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The Prison Program Healing Lifetimes of Pain
Tara Anand From the outside looking in, Sue Lambert appeared to be a strong, capable, resilient woman. When her marriage fell apart, she took their 7-year-old daughter and left—never mind that she was nearly 40 and had only a high school education. She got a job as an assistant at a property management company. Zoomed up the ladder. Eventually owned her own firm. It oversaw a large homeowners association and came to earn her nearly $200,000 a year.
Can I Take Ozempic for Menopausal Weight Gain?
Can I Take Ozempic for Menopausal Weight Gain?Hearst Owned My friends are extremely intelligent people who care deeply about very important issues…and lately, most of our conversations wind up something like this: “Don’t you think the Kardashians must be taking it?” “I think at least half of all celebrities are taking it.” “Oh my God, you don’t need it.” “I’ve gained 20 pounds since going into menopause, all in my gut!” “It’s for people with serious weight issues.” “Well, I read that it makes...
Can I Take Ozempic for Menopausal Weight Gain?
My friends are extremely intelligent people who care deeply about very important issues…and lately, most of our conversations wind up something like this: “Don’t you think the Kardashians must be taking it?” “I think at least half of all celebrities are taking it.” “I want some so bad.” “Oh my God, you don’t need it.” “I’ve gained 20 pounds since going into menopause, all in my gut!” “It’s for people with serious weight issues.” “And Real Housewives.” “Well, I read that it makes your hair...
Inside an Abortion Clinic Invasion
Update, Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:24 a.m. PT: Twenty-three antiabortion extremists convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) were pardoned by President Donald Trump on Thursday. The pardons place extremists responsible for invading and blockading reproductive healthcare clinics in dozens of states back on the street, inviting more violence and chaos against patients and abortion providers.
The Thing My Therapist Said That Changed My Life
How to declutter the house when your partner is a hoarder Finding the time to declutter your home can be challenging, but if your significant other is contributing to the amount of physical stuff you have in …
Life After Menopause: 5 Surprising Silver Linings
1. First, the obvious: No more periods “I never had a regular period. It was never consistent on how many days it would last. It was never consistent on flow. It was never consistent on if I would feel cramps or not. Bloated or not. This was especially difficult because I’ve always traveled for work, often to developing countries.
Estas son las preguntas clave que debería hacerte tu psicólogo/a
Alexandr KolesnikovGetty Images Le pedimos a tres psicólogas que compartieran algunas de las preguntas a las que más respondieron sus pacientes.
Estas son las preguntas clave que debería hacerte tu psicólogo/a Original
Alexandr KolesnikovGetty Images Le pedimos a tres psicólogas que compartieran algunas de las preguntas a las que más respondieron sus pacientes.
How to Overcome Decision Fatigue
First let’s clarify what we’re talking about: A tough decision is one that involves lots of uncertainty or unknowns, says Sydney Finkelstein, PhD, professor of management at Dartmouth University and host of The Sydcast podcast. To take a not-life-and-death example, he says, “Imagine your flight is delayed at the gate for ‘aircraft maintenance.’ There’s another that’s leaving in two hours, but getting a seat on it will require you to give up the seat you now have.
How to Save Money on Date Night
On the one hand, everyone wants to get out of the house. On the other…babysitters cost real money. That’s why we looked into which prices didn’t increase as much as others and which are lower, depending on when you buy—which isn’t always what you’d expect. Here are a few ways to save: Go to the movies. The Numbers reports that since 2020, the average price of a movie ticket has not increased one cent. It’s $9.17. If you want to go to a concert—and it’s not Taylor Swift—wait to buy your tickets.
FIRST PERSON | I Used To Feel Safe In The U.S. But After Changes To Abortion And Gun Laws, I Want Canadian Citizenship | CBC News
This First Person column is written by Amanda Robb, an American journalist who worked on the CBC podcast, Someone Knows Something: The Abortion Wars. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. If you are white and middle class, there are a lot of things you take for granted as an American citizen. At least I have. Perhaps chief among them is the feeling you and your family are safe. Even on Oct. 23, 1998, I didn’t lose that feeling.
FIRST PERSON | My uncle was murdered for performing abortions | CBC News
This First Person column is written by Amanda Robb, an American journalist who worked on the CBC Podcast, Someone Knows Something: The Abortion Wars. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. If you are white and middle class, there are a lot of things you take for granted as an American citizen. At least I have. Perhaps chief among them is the feeling you and your family are safe. Even on Oct. 23, 1998, I didn't lose that feeling.
