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Watered-down Equal Pay bill clears state Senate
A watered-down “Equal Pay for Women” measure cleared the Louisiana Senate on Wednesday. The state Senate voted 23-13 for the legislation after making it apply only to women who work for state government. Senate Bill 153 originally applied to women w...
theadvocate.com (7 minutes ago)
Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent
Argentina's president has announced increases of as much as 35 percent in cash handouts to the poor, students, pregnant women and retirees. President Cristina Fernandez says the programs also will reach nearly 700,000 more children, expanding the social safety net and encouraging consumer spending this election...
foxnews.com (50 minutes ago)
Migraines plus depression may equal smaller brain
Researchers said their findings could spur long-term treatments for sufferers of both conditions
cbsnews.com (2 hours ago)
Billie Jean King: Tennis star least of her important roles
The Hall of Fame player stirred up all of sports with her drive for equal opportunity.
usatoday.com (2 hours ago)
Migraines plus depression may equal a smaller brain
Researchers said their findings could spur long-term treatments for sufferers of both conditions
cbsnews.com (2 hours ago)
Got A Wound? Science Says Rub Some Dirt In It
Antibacterial clays can kill antibiotic-resistant E. coli and MRSA, researchers found. The colloquial medical advice “rub some dirt in it” appears to have some merit. Researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have been experimenting with different clays, and it appears in research presented in...
popsci.com (3 hours ago)
Negroni
Italians have a saying that it takes three tries to like the negroni, as this cocktail of equal parts gin,...
thetimes.co.uk (3 hours ago)
Comedian Colin Kane, headlining this week at Hilarities, is an equal opportunity offender
Colin Kane headlines Hilarities, while Alex Ortiz takes the microphone at the Improv and Steve Hofstetter does an independent show at Anatomy night club.
cleveland.com (4 hours ago)
Live longer with a daily dose of calcium: Women who take a supplement have a 22% lower risk of death
A study from the University of Montreal found women who took 1,000mg calcium per day had a 22 per cent lower mortality risk. Dairy, non-dairy and supplement sources demonstrated equal benefits.
dailymail.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Fast & Furious 6, Hangover 3 to Team Up for Hot Memorial Day Box Office
Fast & Furious 6 plus The Hangover Part III should equal lots-and lots-of box office. "It looks like we're definitely headed for a Memorial Day...
eonline.com (4 hours ago)
Mary Orlin: FRAGments: A New Perfume Event
Maggie Mahboubian is on a mission. A mission to make the world a more fragrant place. A mission to introduce the world to the independent, artisan perfumers working in this country and Canada. A mission to create a place where perfume lovers, and those just curious about this growing indie perfume movement, can go...
huffingtonpost.com (5 hours ago)
Leyla Giray: 9 Popular (Mis)Conceptions About Istanbul
You can love it or hate it but Istanbul probably won't leave you indifferent. It's one of the most visited cities on earth and there are nearly as many opinions about it as there are visitors. It has been called everything: exotic, historic, unsafe (a claim buttressed by the death of photographer Sarai Sierra), food...
huffingtonpost.com (5 hours ago)
Laurene Powell Jobs - into the spotlight
Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple Steve, is stepping out of the shadows to do more high profile philanthropic work. She’s always been very active behind the scenes but also very private about it. Born 6 Nov 1963 she’s a determined, idealistic, secretive Sun Mercury Neptune in Scorpio square a scientific Saturn in...
ivillage.com (6 hours ago)
Mainers deserve a fair tax code
Why in the world is Maine balancing its budget on the backs of those who can least afford it? Maine has been doing this for years. It’s time to reduce taxes for these people and ask those who earn more to pay an equal rate. Maine’s broken tax system lacks ...
bangordailynews.com (8 hours ago)
Global Macro: Markets Await Federal Reserve Answers
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Markets remain fairly muted in the days leading up to the release of the Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday. In recent weeks, board members of the Federal Reserve have come out touting that there may be a need to rein in current easing measures. Although markets have entertained the idea,...
