Sharon Pruitt-Young
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Health
YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation
The streaming service announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed.
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Sports
Simone Biles Says She Wasn't Going To Let Larry Nassar Take Her Joy Away
"It was too much," Biles said of enduring years of media coverage of disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar. "But I was not going to let him take something I've worked for since I was 6 years old."
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Rare Pokemon Oreos Are Selling For Thousands Of Dollars On eBay
One cookie featuring a rare Pokemon sold for $15,000 online, giving new meaning to the catchphrase, "Gotta catch 'em all."
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National
Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories
Erika Marie Rivers created the Our Black Girls website to shine a light on Black girls and women who have gone missing or were murdered, a demographic that gets disproportionately less media coverage.
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National
A Texas Doctor Says He Defied The Abortion Law, Risking Lawsuits
Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty.
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Food
3 Tourists Allegedly Attacked A Hostess Who Asked For Vaccine Proof In A Restaurant
The hostess reportedly had to be taken to the hospital after the New York City incident and the three women, who are from Texas, were arrested.
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Health
9 Lions And Tigers At The National Zoo Are Being Treated For COVID
Zookeepers noticed something was amiss when the animals began eating less and were seen coughing and sneezing. Visitors are not at risk because the public doesn't have access to the enclosures.
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Science
A Shimmering Rainbow Fly Has Been Named In Honor Of RuPaul
The colorful, iridescent soldier fly in question has "legs for days," Australian researcher Bryan Lessard said. He hopes that pop culture names will help attract attention for vulnerable species.
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Health
Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change And Say Governments Are Failing Them
A new study shows more than half of young people say climate change makes them feel afraid, sad, anxious, angry, powerless and helpless. And government inaction in particular makes them worried.
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Health
Climate Change Is Making Natural Disasters Worse — Along With Our Mental Health
With so many disasters happening so frequently, many people are feeling overwhelmed or hopeless. Reflecting on what you can do personally to combat climate change may help, a psychiatrist says.