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A recent law, the Laken Riley Act, is creating a dangerous reality for immigrant women, enabling abusers to exploit deportation threats and undermining law enforcement efforts. The Laken Riley Act,…

This is the story of Noor and Ayah Barahim, two Muslim sisters who embrace the hijab in Canada. They find strength and empowerment in their faith while navigating the challenges…

At least ten people have died in the wildfires ravaging Southern California since Wednesday, with thousands more impacted by the devastating flames. At least ten people have died in the…

The rate of severe obesity is about 40 per cent in the US, with women at particularly high risk of severe obesity, the study found. Obesity is high and holding…

A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging, sexually assaulting and filming more than two dozen women in multiple countries over more than a…

In a new survey 64 percent of Black women said they were celibate. And a significant chunk, 63percent, of those women said they have chosen celibacy relatively recently, in just the last six…

For young, secular, politically progressive men and women, having children has become something of an afterthought. Liberal conventional wisdom encourages people to spend their 20s on journeys of personal and…

Standoffs between pro-Palestinian student protesters and universities are growing increasingly tense on both coasts of the US. In New York, Columbia University’s administration has given hundreds of demonstrators a deadline…

UNITEDSTATES/After the rise and fall of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, it appears most Americans are not attached to the idea of having a woman president—at least during their lifetime.…

UNITEDNATIONS/Last week, world leaders gathered at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York to do what they have done since the UN was established in 1945: Come together to address…