From where I stand: Micaele Fernandes

Crossposted from UN Women. Photo: UN Women/Gustavo Stephan Gender inequality in my community is an everyday struggle. Women are still expected to be submissive to men in professional and social settings and are judged severely. I had to present a project on women's issues in my school. I decided...

Brave Bulldog Tries To Save Girl In Horror Movie From Certain Trouble

Khaleesi the English Bulldog can’t exactly speak, but it’s pretty clear what she’s trying to say here — “Lookout behind you!” The 4-year-old pup was watching the horror film “Crimson Peak” when she saw a little a little girl in a lot of trouble. Luckily, Khaleesi was ready to jump up and warn the girl by furiously barking at the screen. Khaleesi didn’t quite save the day, but it’s...

Top Cartoonists Dish On What It's Like To Draw Hillary Clinton

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Delaying Breastfeeding At Birth Increases Risk Of Newborn Death By 80%: UN

NEW YORK, July 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday, highlighting sub-Saharan Africa as an area of concern. Feeding babies within an hour of birth passes on critical nutrients, antibodies and skin contact with their...

Officer says prosecutors silenced him in Sandra Bland case

DALLAS -- A police officer in the small Texas town where Sandra Bland, a black woman who later died in a jail cell, was pulled over says the county's top prosecutors threatened to end his career if he came forward with what he says is evidence of wrongdoing, an accusation the prosecutors deny. Among the things Prairie View officer Michael Kelley said this week that he wanted to tell a grand jury:...

Black Lives Matter condemns arrest of man filming police

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Black Lives Matter activists in New York are protesting the arrest of an anti-violence advocate who was taken into custody while videotaping two officers frisking a handcuffed motorist. Maurice Crawley was standing across the street from a traffic stop in Syracuse, streaming the video live on his Facebook page Thursday when one of the officers shouted that if he said "one word,"...

Police arrest father of 4-month-old found dead

LAKE CHARLES -- Lake Charles police say the father of a 4-month-old infant who died earlier this month has been arrested and faces a charge of second-degree murder. Police Chief Don Dixon said in a news release 40-year-old Larry Champ was arrested early Friday morning in Sulphur. Dixon says the infant's mother, 25-year-old Courtney Morris, was arrested Wednesday. She also faces a second-degree murder...

Sandy Hook school opening to public, 4 years after massacre

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- When the public gets its first glimpse Friday of the school built to replace the one where 20 first-graders and six educators were massacred, they'll see a building designed to be attractive, environmentally friendly, conducive to learning and, above all, safe. The old Sandy Hook Elementary School was torn down after the gunman's rampage in December 2012. The new $50 million, 86,000-square-foot...

Movie Review: Jason Bourne... Born Again!

What's not to love about Jason Bourne. And Matt Damon and of course Robert Ludlum who created the beloved Jason Bourne. Here we have Bourne again on the run and two magnificent chases dominate this plot. Several years after Bourne's disappearance in The Bourne Ultimatum, he is discovered hiding out in Greece. A new program, Ironhand, now hunts him down. Its sole purpose is to murder Bourne who is...

An Open Letter to Veterans, Active Military and Law Enforcement: What Do You Believe?

I first want to thank you for your patriotism, heroism and your brave service to America. You do what few others won't, which is to put your own lives on the line to protect ours. You place yourselves at grave risk every single day abroad, nationally and locally. For that we are forever grateful and in your debt. It's no great secret that many of you, if not a majority, are Republicans. And as Republicans,...

This 'Boy Meets World' Reunion Photo Will Take You Right Back To 1993

All the ‘90s feels right now.  Disney Channel released a photo on Thursday of the entire “Boy Meets World” cast on the set of the epic ‘90s show’s reboot, “Girl Meets World.” The casts are coming together for the show’s third season finale, including both actresses who played Cory Matthews’ little sister, Morgan.  http://ift.tt/2ahOytR “Girl Meets World” has brought back original...

These Brilliant Kids Are Solving The World's Biggest Problems

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'Audit The IRS' - Auditing The People Who Audit You

As an attendee of Freedom Fest this month, I wore a couple of hats. On the one hand (or should that be head?), I was there to promote my new book, "If You Can Keep It". On the other, I was there as a Communications Advisor at the request of the Tax Revolution Institute (TRI) to launch a remarkable...

