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Digital Inequality Holds Back Millions in U.S.
The Obama administration has poured billions of dollars into expanding the reach of the Internet, and nearly 98 percent of American homes now have access to some form of high-speed broadband. But tens of millions of people are still on … Continue reading
Raped and Impregnated at 14, Girl Must Now Share Parental Rights with Her Attacker
By Iulia Filip A rape victim sued Massachusetts to stop it from subjecting her to “a court-ordered 16-year unwanted relationship with her attacker” by giving him paternity rights over the child born from the rape. H.T., of Norwood, Mass., sued … Continue reading
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Tagged Court order, crime, law, Massachusetts, pregnancy, Rape, United States
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15 Percent Of Women Say They Were Denied Promotions Because Of Gender
By Bryce Covert In a recent Gallup poll, 15 percent of American women said that they have been passed over for a promotion or an opportunity at work because of their gender. Thirteen percent reported having been denied a raise … Continue reading
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Tagged fair wages, gender discrimination, Gender equality, job, money, promotion, salary, United States, wages, women, workplace
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Manager Training Guide Blames Women For Coworkers Who Come On To Them
By Bryce Covert Jhana, an online resource with articles and tools for managers used by employees at Google, Groupon, Eventbrite, Modcloth, and Ask.com, published an article called “What if a male colleague gets the wrong idea?” to help women deal … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Eventbrite, Google, Groupon, harassment, Jezebel, Sexual harassment, women, workplace
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I Know Russell Simmons’ Heart… by Michael Skolnik
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Tagged apology, Controversy, Harriet Tubman, Michael Skolnik, Russell Simmons, video, You Tube
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The 10 Wildest Rap Beefs Of All Time
By Jeff Rosenthal The other day, Kendrick Lamar took his guest verse on Big Sean’s “Control” as an opportunity to casually invite all his friends to fight to the death: “I’m usually homeboys with the same n***as I’m rhymin’ with / … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Pac, 50 Cent, Biggie, Boogie Down Productions, Canibus, Eminem, entertainment, Foxy Brown, hip-hop, Ice Cube, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Juice Crew, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Kim, LL Cool J, music, Nas, NWA, rivals, Roxanne Shante, The Real Roxanne, The Source
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Fergie Officially Changes Her Name
By Andrew Asare Stacy Ann Ferguson is no more, the name that is. The front woman for Black Eyed Peas was granted Friday (August 16) to officially change her name to Fergie Duhamel, TMZ reports. The singer, who is married to actor Josh … Continue reading
How to make your smartphone battery last as long as possible
We would never dream of rationing daily smartphone, or tablet use because there’s always a power socket or USB close at hand, but keeping batteries topped up and working well while on holiday is not so simple. With that in … Continue reading
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India.Arie Hopes Her ‘Lost’ Album, Sung in Hebrew and English, Can Find Release
By Gary Graff India.Arie is hoping the successful reception for “Songversation,” her first album in four years, will open the door for the one that got away. Prior to recording “Songversation” — which made a Top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 … Continue reading
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Tagged collaborations, Grammy Award, Idan Raichel, India Arie, music, r&b, Songversation
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