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- That Creepy, Abandoned 'Wizard of Oz' Theme Park Is Reopening This Summer April 24, 2018The Land of Oz has sat decaying since 1980, nestled at the top of a mountain in North Carolina.Kara Weisenstein
- What Can You Do with a Degree in Sexology? April 24, 2018From designing sex toys to assisting sex workers with legal challenges, here's where a degree in sexology will get you.Matt Baume
Signs of the Times
- Reward for years of service to the Empire: Osama Bin Laden's 'bodyguard' living on benefits in Germany April 25, 2018A Tunisian man who was allegedly once a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden is living on benefits in Germany, sparking major criticism from anti-immigration politicians. The information was revealed following a question posed to the regional government in Bochum, where the 42 year old lives, by the Alternative for Germany (AfD). According to a report […]
- It is now open season on vaccinating pregnant women April 24, 2018Instinctively, most of us know that pregnancy is a time when it makes sense to be cautious. After all, as even popular culture attests, "precious cargo" is involved. With medications, focus group research indicates that when the risks of a given medication are unknown, most women are not willing to take the medication during pregnancy. […]
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- Trump Is Threatening the Future of Our Children and Planet Through Family Planning Position April 25, 2018Pushing for larger families could be the worst way to exacerbate climate change and other environmental crises. Evidence has shown that the Trump administration wants women, in the United States and worldwide, to have more children. His administration has reversed policies for reporting the state of human rights abroad, burying reporting critical of other countries for […]Rebecca Cross, Independent Media Institute
News from Africa
- Africa:African Migrants to the U.S. Are the Cream of the Crop April 24, 2018[allAfrica] The growing number African immigrants who settle in the United States are more highly educated than those who go to Europe, according to a new survey by a major American research group.