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‘Wonder Woman’ on TV? CW is redeveloping series for ‘trickiest’ hero
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWill a Wonder Woman TV series ever get off the ground? The CW isn't giving up yet. The network had […]... -
Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights
Seattle TimesFormer state Labor Council President Lawrence Kenney was remembered last week for his advocacy for farmworkers at a time when such a stance took courage. "He was very committed to working the problems of farmworkers and did much to bring farm laborers...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Washington, Regional Authority
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Kingdom becoming more tolerant ��� Saudi filmmaker
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSaudi filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour said yesterday that her country was becoming "more tolerant and more accepting." Al-Mansour, the Kingdom's first woman film director, made her remarks after picking up an award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Entertainment, Movies, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Cannes Film Festival
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: American Enterprise Institute, Education, University of Richmond, University of Georgia, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Katie Aselton, Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth survive 'Black Rock'
The premise is familiar: Three young women on a camping trip find themselves under siege from three unhinged attackers and fight back. But what happens in “Black Rock” is unexpected, as rather than a more typical story of female empowerment...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Human Interest, Celebrities, Dax Shepard, Mark Duplass
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EDITORIAL: Anti-abortion bills allow state into private lives
Portland Press Herald, MaineA trio of bills, each of which takes a different approach to the same goal -- restricting access to safe and legal abortion -- is before the Legislature, and we hope lawmakers reject the proposals as indefensible attempts to intrude into women's lives....Tags: Litigation, Trials, Social Issues, General Practitioners, Crime, Law and Justice
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Review: 'The Sapphires'
Tulsa WorldEvery so often, a film like "The Sapphires" comes along, and I'm glad it does. This sweet charmer put a smile on my face at the start, and it just stayed there. The movie has more soul than it does substance. It's sentimental but not sticky-sweet. The...Tags: Racism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Music, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Motown Records
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Plantation doctor aims to help abused women in India
Little girls as young as 4 attacked, brutalized, even killed. A female college student gangraped on a moving bus. Women of all ages ravaged and disfigured by relatives and strangers alike. In India, women have increasingly become targets of unbridled...
Tags: General Practitioners, India, Plantation, Hospitals and Clinics, Cosmetic Procedures
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Women can't be president in Iran, senior cleric says
TEHRAN — Iran’s next president will not be a woman. No surprise there, but a senior religious figure, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, made it official in comments Wednesday to a group of clerics and theology students, according to the conservative...
Tags: Iran, Elections, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Religion and Belief, Saudi Arabia
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More agreements surface barring Pakistani women from voting
Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan / Asia News NetworkUPPER DIR, North Pakistan (Dawn/ANN) -- The recent discovery that political parties had barred women in Lower Dir from voting has turned out to not be an isolated incident. Another agreement has now surfaced, showing that political parties in Upper Dir...Tags: Elections, Punishment, Human Rights, Germany, Government
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Two sets of rules in the city
I spoke at City Council on March 12 and March 19 regarding the gender discrimination and ethnic bigotry that are alive and well in Glendale. Witness the council meeting of March 12, when council member Laura Friedman reported that a person appointed...Tags: Minority Groups, Local Elections
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