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The instructions were vague: Morning Classes would be held at the Delta Hotel in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. “All I know is that it’s on the second floor, and it’ll be hard to miss,” Al Cameron, communications director for Curling Canada, said when pressed for more details. That turned out…

  Stay in your lane, bro.  Read this slam dunk response to a complaint that city bike lanes are a ‘waste of taxpayer money.’ Do you live in a city with dedicated bike paths and bike lanes on city streets? Biking isn’t for everyone but you wouldn’t think they are controversial. Still, one person felt…

President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven Muslim countries has put corporate executives in a bind. Almost from the moment he announced the ban, questions poured in about where those executives stood on the issue. The media has highlighted a cluster of companies that have made public statements against the executive order….

Millions of people are outraged over President Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees and Muslims from seven countries entering the United States, but there’s no shortage of surplus ire for ride share service Uber. The startup was blasted for exploiting the chaos, eliminating surge prices in what appeared to undermine solidarity efforts among cab drivers and protestors at JFK airport on Saturday,…

When Ariana Luterman signed up for the Dallas Marathon as part of a relay team, she had her own agenda. The goal of the high schoolers was to compete with the fastest runners in the race, hoping that, in shifts, the team could best the time of the top individuals running.  However, during Luterman’s leg…

Lena Dunham has, quietly and with nary more than a newsletter, become the most powerful name in Women’s Journalism. She telegraphed her reach last fall when Jennifer Lawrence’s Lenny Letter essay about the wage gap in Hollywood went viral. Since then she’s landed Julianne Moore talking about gun violence and even first lady Michelle Obama…

You have to give President Trump credit; he’s not avoiding the truth. That’s assuming he realized what he just said. In a softball interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Trump acknowledged that the Republican health care overhaul will actually hurt his core supporters the most. “Counties that voted for you, middle class and working…

According to the Holmes and Rahe stress scale, divorce is the second most stressful life event right after the death of a loved one. The end of a marriage typically unleashes a flood of emotions including anger, grief, anxiety, and fear. However, former spouses can mitigate some of the stress caused by divorce through cooperation and…

After the House GOP pulled its nearly universally reviled proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act, I confess I celebrated. There was really nothing of merit to the plan. Yet we can’t forget that our health care system remains deeply flawed, especially for women, and I should know: I’ve spent the last year trying and failing to get a mammogram.  It’s…

Part 10 of 14 See all › Issue 39: The OGOD Issue Next: Below The Surface Sea turtles have been swimming the world’s oceans for more than 100 million years, but today, six of seven total species are threatened with extinction. Four of those nest on the Pacific beaches of Nicaragua: the olive ridley, hawksbill,…