The Grandma’s Guide to Gender and Sexuality in the 2020s
One of the most awful things I’ve ever done was about 10 years ago, when my husband and I were redecorating. We’d hired a designer named Michael. He was a small, balding man who wore his designer jeans cuffed and rings on his index fingers. I figured he was gay. Then he mentioned his wife. I figured I’d been wrong. We became friendly and then friends. In the way of new friends, we began unspooling our secrets to each other.
The Key to Finding and Wearing a Bra That Really Fits
Dec. 3, 1978, was one of the happiest days of my life. I was 12. It was cold outside, but Reno, Nevada’s Weinstock’s department store was warm and intoxicating, filled with the scent of Charlie perfume. Up the escalator my mother and I went to the junior’s department. There, in a discreet corner, was the display shelf of my dreams. It contained rows of boxed “training” bras.
What is a Wind Vane? - Definition, Uses & Facts
Josh Corbat Josh has taught Earth Science and Physical Science at the High School level and holds a Master of Education degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. View bio Amanda Robb Amanda has taught high school science for over 10 years. They have a Master's Degree in Cellular and Molecular Physiology from Tufts Medical School and a Master's of Teaching from Simmons College. They also are certified in secondary special education, biology, and physics in Massachusetts.
Anti-Abortion Extremist Jeff White Sentenced to Prison and $27 Million in Restitution
Jeff White, a former auto-parts retailer, has devoted himself full-time to anti-abortion activities for three decades. (Shutterstock) Anti-abortion extremist Jeff White, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to defrauding health insurance companies through state Affordable Care Act exchanges and a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving drug rehabilitation centers, was finally sentenced in February to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.
Why It's So Important for Daughters to See Their Parents Working
Courtesy Amanda Robb My father died when I was four years old. He was only 27 and had been working as an assistant city attorney in Reno, Nevada, for two years. I only mention that last part because it meant he wasn’t vested in the state employees’ pension plan, so my mom didn’t get any survivor’s benefits. She was 28, pregnant with my younger sister, and unemployed. She’d been forced out of her job as a speech therapist when it’d become apparent that she was expecting.
Why It’s So Important for Daughters to See Their Parents Working
Courtesy Amanda Robb My father died when I was four years old. He was only 27 and had been working as an assistant city attorney in Reno, Nevada, for two years. I only mention that last part because it meant he wasn’t vested in the state employees’ pension plan, so my mom didn’t get any survivor’s benefits. She was 28, pregnant with my younger sister, and unemployed. She’d been forced out of her job as a speech therapist when it’d become apparent that she was expecting.
Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal
The original Pizzagate Facebook post appeared on the evening of October 29th, 2016, a day after then-FBI Director James Comey announced that the bureau would be reopening its investigation into Clinton's use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state. Data from the server had been found on electronics belonging to former Rep. Anthony Weiner (the husband of Clinton's close aide Huma Abedin), who had been caught texting lewd messages to a 15-year-old.
What role did fake news play in Pizzagate conspiracy?
Reveal transcripts are produced by a third-party transcription service and may contain errors. Please be aware that the official record for Reveal's radio stories is the audio. Speaker 1: No matter your lifestyle, Sun Basket caters to your kind of healthy. Try their new carb-conscious meal plan with high protein recipes to help you reach your goals without compromising on flavor. With Sun Basket, you can enjoy a dinner full of organic produce and clean ingredients in as little as 15 minutes.
Never Meet Your (Super) Heroes
There’s a new battlefield in the culture wars: comic books. The alt-right now has gotten in the business, led by a buxom, Confederate flag-waving superhero named Rebel and a white vigilante who turns immigrants over to ICE. The Investigative Fund was our partner on this story; editor Esther Kaplan and reporter Amanda Robb are producing a story on alt right comics that will appear soon in Rolling Stone magazine.This show was produced by Michael Schiller, with help from Fernanda Camarena.
Never Meet Your (Super) Heroes
There’s a new battlefield in the culture wars: comic books. The alt-right now has gotten in the business, led by a buxom, Confederate flag-waving superhero named Rebel and a white vigilante who turns immigrants over to ICE. The Investigative Fund was our partner on this story; editor Esther Kaplan and reporter Amanda Robb are producing a story on alt right comics that will appear soon in Rolling Stone magazine.This show was produced by Michael Schiller, with help from Fernanda Camarena.
How the NRA's Florida Strategy Failed After Parkland
On March 1st, Gov. Rick Scott did something shocking. He showed up unannounced on the floors of the Florida state Senate and House of Representatives and asked lawmakers to break from their business to hear from a supporter of gun control.
