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Yahoo Life'It's long overdue:' After T.I.'s controversial 'hymengate,' NY lawmakers hope to ban 'virginity testing'
In response to rapper T.I.'s controversial admission about his daughter's "virginity tests," New York lawmakers introduce the first U.S. legislation to ban the practice.
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Bush 2020? This campaign is NOT what you think
Flamingo is done beating around the bush, tackling the stigma around women’s body hair one prickly conversation — and innovative product — at a time.
- Yahoo Celebrity UK
Death of singer Goo Hara, 28, resurfaces questions about pressures of K-pop fame
The recent death of Korean pop star Goo Hara once again raises concerns about the unbearably high pressures of K-pop fame.
- Yahoo Life
Black eyes, bruised limbs and concussions: Why nurses say going into work is like ‘walking into a war zone’
After years of accepting workplace violence as "part of the job," battered and bruised nurses marched on Capitol Hill to fight for a bill that could save their jobs and their lives.
- MAKERS UK
Flamingo GM Allie Melnick talks shaving down the stigma around natural body hair
Flamingo general manager Allie Melnick talks to MAKERS about how the women's grooming brand is shaving down the stigma around body hair one prickly conversation at a time.
- Yahoo Life
Rapper Lil Jon says he 'wouldn't make music' it if wasn't for an influential teacher
Rapper Lil Jon and former pro-football player Lewis Howes say they don't know where they'd be without their teachers.
- Yahoo Life
New period emoji could help 'end taboo' around menstruation, advocates say
The period "drop of blood" emoji is now available on iPhone keyboards in what advocates say is a huge breakthrough for ending the taboo around mensuration.
- Yahoo Life
Woman denied period products in police custody files lawsuit against NYPD: 'I felt humiliated'
Feeling "humiliated" after she was denied menstrual products while in police custody, a woman is filing a lawsuit against the NYPD for violating her civil rights.
- Yahoo Life
Elizabeth Warren's response to question about same-sex marriage has the internet reacting
Elizabeth Warren was asked how she would respond to a supporter who may oppose same-sex marriage due to their faith — the internet can’t get enough of her priceless response.
- Yahoo Life
NBC News reporter interrupted by her kid live on air — and the internet is loving it
Courtney Kube was breaking news on MSNBC when her 4-year-old son interrupted the live broadcast — and people are loving the relatable working mom moment.
- Yahoo Life
High school bans student cell phones and teachers are ecstatic: 'They’re engaged with the real world instead'
With more teens glued to their smartphone screens than ever before, schools are beginning to ban the device from classrooms altogether — and both teachers and students are ecstatic.
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Ellen DeGeneres on Coming Out: 'Who's everybody else to tell me that that's wrong?'
Before she publicly came out in 1997, "I just was carrying around this sadness inside and this shame of the fact that I was gay when it was like, why am I ashamed of who I am? And who's everybody else to tell me that that's wrong? It's my life," DeGeneres candidly tells MAKERS.
- Yahoo Life
Hobby Lobby faces criticism over products that 'encourage' gun violence
Leslie Ruffing says she was shopping at a Hobby Lobby in Illinois when she saw decorations that she believes "encourage and glorify gun violence."
- Yahoo Life
Depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts: How teachers’ stress affects their mental health
In interviews with Yahoo Lifestyle, more than a dozen teachers across the U.S. discussed how increasing demands of teaching have negatively affected their mental health — causing insomnia, depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
- Yahoo Life
Sweet homecoming proposal video, between high school teens with Down syndrome, goes viral
A heartwarming video of a homecoming proposal between two teens with Down syndrome has gone viral online.
- Yahoo Life
KFC gifts car to single mom who walked to work for over a year: ‘I feel so blessed’
After walking an hour to work and back, a single mom was surprised with a new car thanks to her KFC Foundations and her manager.
- Yahoo Life
Professor holds baby during 3-hour class after student couldn’t find a sitter
Cissé told her to bring the baby to class so they could “figure it out” together.
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FDNY celebrates having more than 100 female firefighters in its ranks for first time ever: ‘This is not a man’s job'
With the 2019 class of probationary firefighters including 16 women, the FDNY now has more than 100 women in its ranks for the first time ever.
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Racist note telling Native American student to ‘go back to the rez’ prompts university investigation
After Native American college student Kayde Langer found a racist note left on her door, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire students are calling for the culprit to be expelled.
- Yahoo Life
Boy, 6, donates money he saved for Disney trip to help feed Dorian evacuees
A six-year-old boy is being praised for using his Disney birthday trip fund to help Hurricane Dorian evacuees instead.