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  1. international intrigue
    Afghan Women Are Fighting for the Right to Be Called by Their NamesRather than by their husband’s or brother’s.
  2. grand old party
    Republican Leaders Cheer Themselves Up by Going to a Vault to Touch GoldMitch McConnell and Steve Mnuchin visited the vaults at Fort Knox.
  3. awkward moments
    Fox News Segment Interrupted by Man Holding ‘Fox Lies’ Sign“This is fake news,” he told the camera.
  4. palace intrigue
    Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Says He Can Have Ivanka ‘Out by End of Year’According to reports, the editor thought he was emailing with Steve Bannon.
  5. charlottesville
    Daughters of the Confederacy Feel ‘Very Hurt’ by Calls to Remove StatuesThis sounds very difficult for them.
  6. Someone Made a Butter Sculpture of Justin Trudeau Snuggling PandasPaging Paula Dean.
  7. solar eclipse 2017
    Please Enjoy These Photos of Politicians Awkwardly Watching the EclipseTrump seems to be the only one who dared to risk staring at the sun without eclipse glasses.
  8. palace intrigue
    As Steve Bannon Returns, Breitbart Launches New Attacks Against IvankaNew stories on the site recall Bannon’s threats to go “nuclear” on the First Daughter.
  9. charlottesville
    Read Heather Heyer’s Cousin’s Powerful Op-Ed on White Privilege“Why has the death of a white woman at the hands of a white supremacist group finally gotten the attention of white folk?”
  10. book deals
    The Women Who ‘Shaped’ Donald Trump Are Getting Their Own BookA new book will profile Trump’s mother, grandmother, and three wives.
  11. Watch Alex Jones Get Coffee Dumped on Him While Trying to Film in Seattle“See that? That’s who they are! This is the brainwashing.”
  12. twitter fingers
    Generous Trump Lets Melania Be Her Own Woman, Tweet Her Own TweetsThe First Lady reportedly operates her Twitter account herself.
  13. women in tech
    Guy Who Wrote Sexist Google Memo Says It Made Women Feel ‘Empowered’“There were many women who were empowered and that agree with me,” he said.
  14. women’s health
    Trump May Roll Back the Rule That Requires Employers to Pay for Birth ControlAs part of Trump’s promise to expand employers’ religious freedom.
  15. pivots
    Megyn Kelly Wants Her New Daytime Show to Be Good for Your SoulAfter watching, she wants people to think, “Wow. I feel great.”
  16. bad ideas
    A Non-Muslim Australian Senator Wore a Burka in Parliament to Push for Burka BanPauline Hanson’s stunt outraged Senate leadership.
  17. charlottesville
    Watch the Moving Speech Heather Heyer’s Mom Gave at Her Memorial ServiceHeyer’s mother, Susan Bro, spoke at her daughter’s memorial service Wednesday.
  18. Hope Hicks Is Trump’s New Interim Communications DirectorShe’ll temporarily fill the role vacated by Anthony Scaramucci.
  19. abortion access
    Planned Parenthood President: Democrats Wrong to Compromise on Abortion“It’s a shocking sort of misunderstanding of where the country is.”
  20. victim blaming
    Paris Hilton Bashes Women Who Accused Donald Trump of Sexual AssaultAnd her rebrand was going so well.
  21. domestic violence
    Saudi Man Sentenced to Just 19 Months in Prison for Setting His Wife on FireShe’ll get no compensation for her costly surgeries.
  22. charlottesville
    Father of White Nationalist Denounces His Son After Charlottesville Rally“We have been silent up until now, but now we see that this was a mistake.”
  23. politics
    Elizabeth Warren Says the System Is Rigged Against Women and People of ColorIn a speech urging Democrats not to give up on their radical progressivism, Warren spoke directly to marginalized groups.
  24. politics
    Activist Symone Sanders Told to ‘Shut Up’ While Discussing White SupremacyRepublican politician Ken Cuccinelli tried to shout Sanders down while discussing the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  25. everyday sexism
    White Tech Dude Finally Gets a Platform to Share His Ideas About WomenJames Damore, author of the infamous Google memo, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal.
