It's been a chaotic week around the world. Here are a few of the big stories you need to know about. All hell broke loose in Yemen.Iran and Saudi
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Update: German Pilot Hid Illness That May Have Kept Him From Flying
March 27, Update: The Germanwings co-pilot who's believed to have deliberately crashed Flight 9525 had an illness that h
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Ben Reininga
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16 High School Classmates Among The Dead In French Plane Crash
The 150 passengers aboard the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps Tuesday included 16 high school students on a class
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She Runs The Democratic Party In A Super-Red State (& She’s...
When she got elected to her state's House of Representatives in 2012, Kylie Oversen was the second-youngest elected official in the country (anot
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The First 2016 Presidential Candidate Read Dr. Seuss To The Senate
The 2016 race for President officially began last night — not with a speech, but with a tweet. Early Monday morning, Republican Senator Ted Cruz
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Terminally Ill 14-Year-Old Decides To Stop Seeking Euthanasia [Up...
Update: The 14-year-old Chilean girl who had made a video plea asking to be allowed to end her own life has changed her mind after receiving
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Ben Reininga
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Princeton Women’s Basketball One Step Closer To Historic Ch...
On Saturday morning, Princeton women's basketball took one step closer the NCAA championship. In a packed stadium, with President Obama in t
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Europe Plunged Into Darkness In Near-Perfect Solar Eclipse
According to ancient Chinese lore, a dragon ate the sun over Europe this morning. Per contemporary astronomy, the moon passed between Earth and the sun in
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