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Quinnipiac University Expands Sports For Women, Settles Discrimination Suit
The Hartford CourantQuinnipiac University has agreed to expand sports programs for women to settle a class-action lawsuit by female student athletes who claimed that the school denied them athletic opportunities that it offered to men. The school has promised to generally...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Discrimination, Laws, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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African diva Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award
Reuters* Angelique Kidjo wins for live shows, political commitment * Young Zimbabwean band Mokoomba best Newcomer By Angus MacSwan LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music...Tags: Africa, South Africa, Entertainment, Carnegie Hall, FIFA World Cup
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The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., John Beifuss column
Commercial AppealIf ambition, purpose and potential impact netted Oscars, "Girl Rising" might be the most honored film in Academy history. The documentary's mission is "to try and really move the needle on a global scale in empowering girls and women," said former...Tags: Entertainment, Bully (movie), Haiti, Prostitution, Arts and Culture
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Take Back the Night rally, I Heart Consensual Sex party set for Thursday
Duluth News TribuneThe Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault will close out Sexual Assault Awareness Month by hosting the Twin Ports Take Back the Night march and rally. The 13th annual event starts at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Minnesota Power Plaza with the march...Tags: Assault, Sex Crimes, Women's Health, Abusive Behavior
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'He did dirty things, now runs for public office'
The Manila Times, PhilippinesA TAINTED past suddenly lashed a candidate seeking a seat in Congress. "One of those who raped me, one who did filthy things to me, he wants to become a congressman [Yung nang-ape sa akin, yung bumaboy sa akin, gustong maging congressman]," howled the...Tags: Philippines, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Manila (Philippines)
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'G-Dog,' profile of Father Gregory Boyle, to open Docurama series
Father Gregory Boyle is many things to many people, but he's perhaps best known as the founder of L.A.'s own Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the country. Over the last two decades, the Jesuit priest and native Angeleno has...
Tags: The Fruit Hunters (movie)
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VIEW: M'sian women still running behind
The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Asia News NetworkKUALA LUMPUR (The Star/ANN) -- Once again, Malaysia is in election mode and once again, candidate lists are checked to see who might be running the country next. Some old faces are gone, some are still there but there are also many new ones. Perhaps,...Tags: Germany, Government, Malaysia, Parliament, Politics
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USC public health advocate touts virtues of the Vista
The StateBefore the year ends, Deborah Billings will pack up her office near the Horseshoe and move to the Innovista. Though it's just four blocks away, relocating from the historic University of South Carolina campus to the new and evolving research campus in...Tags: Health and Safety at School, University of South Carolina , Research
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Muslim women fire back at the 'Topless Jihad'
When topless protesters decided to take aim at Islamism, some Muslim women fired back. “Nudity DOES NOT liberate me -- and I DO NOT need saving,” one wrote on a sign, held up to the camera in an image posted on Twitter. A furious debate...
Tags: Jihad, Religion and Belief, Islam, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Minority Groups
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TV picks: Louis C.K., 'Veep,' Wonder Woman, woolly mammoths
"Louis C.K.: Oh My God" (premieres Saturday, HBO). Funny, deep and unsparing of himself, Louis C.K. is arguably the most important comic going, both for his adventures in form -- his FX series "Louie," now on hiatus between its third and fourth seasons,...
Tags: In the Loop (movie), Beacon Theater, Veep (tv program), Louis C.K., Sarah Palin
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Nick's Patio settles lawsuit that alleged pregnancy discrimination
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A local restaurant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on behalf of two women who said they were discriminated against when they told management they were pregnant. Nick’s Patio, a...Tags: Laws, Labor Legislation, Sexual Misconduct, Employment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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On TV, a new breed of Modern Woman
A ruthlessly self-aware political wife reconsidering her choices. A sensual socialite facing down an oppressive age with informed good humor. A group of young women so busy defying social expectations they've forgotten to have any of their own. A...
Tags: Sex and the City (movie), Central Intelligence Agency, Norman Lear, Robin Wright, Game of Thrones (tv program)
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