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2.4 Million Afghan Girls Are Locked Out of Secondary School, Five Years After the Taliban Took Power
Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, the doors to secondary school remain shut for millions of Afghan girls — and the numbers keep climbing. An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls are now locked out of secondary education. Afghanistan is the only country on earth that legally bars girls from studying past primary school.…
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Keke Palmer Posted a Cryptic “Warning Shot” About Her Love Life
“Done playing coy, for who and for what!” Keke Palmer, 32, wrote in an Instagram carousel over the weekend, and fans immediately read it as a shot at Sean Evans. The fuller caption asked for “the glamour, the romance and the fun,” rejected “princess treatment” in favor of “Queen” treatment, and closed with “I’m grown…
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The Secret to a Great Season of Survivor? Winner Sarah Lacina Says It’s “Less Clothes”
Sarah Lacina has played Survivor three times. In season 28 she was scammed by her closest ally, Cops-R-Us alliance founder Tony Vlachos. She came in 11th. Lacina learned from the experience and came back to win season 34. She played a third time in the all-winners season 34 and took 4th, while Tony Vlachos beat…
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Taylor Sheridan Admits He Rage-Baits His Critics on Purpose: “F*** ’em, Honestly”
Taylor Sheridan told Bill Simmons he plants moments in his shows just to wind up the critics who pick them apart. The quote came on The Bill Simmons Podcast, where Sheridan copped to building “rage-bait” into “Landman” season 2. He said, “The critics and me — I don’t care what they think, and it annoys…
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Gas Is Nearly $1 a Gallon Higher Than a Year Ago, but Karoline Leavitt Says the Country Is “More Affordable”
A gap has opened up between the Trump administration’s promises on gas prices and what drivers are actually paying, and the White House press secretary is drawing attention for how she’s framing it. Trump promised gas under $2 a gallon. The national average is now double that, and his own press secretary went on Fox…
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Christina Ricci Has Beef With the Hilary Duff-Joel Madden Reunion
Hilary Duff surprised fans with a blast from the past at an August 5 show at Madison Square Garden. She brought out Joel Madden and his twin brother, Benji Madden, for a performance of Good Charlotte’s “The Anthem,” with Duff changing into a vintage Good Charlotte T-shirt before the performance. Duff was 16 when she…
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A Prayer To Break Free From Living For Others’ Opinions
We are reminded that true freedom comes from letting go of others’ approval and focusing on God alone, as Karin Hadadan shares. Echoing this, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day highlights the strength found in a daily walk with God toward authenticity. Read the prayer below and begin walking in that freedom today. There are…
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A Disturbing New Detail About Lindsay Clancy’s Psychiatric Treatment
The psychiatrist treating Lindsay Clancy in the months before she drowned her three kids had never once been in the same room as her. Every one of Dr. Jennifer Tufts’ 14 appointments with Lindsay Clancy between September 2022 and January 2023 happened over video. She testified Monday in Plymouth Superior Court that she’d never seen…
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A Prayer For The Second Half Of August To Be Better Than The First
Finding peace starts with surrendering our worries to the universe and trusting that God’s guidance will meet us in the middle of our uncertainty. Best-selling author of Finding God Every Day, Rebecca Simon, reminds us to trust God’s timing, embrace patience, and lean on His presence through every season of life. You don’t need a perfect…
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The Activity You Should Try This Summer (Based On Your Zodiac Sign)
This summer is sure to be one of the most memorable. With countless fun activities to choose from, which one will you pick? Read on to find out what summer activity you should do, according to your Zodiac: Aries: Go on a Hike As an Aries, you absolutely love a challenge. You aren’t scared of…
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The Supreme Court Said Your Phone Reveals Too Much of Your Life to Track Without a Warrant. Privacy Advocates Say Flock’s Cameras Do the Same to Your Car
A legal fight over automated license plate readers is testing whether the privacy protections courts have extended to smartphones should also cover the movements of your car. The Supreme Court has said your phone reveals too much of your life to track without a warrant. Privacy advocates argue that Flock’s cameras do the same thing…
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5 Birth Month Pairings That Work Well (Even If They Don’t Always Agree)
April + January April and those born in January are both ambitious and competitive. Although this may sound like a recipe for disaster, these two could find some middle ground through their competitive spirits. Those born in April put their heart and soul into everything they do — enough for the Earth sign to appreciate…
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Choosing God Over Approval: The Hidden Cost Of People-Pleasing
This reflection from Karin Hadadan reminds us that true freedom comes from choosing God’s approval over people’s. In the same way, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day encourages daily practices that refocus your heart on God alone. Continue reading below. Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or…
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Why People Admire You, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Aries (March 21st to April 19th) You’re someone people can count on. Taurus (April 20th to May 21st) You’re inherently kind-hearted. Gemini (May 22nd to June 21st) You’re incredibly charming when you want to be. Cancer (June 22nd to July 22nd) You feel deeply for others. Leo (July 23rd to August 22nd) Your courage is…
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Taylor Farms Is Pulling Salsa and Guacamole From Walmart, Kroger, Target, and Whole Foods Over Salmonella
A jalapeno outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people has prompted a major recall of fresh dips at several of the country’s largest grocery chains. Taylor Farms is pulling salsa and guacamole from Walmart, Kroger, Target, and Whole Foods over salmonella concerns. The action follows a jalapeno outbreak that has sickened 345 people across 27…
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4 Most Service-Oriented Zodiac Signs
In a world that seems stuffed to the gills with fakers, takers, cheaters, swindlers, liars, creeps, and freeloaders, it’s refreshing to find that ever-shrinking breed of people who seem to help others simply for the sheer joy of it. Sure, there are some people who will be nice to you if you’re doing well. If…
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Four Crew Killed in Red Sea Cargo Ship Strike, First Shipping Deaths Since Iran War Began
A cargo ship in the Red Sea has become the site of the first shipping deaths since the war with Iran began, with four crew members killed in a strike on a key maritime route. The Egyptian-owned Tihamah was hit in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Four crew members aboard the ship were killed. Two Yemeni…
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12 Difficult (Yet Extremely Necessary)Exercises In Self-Love, Based On Your Zodiac
Finding your self-care routine and embracing self-love is perhaps one of the most important missions we have on planet Earth. Each zodiac sign has their own pathway towards this. So let’s textually explore the celestial wisdom and uncover the difficult but extremely necessary exercises in self-love for each zodiac sign. Aries Aries, your burning passion…