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Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Breaks Elbow in Fall on Stairs
Raisman in a Twitter post says “I survived two Olympic Games and 19 years of gymnastics without ever breaking a bone … the stairs got me … I fell and broke my elbow.”
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Women in the World Summit: Weinstein Accusers Speak Out
An Italian actress who was one of the first women to speak out against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein said Thursday that the #MeToo movement is “the most important thing” to happen to women since the right to vote. Asia Argento spoke at the opening panel of the Women in the World summit in New York City. She was joined...
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Wisconsin Governor Hopeful Breastfeeds Daughter in New Ad
A Wisconsin candidate for governor has posted an online campaign video that includes a brief passage showing her breast-feeding her 4-month-old daughter.
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Drugmakers Fought State Opioid Limits Amid Crisis
The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the tide of prescription opioids, the drugs at the heart of a crisis that has cost 165,000 Americans their lives and pushed countless more to crippling addiction. The drugmakers vow they’re...
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Real Life ‘Danish Girl': Transgender Woman Helped Actor Prepare for Film
Amid all the glitz and glamour of the Golden Globes Sunday, a story emerged of a transgender woman from Southern California who helped actor Eddie Redmayne prepare for his role in the film “The Danish Girl.”