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Pope: anti-maskers stuck in their own little world of interests
Pope Francis has taken aim at protests against coronavirus restrictions, contrasting them with the “healthy indignation†seen in demonstrations against racism after the death of George Floyd.
Read articleOld School 101 [06Nov020]
In the 60's G. Prout started SINA. A group that advocated to clothe animals. The whole thing was a joke but, people still joined his campaign.
Read articlePeople are buying luxury goods again. That's a good thing
At first glance, the number of people buying pricy leather bags may not seem like a helpful bellwether for the health of the global economy.But solid earnings at LVMH, the fashion conglomerate that owns brands like Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Dior, are a good indicator that consumers are getting comfortable spending on big-ticket items again.
Read articleOld School 101 [08Oct2020]
The Shortest, Tallest and Fattest men of Europe playing cards together in 1913
Read articleChrissy Teigen breaks a long-standing culture of silence by sharing her loss
In openly sharing her painful message of loss on social media, Chrissy Teigen became an important voice for mothers who have also experienced the loss of a child to pregnancy complications.
Read articleHathras case: Are Indian state police trying to discount a woman's story of rape.
Days after the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang raped and assaulted in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, a senior state police official appeared to imply the woman was not raped because semen was not found.
Read articleCanada: outcry after video shows hospital staff taunting dying Indigenous woman
Joyce Echaquan is seen grimacing as nurses call her ‘stupid as hell’, renewing calls for country to confront systemic racism
Read articlePope Francis to parents of L.G.B.T. children: God loves your children as they are
Pope Francis told a group of parents of L.G.B.T. children yesterday that “God loves your children as they are†and “the church loves your children as they are because they are children of God.†He did so in a brief encounter with some 40 Italian parents (both mothers and fathers) of L.G.B.T. children after the public audience in the Renaissance courtyard of San Damaso in the Vatican.
Read articlePakistani prime minister calls for rapists to be hanged or castrated after mother gang-raped
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for rapists and pedophiles to be publicly hanged or chemically or physically castrated for their crimes after a gang-rape case provoked a nationwide outcry.
Read articleThe 1918 flu caused Halloween cancellations across the US. It could happen again
On the list of traditions canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Halloween might be next on the cultural hit list.
Read article52 percent of young adults in US live with their parents for the 1st time since the Great Depression
The number of American young adults living with their parents is at or near an all-time high, and the coronavirus pandemic is likely the reason, according to a new analysis.
Read articleLouisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit
Bossano and a team of 14 nurses, 2 neonatal nurse practitioners and 3 respiratory therapists hunkered down in the NICU all night, he said. Two teams took shifts caring for the little angels, the staff trying to get some sleep when they could.
Read articleGeorgia student who posted photo of a crowded school hallway is no longer suspended
The mother of a student who was suspended after posting a photo on Twitter that showed her high school's crowded hallways this week tells CNN that her daughter's suspension has been reversed.
Read articleBoys lemonade stand raises funds for Yemen crisis
Six year-old Ayaan and Mikaeel, along with their community, have raised more than £37,000 for the Yemen crisis.
Read articleMacKenzie Scott donates USD 1.7 Billion since Amazon boss divorce
MacKenzie Scott, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's ex-wife, says that she has given $1.7bn (£1.3bn) to charity to date.
Read articleOld School 101 [23July2020]
A young girl in school for black activism being trained to not react to smoke being blown in her face (1960)
Read articleOld School 101 [012020]
David Isom, 19, broke the color line in a segregated pool in Florida on June 8, 1958, which resulted in officials closing the facility.
Read articleSchool bus driver inspired by students gets college degree during coronavirus pandemic
A school bus driver in Massachusetts said the students he drove to school inspired him to go back to the classroom. Now, he's completed his associate's graduate, hoping to eventually work with kids in another capacity – as a teacher.
Read articleSupreme Court rules workers can’t be fired for being gay or transgender
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender in a blockbuster win for members of the LGBT community.
Read articleFormer officer charged in George Floyd's death leaves jail after posting bail
One of four police officers charged in the death of George Floyd has posted bail and is out of jail. According to online records, Thomas Lane, 37, posted bail of $750,000 and was released from the Hennepin County Jail, with conditions, shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Read articleUS police shoot rubber bullets at Swiss journalists
Three Swiss television journalists say that they were shot at with rubber bullets by police during a demonstration in the United States city of Minneapolis last weekend. Nobody was hurt. The incident is one of many reported press freedom violations amid widespread US protests.
Read articleOld School 101 [03June2020]
When black Americans were still prevented from swimming alongside whites, Mr.Rogers decided to invite Officer Clemmons to join him and cool his feet in a pool, breaking a well-known color barrier.
Read articleThousands march in Britain in solidarity with US protesters
Thousands of people marched through London on Sunday to support demonstrations across the United States in response to the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. Starting at Trafalgar Square and moving through the city to the U.S. Embassy, British demonstrators chanted slogans including "I can't breathe," and "Black Lives Matter."
Read articleMarie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France
A trans woman in France has won election in her local commune to become the country's first openly transgender mayor.
Read articleHungary bans people from legally changing gender
Hungary has banned people from legally changing gender, in a move rights groups said could lead to further intolerance and discrimination against the LGBTQ community in the country.
Read articleGay men in South Korea are being hunted on dating apps
Gay men in South Korea are being hunted on dating apps after ‘palpable homophobia’ grows amid coronavirus resurgence
Read articleGermany passes law banning gay conversion therapy for minors
Germany's parliament has passed a law banning so-called "gay conversion therapy" for young people nationwide.
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