#4 – Boko Haram is raping women with goal of impregnating them
We know Boko Haram uses rape as a weapon in their arsenal, but in a New York Times report this week, we learned the…
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#3 – Exporting American energy
Our third pick draws from some serious intelligence muscle, Leon Panetta, former head of CIA and Secretary of Defense, and Stephen Hadley, former National…
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#2 – The Mommy Wars
While the Mommy Wars feel a bit self-perpetuating, we’re kind of hooked. Mommy news resembles the news on the food industry, it’s like no…
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Los Angeles Lifts Its Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
California’s largest city raised its minimum wage to $15 by 2020. This trend is sweeping the nation. Critic say small businesses will be hit…
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When you remember someone you loved, who is no longer in your life, you think of her stories. These stories may not include a…
Read MoreCancer Charities Called $187 Million ‘Sham’
Our hearts broke when learned swindlers masking as philanthropists took $187 million from well meaning donors. This story will have a chilling effect on…
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House Sends Human Trafficking Bill to President’s Desk
The House must have left all the fighting to the Senate for once! The Human Trafficking Bill that got some senators in a tissy…
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Report: China building new islands in disputed waters
Satellite imagery from 30 March, 7 August 2014 and 30 January 2015 shows the extent of Chinese progress in building an island at Gaven…
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