These Funny As Hell Arthur Memes Will Have You Doubled Over Laughing

Everyone’s favorite childhood aardvark has taken over the internet over the past couple of days ― and it isn’t for his impeccable spelling skills. Black Twitter outdid their own creativity when they took screenshots of different scenes from the show “Arthur” and added their own tongue-in-cheek ― sometimes less than appropriate ― commentary.  Mom: "fix that attitude before i fix it for you"...

6 More State Employees Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis

Six more people have been charged with crimes for their role in allowing the water in Flint, Michigan to become tainted with lead, a deadly poison.  Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican, announced the charges against the six state employees on Friday morning.  “The families of Flint will not be forgotten,” Schuette said at a press conference Friday. “Those who committed...

Island Hopping Around The Cyclades, Greece: Part II

Howdy again - and thanks - to those of you who remembered to return to my tour of the Cyclades. To those of you who read Part I - and to the newcomers - welcome to Part II. Just a brief recap; my first destination was the island of Serifos. From visiting the main town, Chora, to paying a visit to...

The Ingenious Way Pilots Avoid Turbulence On Your Flight

// Pilots have a ton of gadgets at their disposal, each programmed to help you get from point A to point B as safely as possible. In the clip above, Wired checks out some of the tech that pilots use to keep you safe, especially from turbulence (which is estimated to cost airlines $100 million a year in delays, damage and injuries to passengers). As a matter of fact, turbulence is the greatest...

Daily Meditation: The Practice Of Imagination

We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life. Today’s meditation features a talk on imagination by British poet David Whyte. Imagination, he says, isn’t just the ability to think up something new. It’s the power to focus the mind and make sense...

Blame it on the Russians

If there is any shock at the level of corruption within the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as revealed in recently released emails attributed to Wikileaks and the DNC's automatic response to blame Russia, the fact that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and her staff effectively sabotaged the Bernie Sanders campaign may seem secondary compared with how the Obama Administration has been constructing a false...

Joe Jonas, A Man Scorned, Plays Shag, Marry, Kill With Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato And Gigi Hadid

Joe Jonas might not be as blond, famous, or hated by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, but he has dated almost as many famous types as ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift.  Yes, Taylor has been linked to a slew of white dudes with interchangeable one-syllable names (Jake, Tom, John, etc.), but if there was one late-in-life tell-all we’d like to read, it’d be Joe Jonas’.  The former...

If Pokemon Go Characters Starred In Your Favorite Movies

Monsters have become all the rage this summer, but we’re talking about Pokemon, not Donald Trump. It seems those Pokemon Go characters are everywhere you look ― except on the silver screen. But you can get a taste of how your favorite Pokemons might look next to your favorite celebrities, thanks to DesignCrowd.com, a crowdsourcing website for graphic designers. The site asked designers to place...

What To Do When You're Depressed... So You Start To Care Again

The first time I remember being clinically depressed, I was 11. My family had abruptly moved halfway across the country. I hated my new school, I hated my new life. We moved again a year later, and I recovered. Sometimes, depression is triggered by a situation - perhaps one over which we have no control. Someone dies, someone leaves your life, someone fires you, sues you or hates you. Sometimes,...

10 Reasons You're Stuck In A Life You Don't Want To Be Living

Everyone says they want to live a great life, have healthy relationships and look and feel their best, but how many are willing to put in the work day-after-day? If you look around your life and listen to all of the whining you'll soon find that most people are situated comfortably in their discomfort. If you are trying to break free but not sure why life isn't moving forward, you may need to do a...

Bugatti has no plans for a 1,500-hp Chiron roadster

Filed under: Bugatti,Convertible,Supercars There are reportedly no current plans for a Veyron Grand Sport replacement. Continue reading Bugatti has no plans for a 1,500-hp Chiron roadster Bugatti has no plans for a 1,500-hp Chiron roadster originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:15:00...

Fox News had no time for Khizr Khan's amazing speech. Benghazi ads and Katy Perry, though ...

Fox News has done it again. Just as it ran commercials over the Mothers of the Movement during their Tuesday evening appearance, Fox ran commercials while Khizr Khan spoke, Media Matters reports: While CNN and MSNBC aired the video and Khan’s speech in full, Fox News’ The...

Michelle Obama And The New Face Of Family Values

Co-written with Andrew Klumpp. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I met my first Democrat when I was 18, on my first day of summer camp. She was a fiery redheaded co-counselor. There she was. There it was. A Democrat. In the flesh. I knew...