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Environment

China Commits To Addressing Climate Change For The First Time

Speaking from the White House lawn during his first state visit to Washington, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed the country to a national cap-and-trade program for th...

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Gender

How Can We Encourage Girls To Study Computer Science?

Imagine a computer programmer. What does this person look like? What is this person doing? Is the person with anyone? What kinds of hobbies might he or she have? Chances ar...

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Gender

Gender Gap Persists In Graduation, College-Going

It’s hard to ignore discrepancies between white students and those of color when it comes to academic achievement. There are national and local organizations devoted ...

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Hollywood

Crowded House Song Benefits Save The Children's Campaign For Refugees

Neil Finn has donated the Crowded House song ‘Help Is Coming’ to a Save the Children campaign to help refugees. The song is featured on a short film by Mat Whit...

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Hollywood

Emily Browning: ‘Hollywood movies are made for white men’

The Australian star explains why playing Reggie Kray’s defiant wife Frances in crime biopic Legend makes a happy change from playing the ‘the hot babe’ Read More

Gender

Twitter Promises To Hire More Women While Fighting Gender Discrimination Suit

Twitter is setting modest goals to diversify its workforce while it fights a proposed class-action lawsuit that says the online messaging service discriminates against its ...

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Festivals

Blackout Music & Film Festival Brings Socially Conscious Entertainment To GRAMMY Museum

There aren’t many positive things you can say about injustice, but it can inspire creative expression. The inaugural Blackout Music & Film Festival intends to sho...

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Environment

Cecil The Lion Killing Brings Calls For Extradition And Global Reckoning On Endangered Species

The killing of Cecil the Lion in a remote stretch of Zimbabwe has prompted an international reckoning over how countries protect endangered species and combat illegal hunti...

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Environment

Obama’s Steep New Emissions Rules Praised As ‘Great Advance,’ Scorned As ‘Power Grab’

President Obama's introduction of the final draft of his Clean Power Plan on Monday was met with mixed responses, as the White House hailed the proposal as their "biggest a...

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Gender

15 Of Emmys’ 18 Leading Actresses Are Over 35. This Is Huge!

This year’s Emmy nominations included surprises, wearyingly predictable nods, and a few glaring snubs, but one of the most striking things about the nominations had t...

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