A Look at the Booming Business of Human Trafficking
War creates chaos and opportunities. Take away a woman’s safety, income and homeland, and she has little to lose. Paying smugglers for a chance…
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Interview with Douglas Stone
This week Emily hosted author and world famous negotiation expert Douglas Stone in the News Hut. They talked about what it means to be…
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Amy Poehler is breaking barriers with comedy
Going Well: Women in Comedy. What is funny lady Amy Poehler doing with her Hollywood capital? She’s pushing female projects through the ‘Boys Only’…
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Obama, what went wrong?
David Bromwich’s “What Went Wrong” in Harper’s Magazine this month powerfully reminds us of a couple of things: 1. Not making a decision is…
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We’re all terrible at understanding each other
How can you be sure people think you’re confident rather than cocky? Do you think your husband is a lazy piece of crap because…
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#1 – Capital Punishment
The Cruel and Unusual Execution of Clayton Lockett, the Untold Story of Oklahoma’s Botched Lethal Injection – And America’s Intensifying Fight Over the Death…
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#2 – Loretta Lynch and the FIFA investigation
“I don’t watch soccer games; it will be more thrilling instead to watch how FIFA, a vast criminal organization, will be brought to its…
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#3 – Ireland legalized gay marriage
The joy flowing from Ireland’s vote for equal rights is still bringing a smile to our faces. In an expected victory, 62% of Ireland’s citizens…
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#4 – Good Housekeeping
This spread looks so good we want to eat and drink everything. With three yummy taco-wraps, six decadent burger toppings, alla Gingery Mayo, South…
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#5 – Robots take over
Artificial intelligence just got freaky. A team of researchers at UC Berkeley demonstrated their robots can learn by trial and error, that’s more than…
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