Thousands victimized by sexual violence as war in northern Ethiopia persists

EXCLUSIVE: Four months after the Ethiopian government called a cease–fire, violence still reigns across northern Ethiopia, leaving thousands of women and girls victimized by sexual violence.  On June 28, the Ethiopian government called an immediate unilateral cease–fire in the Tigray region after violent fighting erupted in November 2020, when the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF),…

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Supreme Court signals it could strike down or limit restrictive NY gun permit law

The judiciary‘s questioning during oral arguments in a New York personal-freedoms case showed that several justices have strong reservations about the state’s highly restrictive regulations for getting concealed carry permits. The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, is potentially the biggest gun rights case to go before the high court…

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10 dietary tips to reduce heart disease and stroke risk, according to new research

The American Heart Association (AHA) on Tuesday outlined 10 key features of a heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart-healthy<.  The organization’s new scientific statement, titled “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health” and published in the journal Circulation, emphasizes the importance of overall dietary pattern, rather than individual food” target=”_blank”>foods< The features listed, the AHA said, can be adapted…

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Woman's hairdressing video on TikTok says we're all washing our hair wrong

There’s an “art” to washing haira>.< has taught TikTok users who haven’t quite mastered the skill. On Thursday, Oct. 28, the 22-year-old modeling” target=”_blank”>beauty influencer< with more than 1.4 million views. Her 17-second video, which is titled “Tips from a former hairdresser,” demonstrates the wrong and right way to shampoo hair. WOMAN RINSES OUT HAIR…

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NASA's Hubble Telescope in safe mode again

air-and-space Hubble Space Telescope is in safe mode yet again. A release from the agency explained it was continuing to look into why the iconic air-and-space” target=”_blank”>space-based< operations.  NASA SCIENTISTS CALL FOR NEW FRAMEWORK IN SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE At 1:46 a.m. EDT on Oct. 23, the telescope’s science instruments issued error codes that indicated…

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