thestreet.com (9 hours ago)
The World's Most Powerful Women
Forbes For our 10th annual FORBES Power Women list, our mission is to redefine power. We've selected 100 women go beyond the traditional classifications of the power elite (political and economic might). They are actually shifting our very idea of clout and authority and transforming the world and in exhilarating...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
The World's Most Powerful Women 2013
Our annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact are top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter. In roughly equal measure you'll find next gen entrepreneurs and media mavens, technologists and leaders in philanthropy - all ranked by dollars, media momentum and impact (see...
forbes.com (11 hours ago)
Owed cash on your gas and electricity bill? Claim it back
When you pay by direct debit, your energy supplier estimates how much you will owe for the year, then splits this into 12 equal payments. In summer, when the heating is off, you build up a credit.
dailymail.co.uk (12 hours ago)
In Focus: Scott Gehl, Housing Opportunities Made Equal
A group that has been fighting for fair housing since 1963 continues to face challenges in a region that remains one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in the U.S.Housing Opportunities Made Equal recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. HOME Executive Director Scott Gehl sat down with The Buffalo News’ Brian...
buffalonews.com (12 hours ago)
Govt supports equal pay for retail workers
THE Gillard government has called on the Fair Work Commission to consider a union fair pay claim for young retail workers.
news.com.au (15 hours ago)
A poor excuse for justice
A growing gap in legal aid needs to be closed for the sake of equal justice.
philly.com (16 hours ago)
Use right parchment paper to make these stuffed apricots
Not all parchment paper is created equal. Parchment paper has long been employed for the classic French "en papillote" style of roasting meats and vegetables; it literally means in parchment. It's perhaps more commonly used as a liner for cakes, cook...
readingeagle.com (18 hours ago)
Deal struck on immigration bill
Senate committee arrives at compromise that sidesteps issue of whether same-sex couples should receive equal rights
guardian.co.uk (19 hours ago)
HERBLOCK AT HALF-CENTURY: Library of Congress exhibit illuminates cartoonist’s brilliance in 1963
THE IMAGE strikes you, as racially diverse crowd-members stand shoulder to shoulder, holding the signs of a historic rally. The caption hits you, as the words ring out from above: “…conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal… .”
washingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
Kyle Hillman: Marriage Equality Will Be the Illinois Moderate Litmus Test
There is very little doubt regarding the political leanings of a majority in the State of Illinois. It's a solid blue state with an overwhelming number of voters identifying themselves as strong or lean Democrat which is ever growing even beyond the stronghold of Chicago. Yet, even with this statistical advantage,...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
William Petrocelli: Shopping Is Political: A Lesson From '70s Feminists
The feminist revolution of the 1970s embraced a deceptively simple proposition: "The personal is political." It's a short phrase with sweeping implications. Issues that had previously been considered private matters were suddenly opened up to their wider, social implications. When a woman is defined simply as a...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
British and Irish Lions 2013: financial balance of future tours to be discussed
This summer will gain at least £40m from the tour, but the Home Nations want a more equal share of the pie.
telegraph.co.uk (1 day ago)
Andrew_Yang: Smart People Should Build Things - How We Can Create 100,000 New U.S. Jobs
When I graduated from Brown back in 1996, I had a general desire to be smart and accomplished and successful, whatever that meant. I went to law school and became a corporate attorney in New York. My choice was completely typical. If you graduated from a national university in the past twenty years, there's an...
huffingtonpost.com (1 day ago)
Indian guest workers sue company in Miss., Texas
Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina. Three federal lawsuits backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center...
foxnews.com (1 day ago)
Letters: Gay marriages and straight civil partnerships
Why is the government time-wasting over extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples (Report, 21 May)? Why this obsession with marriage at the expense of – to some of us – the much more enlightened civil partnership? With successive governments promoting legally formalised relationships – and shamefully...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