How to Deal with Crowd Anxiety in the Aftermath of Mass Tragedies and Gun Violence
Martha Castro has wanted to see Céline Dion’s epic live show in Las Vegas for years. ("Her voice is so angelic. It still makes me feel everything," she says.) A 30-year-old tech assistant at a school in Reno, Nevada, Martha lives a quick one-hour flight from Vegas. So last May, she and her husband splurged on tickets for Valentine's Day 2018. But in November, Martha abruptly called it off.
Anatomy of a fake news scandal
This story was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Additional reporting: Aaron Sankin, Laura Starecheski, Michael Corey, Jaime Longoria and Jasper Craven. Republished from Rolling Stone. The revelations overcame Edgar Maddison Welch like a hallucinatory fever.
Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal
Someone posted the news to a law enforcement Facebook group. From there, a user called Eagle Wings (@NIVIsa4031) posted it to Twitter. Eagle Wings' profile picture shows a smiling middle-aged woman above the description “USAF Vet believes Freedom Soars.” Among her more influential followers are former deputy assistant to President Trump Sebastian Gorka and former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, who actually shared a separate Eagle- Wings tweet last year.
Pizzagate: Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal
This story was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Additional reporting: Aaron Sankin, Laura Starecheski, Michael Corey, Jaime Longoria and Jasper Craven. The revelations overcame Edgar Maddison Welch like a hallucinatory fever. On December 1st, 2016, the father of two from Salisbury, North Carolina, a man whose pastimes included playing Pictionary with his family, tried to persuade two friends to join a rescue mission.
How to Reinvent Your Career
HER STORY Morgan Robinson had always wanted a career in the nonprofit sector. Her dream was realized as an editor for a nonprofit medical organization, although over the years her workplace more than tripled in size, changing the culture. She realized it was no longer the right fit for her. "It was terrifying to leave a well-paying, respected job in the midst of a crumbling economy," she says. But she also valued her happiness, so two and a half years ago she quit.
Would Trudeau say 'hi' to Duffy?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shied away from commenting on the recent acquittal of Senator Mike Duffy during a media scrum in New York City on Friday, preferring instead to promote a message of Senate impartiality.
EXCLUSIVE: The Canadian extremists inside the Berkeley violence
On April 15, American activists, many of whom support closed U.S. borders, held a “Patriots Day” rally in Berkeley, California. One of the marquee speakers was Lauren Southern, a Canadian. The 22-year-old Toronto-based author and media commentatorread her speechfrom her phone in the university town’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center park. “So you guys might be wondering what a Canadian is doing here at a free speech American patriot rally,” she said. “But I’m here to give you a warning.
Media 'under threat:' Canada slips out of Top 20 in press freedom index
Canada has slipped for the second straight year in an index ranking freedom of the media, in part because of police spying on journalists and demanding reporters turn over background materials. The four-place decline to the 22nd spot overall, on top of last year's 10-spot fall, leaves Canada out of the top 20 countries in terms of media freedom, Reporters Without Borders — or RSF — said Tuesday.
PANDERER'S BOX: How Conservative leadership candidates drive hate
“IT IS AN IRON LAW OF HISTORY that those who will be caught up in the great movements determining the course of their own times always fail to recognize them in their early stages.” —Stefan Zweig, The World of Yesterday The writer of that quote was an exiled Austrian Jew who died in 1942, without ever learning about the Holocaust. Kellie Leitch, Chris Alexander, and two other Conservative leadership candidates have no such excuse today.
The Making of an American Terrorist
The things he said to me veered between raving paranoia—government agents had broken into his home and left behind a feather—and more lucid diatribes about abortion. “Some day, somebody is going to send me a letter with a picture of a baby,” he said, his pride evident. “They’re going to say, ‘Thank you. I didn’t have an abortion. Here’s a picture of the baby. Thanks to you.’ That’s going to happen some day.” Dear said that his hatred of abortions, and the groups that provide them, was long-standing.
Pizzagate: Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal
Carmen Kat'z Facebook post likely set Pizzagate in motion. "Someone or some group possibly took this unwitting woman and made her the source that they need." says Watts. Illustration by Sean McCabe This story was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Additional reporting: Aaron Sankin, Laura Starecheski, Michael Corey, Jaime Longoria and Jasper Craven.The revelations overcame Edgar Maddison Welch like a hallucinatory fever.
Meet George Zimmerman's Family | GQ
The Zimmerman family, long before "the incident" changed all their lives.
If you're considering leaving America, here are three options
If you find yourselves considering a new life in a new country this morning, here are three countries to consider. With a flash of your U.S. passport, you’re welcome to visit for up to six months. That will give you a sense of what it's like here, beyond the clichés. If you've heard Canada is progressive, spacious and diverse, that's true. But it's not without its problems, so please don't over-idealize it.
