Africa | Burundi | Crimes

Merck Wants To ‘Empower’ Infertile Women In Africa. Can Music Videos Help?

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In June, an unusual email arrived in the inbox of an NPR global health correspondent. The headline was: "Merck Foundation together with First Lady of Burundi release 'Plus Qu'une Mere' an empowering French Song as courtesy to all infertile women in Burundi and Africa." The email had a link to a video of a performance with an all-female choir. Wearing traditional African clothing printed with the Merck Foundation's logo, they sing a song with lyrics that encourage people not to blame women for infertility. They're performing before an audience of maybe a hundred people, most of them in
International | Sports

Martina Navratilova Call Against Trans Athletes. She’s Not Backing Down.

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who has been slammed for her opinion that it isn’t fair for male athletes who call themselves women to compete against biological women, issued a tweet on Tuesday indicating that no matter how nasty her critics get, she’s immovable on the subject. The entire series of events began last December, when Navratilova, a staunch advocate of LGBT rights, issued a blunt tweet that inflamed the transgender community, writing, ““You can’t just proclaim yourself a female and be able to compete against women. There must be some standards, and having a penis
North America | United States | Sports

Transgender Track Athlete Wins CT State Championship

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Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood dominated the competition at Connecticut’s girls track and field state championships earlier this week. Miller took 1st place in both the 100 and 200 meter dash, while Yearwood finished second in the 100. According to News 8 in Hartford, CT, both Miller and Yearwood are transgender which has some people saying that the pair had an unfair advantage. According to News 8, petitions have been started by some parents and student-athletes to try and change the policy that allows athletes in high schools to compete for the gender specific sport they identify wit
North America | United States | Politics

Hillary loved fake news — until she lost

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Hillary Clinton believed (and bathed in) all the fake news that CNN and other liberal news outlets churned out 24/7, in anticipation of her inevitable victory. That’s why it was so hard for the old girl to face her supporters on election night and admit defeat. Why? Because she was utterly stunned by her loss. So, it would seem rather odd that Hillary’s now whining about fake news, and blaming it for her colossal humiliation. “The epidemic of malicious fake news and false propaganda that flooded social media over the past year — it’s now clear the so-called fake news can
North America | United States | Politics

Disingenuous: Hillary Reemerges, Slams “Dangerous Epidemic” Of Fake News

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Having disappeared from the public scene for almost a month (with the occasional backwood spotting thrown in for dramatic effect), today Hillary Clinton reemerged from a self-imposed social quarantine, and in a exquisitely choreographed Podesta special, addressed the nation from Capitol Hill. What was first and foremost on the mind of person who the "impartial" media declared had a 90% chance of being America's next president: was it some intense introspection; perhaps it was some idea of how to reform and fix the imploding Democratic party; or maybe it was her finally accepting responsibility
North America | United States | Politics

A Week Late – Madeleine Albright: My Undiplomatic Moment

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I HAVE spent much of my career as a diplomat. It is an occupation in which words and context matter a great deal. So one might assume I know better than to tell a large number of women to go to hell. But last Saturday, in the excitement of a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, that is essentially what I did, when I delivered a line I have uttered a thousand times to applause, nodding heads and laughter: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” It is a phrase I first used almost 25 years ago, when I was the United States ambassador to the
North America | United States | Politics

Ridiculous: Gloria Steinem: Young women back Sanders so they can meet ‘boys’

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Feminist icon -- and Hillary Clinton supporter -- Gloria Steinem says young women are supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders because "the boys are with Bernie." Steinem made the comment Friday night in response to a question from comedian and "Real Time" host Bill Maher when asked why the former secretary of state isn't doing better with young women. Steinem said that young women will get more radical as they age, because women lose power as they get older. "They're going to get more activist as they get older," Steinem said. "And when you're young, you're thinking, 'Where are the boy
Europe | Spain | Crimes

Ridiculous: Spanish Archbishop Blames Disobedient Wives For Domestic Violence

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A Catholic archbishop in Spain is causing controversy by implying that women are primarily to blame for domestic violence. Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez Plaza of Toledo told his congregation on Dec. 27 that domestic violence mainly occurs when a woman asks her husband for divorce, reports The Local. "Often, the macho reaction comes about because [the woman] asked for a separation," Rodriguez Plaza said in his sermon, according to The Local. He added that the majority of domestic abuse deaths occur when a man "does not accept" his partner or "rejects them for not accepting their demands."
North America | United States | Corruption

Former Congressional Candidate Admits Sending Death Threats To Herself

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A former Congressional candidate admitted to CBS13 that she sent herself fake death threats in the mail. Karen Davis is now facing federal charges for lying to investigators about two death threat letters she said she received during her failed 2014 campaign. “You know, everybody makes mistakes. I did,” she said. The first letter included the line, “A close up to your head or to your husband will be final. You make the decision not to run for Congress.” A second letter read, “If you don’t quit very soon, you won’t be warned. You won’t see it coming. Your family will
North America | United States | Activism

American Cancer Society, Stop Giving Carcinogenic Cosmetics to Women With Cancer

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I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in December 2014. My whole world changed in 15 minutes. I underwent a bilateral mastectomy that same month and soon thereafter began chemotherapy. Not long after I started chemo, my hair fell out. My eyebrows and lashes disappeared. I felt alone, scared and sick. It wasn't pretty. I started noticing posters at my hospital advertising a program called Look Good Feel Better, which is run by the American Cancer Society and the Personal Care Products Council, which I learned later is the largest trade association for the cosmetic industry. The idea be
Middle East | Israel | Politics

Merkel: Critical of any Comparison between Israel’s Policies Toward the Palestinians and the Nazis’.

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Iran’s ongoing hostility toward Israel and its frequent calls for the destruction of the Jewish state are “unacceptable,” and Tehran must change its stance, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday. In an interview published Saturday on the English website of Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, Merkel said Germany will keep repeating this message “loudly and clearly” until the Iranian regime understands. The chancellor also acknowledged — and lamented — the poor image that Israel has in Germany, and was fiercely critical of any comp
North America | Canada | Politics

Liberal candidate says Facebook posts questioning 9/11 were her ‘truth’ at the time

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A Liberal candidate who expressed skepticism about the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. in her social media posts said it was her "truth" at the time and she has since moved on. Maria Manna, the Liberal candidate in the British Columbia riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, has posted comments on her Facebook page questioning the official account of the events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2001, including two posts on the anniversary of the biggest attack on U.S. soil. "So today we remember the tragedy of 911. Today we will talk about who did it and why. Today most people will continue to be
North America | United States | Politics

Hillary Clinton: ‘Another conspiracy theory’

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A seemingly frustrated Hillary Clinton strove on Sunday to link the latest flap over her personal email server with the string of scandals and attacks Republicans raised against her in the 1990s. “During the ’90s, I was subjected to the same kind of barrage,” the former first lady said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” noting that New York voters elected her a senator despite the attacks. “When I ran for the Senate, they overlooked all of that,” the former secretary of state and front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination continued. “I was elected senator after goi
South Asia | India | Economy

Chhattisgarh textbook blames working women for unemployment in India!

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Atrocious! In the day and age where women are walking with men shoulder to shoulder, a textbook blaming women for unemployment is terrible! According to the textbook, women have begun working which has led to a drop in employment leading many men to remain unemployed. The textbook also adds that since independence, the level of unemployment in the country has drastically increased as women have begun to step out of their houses and work. The passage, which appears in a 10th standard Hindi textbook is appalling and left the teachers fuming. It was a young 24-year olf teacher who identified t