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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shout at the media prior to a rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5 in Charleston, W.Va. Mark Lyons/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Lyons/Getty Images Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shout at the media prior to a rally at the…
Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY PORTRA IMAGES / GETTY Barrier Status: ‘none’ mansplainer: A man compelled to explain or give an opinion about everything—especially to a woman. He speaks, often condescendingly, even if he doesn’t know what he’s talking about or even if it’s none of his business. Old term: a boor. —the Times. Men, you’re faced…
CBS brass took extra time to deliberate between Joan Rater and Tony Phelan’s two drama pilots for the network, legal drama Doubt and cop show Drew, a contemporary take on the character from the Nancy Drew books In the end, Doubt, which had had the edge heading into the final stretch, was picked up to series on Saturday….
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images CBS’s Nancy Drew, whose pilot was written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan (Grey’s Anatomy) and executive-produced by Rater, Phelan, and Dan Jinks, has not been picked up by the network for a series order. Persian actress Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest) would’ve been the first person of color to…
The drugmaker Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin two decades ago with a bold marketing claim: One dose relieves pain for 12 hours, more than twice as long as generic medications. Patients would no longer have to wake up in the middle of the night to take their pills, Purdue told doctors. One OxyContin tablet in the…
Noted critical race thinker bell hooks is no stranger to letting people know that she doesn’t exactly see it for Beyoncé. Two years ago, while speaking on a panel at The New School titled “Are You Still A Slave: Liberating the Black Female Body,” hooks accused Beyoncé of being a cultural “terrorist” when it came…
Travelers waited in line for security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle in March.CreditTed S. Warren/Associated Press Security lines at airports are getting longer — much longer — and wait times could reach epidemic levels when air travel peaks this summer, according to airlines, airports and federal officials. A combination of fewer Transportation Security Administration screeners,…
From âvehemently opposeâ to âall inâ: explore the universe of positions on Donald Trump. See which politicians have been sucked into orbit and which ones are resisting the pull Who supports Donald Trump? The new Republican center of gravity | US news | The Guardian. Source: Who supports Donald Trump? The new Republican center of…
The men shouting to women from fire escapes and construction cranes to tell them that they “look beautiful,” or that they should “smile more,” never seem to understand why the subjects of their “compliments” never seem to take them in stride. But one tweet from author Kate Harding offers a succinct explanation for why women…
AddThis Button Begin OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Hidden microphones that are part of a clandestine government surveillance program that has been operating around the Bay Area has been exposed. Imagine standing at a bus stop, talking to your friend and having your conversation recorded without you knowing. It happens all the time, and the FBI doesn’t even…