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I Lost 2 Pets In 3 Months, & I Can’t Just “Get Over I...

My dog Henny died; then, my cat Joon died 12 weeks later. That was a little more than a month ago, and no, I’m not over it yet. I can pretend to be w

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Body

7 Reasons Your Period Is Super Painful

Illustrated By Ly Ngo. This article was originally published on March 8, 2014. Periods are annoying. I’ve felt this way since I was first struck by t

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Politics

“We’ve Felt Married For 25 Years, No Matter What The ...

Until Friday, Ohio was one of the 13 states with a ban still in place to prevent gay marriage. On Friday morning, that changed when an historic Supreme Cou

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Health Trends

What It’s Really Like To Move Back In With Your Parents

Over the past few years, the percentage of 25-to-34-year-old Americans living with their parents has been at a record high of nearly 15%. Student debt and

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Politics

3 Majorly Inspiring Moments From Michelle Obama’s Commencem...

On Saturday, Michelle Obama gave an inspiring 30-minute commencement address at Alabama’s historically Black Tuskegee University. (She was also given

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Body

How My Mom Affected My Body Image

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World News

Why I Left My Religion — Arranged Marriage & All — Behind

Melissa Weisz is an emerging actress, with a current role in the movie Félix & Meira. The film, which tells the story of a young woman in a trad

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Politics

Update: Fraternity Will Sue Rolling Stone Over Rape Story

Update: The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity says it will sue Rolling Stone over the magazine's discredited rape story. In a statement, the fra

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Politics

What’s Next In The Rolling Stone Campus Rape Case?

The Charlottesville, VA, police department announced yesterday that it was suspending its sexual assault investigation at the University of Virginia,

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Politics

2 Officers Shot In Protest At Ferguson Police Department

Updated March 16, 2015: Yesterday afternoon, on March 15, 2015, St. Louis officials confirmed that they had arrested and charged 20-year-old Jeffrey W

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Politics

Jon Stewart Says Rap Music (Obviously) Didn’t Prompt That Racist ...

Yesterday, Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough declared rap music to blame for that hateful video out of an Oklahoma University fraternit

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Politics

Australian Teen Reportedly Dead In ISIS Suicide Bombing

ISIS has claimed in a propaganda video that an 18-year-old Australian recruit died after blowing himself up in a suicide bombing in Iraq on Wednesday,

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Politics

Oklahoma’s Racist Frat Scandal Keeps Getting Worse

The furor surrounding the racist fraternity video that emerged on Sunday from the University of Oklahoma appears to be anything but over. University presid

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Politics

A New Reason To Feel Good About Your Uber Addiction

Here's another reason to Uber everywhere, guilt-free: The ride-sharing company just announced a new global partnership with UN Women that ai

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Politics

Bill Cosby ‘Breaks His Silence’ In Most Frustrating W...

Yesterday, Bill Cosby finally decided to break his unwavering recent media silence. But, the new 10-second video message he posted didn't address any

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Politics

Why This Bill Cosby Accuser Is Sharing Her Real Identity

Things are still getting worse for Bill Cosby: Another formerly anonymous accuser has revealed her name. Jennifer K. “Kaya” Thompson

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Politics

Hillary’s Email Scandal Won’t Keep Her From The White...

Hillary Clinton-lovers,-haters, and everyone in between seem to have an opinion about this week’s escalating “Email-gate” drama. One side

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Politics

Prisoners Saved A Female Guard From Sexual Assault

According to the New York Daily News, a group of inmates at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison jumped to the defense of a female correcti

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Politics

Is A Typo About To Cost 7 Million People Their Health Insurance?

Today, the Supreme Court will begin hearing a case that could ultimately dismantle Obamacare, and cost seven or eight million mostly poor&nb

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Politics

New Accusations Against Bill Cosby Are Strange & Disturbing

Just when you'd started to forget about the horrible allegations against Bill Cosby, they're back in the headlines, and more

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Politics

Is It Time To Switch To Lyft?

Lyft is making serious moves to establish itself as the ride-sharing app for women. With two big hires in January, the company's board is no

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Politics

OITNB Actress Stars In Hilarious New Short About Working...

If you count yourself among the gazillions of die-hard Netflix addicts out there, you're probably pretty obsessed with Orange Is the New Black (who is

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Politics

Hillary Clinton Jokes That She’s Overweight & A Hoarder

Hillary Clinton gave a speech the other day: a keynote address at the Watermark Silicon Valley Conference for Women. Nothing revolutionary about that. What

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Body

Idaho Lawmaker Is Completely Oblivious To The Female Anatomy

Idaho Republican state Rep. Vito Barbieri made waves (and elicited a few incredulous chuckles) yesterday when he asked a doctor if a woman could

by Laura Barcella

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