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A Rare Bald Eagle Trio—Two Dads and a Mom—Captivates Webcam Fans
In a tall tree situated on the Mississippi River in Fulton, Illinois, three eagles, a female and two males, are looking after three downy eaglets—keeping them warm, feeding them freshly caught catfish, and herding them away from the edge of the nest. The three parents take turns hunting and nest-sitting, often calling to one another for assistance. Read more.
A Solar-Powered Solution To the Clean Water Shortage in Rural India
It’s a common sight throughout India’s slums and rural areas: hoards of people waiting by the side of the road to get water from tankard trucks, or in long lines for the only public tap in the region. This ends up costing everyone, especially women who are often responsible for water collection in rural India, a lot of time and energy. Read More.
Allure: A Survivor's Guide to Getting Through Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day sucks for a lot of people. No matter how brands modify marketing strategies to be inclusive as possible of all relationship statuses and orientations, it still feels a lot like a holiday reserved for couples, who then feel obligated to show affection in grandiose ways. Read more.
The Huffington Post: How Sexual Harassment Can Damage Your Health
When 30-year-old Liysa M. was in her late teens and early 20s, sexual harassment became a constant in her life. Like many women, aggressive attention on the street or in a bar made her wish she could just disappear. Read more.
"I can't be perfectly happy," Anne Shirley tells her prospective adoptive father Matthew Cuthbert on their carriage ride to Green Gables. "Nobody could who has red hair. It will be my lifelong sorrow." Read more.
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The Huffington Post:
If you suffer from stress and anxiety, odds are someone in your life has mentioned meditation as a way to cope with it. Read more.
“It’s important to remember that abuse is never ever deserved.” Read more.
Matt McGorry, star of Orange Is the New Black and How to Get Away With Murder, is taking a short break from his ongoing advocacy for human rights to promote director Jennifer Siebel Newsom's The Mask You Live In, a stirring documentary about toxic masculinity. Read more.