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Elderly women are getting themselves sent to prison on purposeIt's often said that crime is a young man's game. You need to be strong enough to fight and quick enough to escape the police. There's a good reason why the older the demographic, the lower the crime rate. However, in Japan, it appears that quite the opposite is true.…6 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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The Miss America pageant has just axed their swimsuit competitionSince 1921, the Miss America pageant has been championing beautiful and scantily clad women, whom they judge solely on their physical appearance. It's anything but progressive, especially now, in a time when many of us are experiencing the benefits of fourth wave feminism. But while it may be an institution that…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Images of the first women in Saudi Arabia to get their driver's licenses have just been releasedWhile we're over here complaining about the pressure we feel to post the perfect travel selfies or the fact that grandma can't accept that we're strong independent women who don't need no man (so can she stop asking if there's a "lucky fella" every Christmas, thank you very much), it's important…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be returning all their wedding gifts, and here's whyThey said their vows, had their after-party and received their official new titles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex, so it seems that all that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle need to do now is go on their honeymoon. But why has it taken the newlyweds so long to jet…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Footage has surfaced of Morgan Freeman making inappropriate comments to female journalists during interviewsLast week, a report was published by CNN which detailed sexual assault allegations made by eight different women against actor Morgan Freeman. The 80-year-old has enjoyed a long and successful career, starring in the likes of The Shawshank Redemption, Million Dollar Baby and Bruce Almighty. Just earlier this year, Freeman…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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This incredible system helped find 3000 missing children in four daysAs anyone who has ever momentarily lost sight of their little one in a supermarket, or at a crowded train station, will understand, the idea of your child going missing is the ultimate worst nightmare. Yet, it is one that more people than you would think are already familiar with; in…5 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have just welcomed their second childWhile it may feel like every second celebrity couple is breaking up, it seems like everyone else is giving birth to a new generation of #blessed celebrity bébés. The three Kardashian-Jenner sisters have all had their daughters, Miranda Kerr and The Rock's wife recently gave birth, and the Duke and…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Inside Nigeria's horrific 'baby factories'In April 2018, Nigerian police raided three buildings in the country’s capital city, Lagos, in a pre-planned operation. Inside the properties, they found hordes of teenagers and children - 100 women and girls and 62 boys - of varying ages. Although little was revealed about their living conditions, authorities did…6 minutes read
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7 years ago
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These women have proven it's easier to get a gun than a stripper's licenceSo far this year, in the state of Tennessee, 149 people have been killed and 349 injured as a direct result of gunshot wounds, according to figures taken from Gun Violence Archive. Although this may seem shocking, it is perhaps not entirely surprising. During 2014, more people died from gunshot…5 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Young girls are being force-fed 16,000 calories a dayIn the Western world, self-destructive attitudes towards food see both women and men starve themselves, day in, day out, to get those defined cheekbones and that size zero waistline. The pathological pursuit of so-called "perfection" reportedly affects eight million people in the United States, as well as a great number…5 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Mother comes face-to-face with kidnapper who stole her baby and raised her for 20 yearsImagine on your 20th birthday learning that the mother who had raised you for two decades was – in fact – not your mother. It sounds like something out of a movie drama, but for Kamiyah Mobley, it was her newly-learned reality. She found out that "Alexis Manigo" – the name…4 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Anoxeria survivor was told she'd never have children, just celebrated birth of her second childBecoming a mother is a dream of many women. Sure, we're also very into advancing our careers and pursuing the never-ending quest to find that perfect pair of jeans, but somewhere on the dream horizon is also the idea of bringing kids into the world. But imagine if you were one…4 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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