How to flee America
We understand that 19 per cent of you have told pollsters that you will leave the United States if Donald Trump is elected President, 41 per cent of you believe the election could be rigged, and 52 per cent you say the election is a very or somewhat significant” cause of stress in your lives. We want to help.
Christine Lagarde, Head of the IMF and 2016 Women of Year Honoree, Has Faced Sexism Her Whole Career
“She is not only the first woman to head the IMF—a feat in itself—but her dynamism and her determination have, and will continue to, inspire girls around the world so that each and every one of them can also make it to the top.
How Divorce Has Changed Since the 1980s
CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images Television shows like "One Day at a Time" paved the way for a new acceptance of divorce in America. Karen Lee earned her college degree in education but somehow entered adulthood, as she puts it, clueless. "I knew what those who said they were happy had in their lives," says Lee, 63, now a special education teacher in Reno, Nev. "They had degrees. They were busy. They had friends. They had fun.
A journey with Trudeau from NYU to Brooklyn
So, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in New York (again) and is showing us how a really fearless leader of the free world does it.
Abortion Witch Hunt
LAST month, Representative Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, in her capacity as chairwoman of the newly created House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, issued subpoenas to three organizations: StemExpress, a company that supplies biological specimens for research; the University of New Mexico, where scientists conduct medical research using fetal tissue; and Southwestern Women’s Options, an abortion clinic in Albuquerque.
Ms. Magazine | Not A Lone Wolf | spring 2010
Scott Roeder is now serving a life term for murdering abortion doctor George Tiller. But did he really act alone? AS SOON AS SCOTT ROEDER WAS NAMED THE SOLE SUSPECT IN THE point-blank shooting death of Wichita, Kan., abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in the vestibule of the Reformation Lutheran Church Tiller attended, a predictable story began to be told.
Giving Up Adopted Children
Stacey Conner, a 41-year-old mom and former attorney from Spokane, Washington, dreamed of having a large family with biological and adopted kids. "The world is a big place with a lot of children in it; we wanted to bring some of those into our family, to give our love to kids without it," she says. After she volunteered in an orphanage in poverty-torn Haiti in 2005, Conner and her husband, Matt, a pharmacist, decided to adopt two children.
Dr. Lester Minto on what it's like at his clinic now that he can't perform abortions.
On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a new law in Texas that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, a measure that has caused at least a dozen clinics in the state to stop terminating pregnancies. Dr. Lester Minto owns and operates one of the affected clinics, Harlingen Reproductive Services. I spoke with him last week as he awaited the Supreme Court’s vote. Minto: That I do not do abortions. I cannot do them legally.
Not a Lone Wolf - Ms. Magazine
As soon as Scott Roeder was named the sole suspect in the point-blank shooting death of Wichita, Kan., abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in the vestibule of the Reformation Lutheran Church Tiller attended, a predictable story began to be told. Following the lead of a recent Department of Homeland Security report characterizing right-wing terrorists as lone wolves, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, ABC, NBC and FOX News all ran stories calling Roeder a “lone wolf” gunman.
Father-Daughter Purity Balls to Promote Abstinence
A lot of fathers hope their daughters will be virgins until they walk them down the aisle. But some are going a step further—taking pledges to support the girls' commitment to chastity. And formalizing those pledges at what are called purity balls. Three days before her 15th birthday, Elise Forte is at a formal ball. She's radiant in a spaghetti-strapped white tulle gown. Brilliants scattered in her updo catch the soft light of Colorado Springs' five-star Broadmoor hotel.
"Hi, my name is Amanda...and I might be an alcoholic"
She never threw china, drove under the influence, or sabotaged her marriage. But drinking was taking over her life, one wineglass at a time. I remember the exact moment I developed my drinking problem. I was writing a scene for the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach. The show's sweet young thing had just been abducted by a Mayan-themed cult, and my boss told me to "up the drama and make it real." I thought, "I can't—not without a glass of wine." So I got one. That was seven years ago.
The Doctor, The Niece, and The Killer
Next Monday, I will sit in a courtroom and watch the man who killed my uncle face justice. Friends think this should give me great satisfaction, but really I just feel nauseated. I’m afraid my uncle will be smeared. I’m afraid my aunt and cousins will lose ground on their hard-fought battle to live normally. And I’m afraid my uncle’s killer, whom I’ve met and corresponded with, will smile at me. The only things I’ve packed so far are waterproof mascara and anti-anxiety medication.
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