Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in

Child care has long been expensive for families, hard to find and financially precarious for day care owners and workers

Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in
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LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in the European Union face less discrimination but more physical or sexual attacks than three years ago, a

LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds
Education|Lifestyle

Kids descend to the bunker at Ukraine's first underground school

Two teachers met them with a smile at the steel door, and down the concrete staircase the mother and daughter clattered, hand in hand, through another

Kids descend to the bunker at Ukraine's first underground school
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Small US businesses fear TikTok ban after it turbocharged sales

Everything changed for Paul Tran and his wife Lynda when the skincare brand they co-founded went viral on TikTok.  

Small US businesses fear TikTok ban after it turbocharged sales
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Taiwan drag queens bring their glamour to presidential office celebrating RuPaul win

Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind celebrated last month's win on RuPaul's Drag Race by staging a riotous, emotional performance at Taiwan's presidential office on

Taiwan drag queens bring their glamour to presidential office celebrating RuPaul win
Travel|Lifestyle

This, too, could pass: Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end

A big change may be coming to a Jersey Shore town that was founded as a religious retreat and prevents people from using the beach on Sunday mornings

This, too, could pass: Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end
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As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe

While many of the migrants who reach Europe are escaping war, conflict and poverty, an increasing number are fleeing possible prison terms and death sentences because they are gay

As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe
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Hugo Boss and David Beckham partner up for design collection

Hugo Boss has struck up a multi-year design partnership with Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham, the German fashion house said on Thursday, as it seeks to boost demand for

Hugo Boss and David Beckham partner up for design collection
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In France, anti-LGBT+ offences rose 13% in 2023

Offences against the LGBT+ community in France rose 13% in 2023, with 4,560 incidents reported, and after a rise of 3% in 2022, data from the French interior ministry

In France, anti-LGBT+ offences rose 13% in 2023
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Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since

For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France

Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
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German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names

The German parliament has approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their children

German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
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Thousands mark Family Purity in Georgia as anti-govt protests simmer

Thousands of Georgians led by Orthodox Christian clerics marked "Family Purity Day" on Friday, marching down the same central avenue in Tbilisi that has been the scene of some of

Thousands mark Family Purity in Georgia as anti-govt protests simmer
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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree

A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on a cat named Max who has become a beloved member of its community

A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
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Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a mental illness so they can

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill
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Caitlin Clark adjusting to playing in the WNBA, finishes first week on a high note

Caitlin Clark is adjusting to life as a professional women’s basketball player on and off the court

Caitlin Clark adjusting to playing in the WNBA, finishes first week on a high note
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What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees

Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like everyone else, and an agency that has struggled with low morale is showing improvement

What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
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In loving protest, Albanian lesbians marry unofficially

On the roof of the mayor's office in Albania's capital Tirana, lesbians Alba Ahmetaj and Edlira Mara held an unofficial wedding ceremony on Sunday,

In loving protest, Albanian lesbians marry unofficially
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From guard to inmate: The unbelievable reason why

A former prison correctional officer found himself incarcerated after brazenly pocketing hefty sums from an affluent inmate under his watch. The employee flagrantly defied protocols, accepting large payments in exchange for bestowing preferential treatment upon the moneyed prisoner – a flagrant ethical transgression and stark abuse of public trust. William Tidwell was previously employed as a prison officer at the Federal Medical Center Devens, a federal correctional institution in Ayer, Massachusetts. Amongst those under Tidwell’s control was Raj Rajaratnam, the erstwhile hedge fund magnate who created Galleon Group. Rajaratnam, formerly a known Wall Street figure, received an 11-year sentence for

From guard to inmate: The unbelievable reason why
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Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case

A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her

Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
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Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer

Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older

Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer
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Mile-high mayhem: Shady seat swap goes Viral

A viral TikTok video has sparked heated debate over airplane seat swap etiquette after a father allegedly duped a fellow passenger during a seat swap gone wrong, turning it into a game of mile-high musical chairs.  TikTok user Alex Bennett claimed she witnessed the “most insane plane behavior” on a recent flight while sitting behind a man who agreed to change seats with a father traveling with his two children. Bennett said the father approached the man in the aisle seat behind her, asking to trade aisle seats so he could sit together with his kids in the middle and

Mile-high mayhem: Shady seat swap goes Viral
Technology|Lifestyle

Swipe right for danger: The Hinge date that went too far

The ‘Tinder Swindler’ has some competition – meet the ‘Hinge Hustler.’ Claudia Harris, a 29-year-old from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, got more than she bargained for when she said yes to an impromptu vacation with a Hinge match. Her tale is a harsh reminder that not every online connection is what it seems. It started innocently enough. Harris’s pal convinced her to give Hinge a go a year back. She quickly hit it off with a guy names James (not his real name) through the app. After nonstop chatting for half a day, James popped the question – not for marriage, but

Swipe right for danger: The Hinge date that went too far
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Belgium crowns Top Woman in pageant of inner beauty

The pageant that crowned Belgium's Top Woman focused on the inner beauty and body positivity of the contestants.

Belgium crowns Top Woman in pageant of inner beauty
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Cult survivor's love for father: Forgiving the unforgivable

A person who now goes by Yaya DeCloud, age 42, has finally opened up about the nightmarish experiences of being held captive within a religious cult overseen by their own parent, Nelson DeCloud. Yaya was brought into this world as a male child on December 14th, 1981, but was compelled to reside in an intensely regulated communal arrangement alongside roughly 30 other individuals collectively dubbed the “DeCloud family.” This assemblage maintained an exceedingly isolated existence, seldom if ever venturing beyond the boundaries of their secluded compound. Nelson DeCloud, formerly employed in law enforcement, assumed the mantle of spiritual leader and

Cult survivor's love for father: Forgiving the unforgivable
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At the 'Super Bowl of Swine,' global barbecuing traditions are the wood-smoked flavor of the day

Memphis barbecue is elevated to fine dining under the sun at the annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest

At the 'Super Bowl of Swine,' global barbecuing traditions are the wood-smoked flavor of the day

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