  26. Dallas Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott Suspended After Domestic-Violence InvestigationHe’s expected to appeal.
  27. high heels
    André Leon Talley Is Worried About Melania Trump’s Aging Feet“Sooner or later she is going have to come down off that high arch.”
  28. lgbtq rights
    More LGBTQ People Killed So Far in 2017 Than All of 2016, Report SaysA report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs suggests a slight uptick in hate crimes against LGBTQ people.
  29. conspiracy theories
    A Breitbart Editor Has a Conspiracy Theory About J.Law’s Vogue CoverIt has to do with the Statue of Liberty.
  30. women abroad
    Nepal Criminalizes Custom of Banishing Women During Their PeriodsIn the past year, two teenage girls have died because of the custom.
  31. politics
    Guess Where Ivanka Trump Is Opening Her New StoreHint: It’s a very prominent building in New York.
  32. Megyn Kelly’s NBC Co-workers Reportedly Think She’s a ‘Diva’According to “Page Six,” they’re “outraged” by her behavior.
  33. politics
    Someone Put a Giant Inflatable Chicken With Trump’s Hair Behind the White HouseSubtle.
  34. politics
    5 Transgender Soldiers Are Suing President Trump Over Military BanTwo LGBTQ legal organizations filed a lawsuit on their behalf.
  35. The Taliban Launched a Lifestyle Magazine to Recruit WomenIt includes an editorial urging women to hold “gatherings” with “like-minded sisters.”
  36. women in tech
    Anita Hill Wants Women in Tech to Sue Their Employers for Sex Discrimination“We can’t afford to wait for the tech industry to police itself.”
  37. politics
    Trump Loves Having His Own Official Photographer“He likes photos, that’s no secret,” his official photographer said in an interview.
  38. politics
    Senator Uses Term ‘Shot Their Wad,’ Clarifies He Meant It the Civil War WayThe senator used an interesting term to describe the GOP’s health-care defeat.
  39. A Former Top Time Editor Is Suing the Magazine for Sex and Age DiscriminationThe lawsuit accuses Time of “operating a system of male cronyism.”
  40. Police Departments Say They’ll Welcome Transgender TroopsIf transgender troops are kicked out of the military, police departments across the country say they’ll step in.
  41. Woman Who Urged Her Boyfriend to Commit Suicide Sentenced to 2.5 Years in PrisonShe’ll serve 15 months now, and the rest of her sentence will be suspended until August 2022.
  42. Wired’s New Issue Was Written Mostly by Men, But Includes a Note Thanking WomenIn the magazine’s most recent issue, every feature is written by a man.
  43. shelf improvement
    The Fantasy Series I Reread in Times of CrisisIt’s like literary Xanax.
  44. politics
    West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s Office VandalizedThe vandals spray-painted “f*ck Capito, f*ck Capital” on the building.
  45. politics
    Progressive Groups to Democrats: If You’re Not Pro-Choice, We Won’t Support You“We cannot have a real conversation about economic security that does not include the ability to decide if, when, and how to raise a family.”
  46. Kristen Stewart Explains Her Sexuality With a Grilled-Cheese MetaphorA master of metaphors.
  47. politics
    Most Americans Oppose Discriminating Against LGBTQ People Because of ReligionAlmost two-thirds of Americans don’t think businesses should be able to discriminate against LGBTQ people on the pretext of religion.
  48. politics
    Trump’s Daughter-in-Law Launches Video Series to Praise the PresidentShe only reports “real” (a.k.a. positive) stories about the White House.
  49. politics
    Senator With Kidney Cancer on Health-Care Battle: ‘It’s Not Over Yet’Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono on the ongoing health-care fight, the fumbling Trump administration, and John McCain’s dramatic 11th-hour vote.
  50. politics
    Anthony Scaramucci’s Next Move Is ‘Working on Being the Best Person He Can Be’He also addressed those Dancing With the Stars rumors.
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