Gloria Steinem at 80: Taking Stock of Today’s Women’s Movement
The past two days had been leading up to this moment: Writer and activist Gloria Steinem, wearing a studded black leather jacket and sleek black pants, had just realized she was sitting in the front...
View ArticleTim Armstrong’s Golden Parachute Vs. Cost of ‘Distressed Babies’
What costs more than “distressed babies”?For one thing, AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong’s $4 million golden parachute. That’s the amount of money the media giant would have to fork over to bid its...
View ArticleIndonesia Volcano Erupts; 76,000 Evacuated, Most of Java's Airports Shut
(Reuters) - More than 76,000 people fled their homes and flights were grounded across most of Indonesia's densely populated island of Java on Friday after a volcanic eruption sent a huge plume of ash...
View ArticleTED Talks Says They’re Totally Into Abortion Talks, After Employee Says...
TED, the feel-good conference where smart people present big-picture solutions, is having an abortion identity crisis.Kelly Stoetzel, a content director at TED and TEDWomen co-host, recently told The...
View ArticleViolence Against Women and Gang Rape: India’s Continuing Shame
The gang rape on a bus in New Delhi of 23-year-old student Nirbhaya, ( a pseudonym, meaning “Fearlessness,” to protect her true identity), stunned not only India but the rest of the world. And it...
View ArticleSecond Giraffe Could Be Killed by Danish Zoo
Danish zoo shot a health giraffe and fed it to lions this week, and another zoo may do the same. NoYesYesWeb
View ArticleStudy Casts Doubt on Porn Addiction, but Counselors Say It Exists
Heartening news for those spending Valentine’s Day alone: porn addiction doesn’t exist, says a new study published in Current Sexual Health Reports.Uh, yes it definitely does, says a counselor who...
View ArticleTin Medals: The Roller-Derby Ice Racer
Elise Christie: In the women’s short track 500 final, the Brit attempted an inside pass that knocked the top three (of four) skaters ass over teakettle. China’s Li Jianrou, who was in fourth place at...
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Today in Tabs: Happy Valentabs Day
You have the key to my heart but not the private key, that's sloppy security— Sarah Jeong (@sarahjeong) February 14, 2014Greetings from Maine, the new home of the Mysterious Fireball, which...
View ArticleWinter Storm Buries Parts of Northeast; Death Toll at 20
(Reuters) - The U.S. East Coast dug out on Friday from the final wallop of a deadly four-day storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in some places, causing chaos from the South to New England....
View ArticleBanks Can Finally Get a Piece of Legal Marijuana Money -- Sort Of
On January 1, 2014, the first day recreational marijuana use became legal in Colorado, pot sellers sold an estimated $1 million in the drug. This year, the marijuana industry is expected to grow to...
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Tin Medals: Two U.S. Athletes Fall Short
Lindsey JacobellisFair or not, there is no event in sports that creates defining moments quite like the Olympics (just ask Mary Decker-Slaney). Jacobellis, who squandered a gold medal in snowboard...
View ArticleCo-Pilot Hijacks Ethiopian Plane, Surrenders to Swiss Police
(Reuters) - The co-pilot of a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight surrendered to Swiss authorities in Geneva on Monday after commandeering his aircraft to seek asylum in Switzerland, police said.The...
View ArticleFBI Talking to Pennsylvania Police Over Accused Craigslist Killer
(Reuters) - The FBI said on Sunday it was in contact with local police in the case of Miranda Barbour, who is charged with murdering a Pennsylvania man she lured via the website Craigslist and...
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Spain's Push for a Tough Abortion Law Brings Protest to Manhattan's Spanish...
Several dozen women and a few men gathered outside the Spanish consulate in Manhattan on Saturday, holding wire hangers and chatting merrily despite the driving snow. The group, cordoned off from the...
View ArticleHow Democrats Could Use Rare Tactic to Force House Votes
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are vowing to use a long-shot tactic to force votes on immigration reform and minimum-wage increases.NoYesYesWeb
View ArticleBode Miller's Tearful Post-Race Interview Upset Some, But Asked the Right...
Christin Cooper’s post-race interview with American alpine skier Bode Miller could have used more polish, but it was not the affront to NBC’s viewership that many have condemned it to be. In the...
View ArticleRescued South Africa Gold Miners Arrested, Charged
(Reuters) - Twenty-two artisinal gold miners who came out of a disused and temporarily blocked shaft near Johannesburg over the last two days have been arrested and will be charged with illegal mining,...
View ArticleInternships Where You Do Real Work for Free Are Illegal, but Colleges Haven't...
When third-year New York University student Christina Isnardi landed an unpaid internship at a film production company, she found herself doing the exact same work as full-time employees — for free....
View ArticleVideo: Internet Users Share Links Without Reading Them, Study Shows
The most-shared links on Facebook and Twitter may not be the most-read NoYesYesWeb
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