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A 2022 internal survey found that 64 percent of The Sims player base identified as women and 45 percent identified as non-heterosexual.
Now, many fear that spirit of inclusivity could be at risk. https://bit.ly/48356oj
Now, many fear that spirit of inclusivity could be at risk. https://bit.ly/48356oj
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A 2022 internal survey found that 64 percent of The Sims player base identified as women and 45 percent identified as non-heterosexual.
Now, many fear that spirit of inclusivity could be at risk. https://bit.ly/48356oj
Now, many fear that spirit of inclusivity could be at risk. https://bit.ly/48356oj
As the federal shutdown drags on, viral AI videos are being created, depicting mostly Black women aggressively lamenting the loss of SNAP benefits. These posts revive the racist “welfare queens” caricature and perpetuate misconceptions about who the average SNAP recipient is. https://bit.ly/3JzpDHV
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As the federal shutdown drags on, viral AI videos are being created, depicting mostly Black women aggressively lamenting the loss of SNAP benefits. These posts revive the racist “welfare queens” caricature and perpetuate misconceptions about who the average SNAP recipient is. https://bit.ly/3JzpDHV
Young women voters under the age of 29 logged soaring support for Democrats in races across the country, cementing them as the most Democratic voting group in the country by age and gender. https://bit.ly/3LAHNcN
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Young women voters under the age of 29 logged soaring support for Democrats in races across the country, cementing them as the most Democratic voting group in the country by age and gender. https://bit.ly/3LAHNcN
Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last. https://bit.ly/4hM6xuF
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last. https://bit.ly/4hM6xuF
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection. https://bit.ly/4qKtCC6
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection. https://bit.ly/4qKtCC6
Zohran Mamdani addressed supporters on Tuesday night after notching a decisive win in the New York mayoral race, recognizing the diverse coalition that elected him and the affordability-based issues that propelled him. https://bit.ly/47G4Eee
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Zohran Mamdani addressed supporters on Tuesday night after notching a decisive win in the New York mayoral race, recognizing the diverse coalition that elected him and the affordability-based issues that propelled him. https://bit.ly/47G4Eee
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has won the mayor’s race, according to the Associated Press. She becomes the city’s first woman mayor, a Black woman, with housing for single-mother-led households as a major part of her legacy and platform. 19thnews.org/2025/11/mary...
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has won the mayor’s race, according to the Associated Press. She becomes the city’s first woman mayor, a Black woman, with housing for single-mother-led households as a major part of her legacy and platform. 19thnews.org/2025/11/mary...
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey’s next governor and only the second woman to serve in the office. The race was closely watched as a barometer of the national mood 10 months into Trump’s second term. https://bit.ly/4i2tSIV
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey’s next governor and only the second woman to serve in the office. The race was closely watched as a barometer of the national mood 10 months into Trump’s second term. https://bit.ly/4i2tSIV
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia’s next governor and the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. Her campaign promised to fight the “chaos” of President Donald Trump’s second term and to address cost-of-living issues. https://bit.ly/3JEKGZp
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia’s next governor and the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. Her campaign promised to fight the “chaos” of President Donald Trump’s second term and to address cost-of-living issues. https://bit.ly/3JEKGZp
The Blue Jays’ responses to their loss reveal that contrary to the oft-quoted line in “A League of Their Own” even men in the sport cry. https://bit.ly/4qHEa4K
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Blue Jays’ responses to their loss reveal that contrary to the oft-quoted line in “A League of Their Own” even men in the sport cry. https://bit.ly/4qHEa4K
She was originally scheduled to appear before the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee via teleconference. https://bit.ly/4qxJVlC
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
She was originally scheduled to appear before the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee via teleconference. https://bit.ly/4qxJVlC
What questions do you have about vaccines and the ever-changing landscape for parents and caregivers?
Join us for a Reddit AMA with @bcrodriguez.bsky.social at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3LwShK8
Join us for a Reddit AMA with @bcrodriguez.bsky.social at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3LwShK8
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What questions do you have about vaccines and the ever-changing landscape for parents and caregivers?
Join us for a Reddit AMA with @bcrodriguez.bsky.social at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3LwShK8
Join us for a Reddit AMA with @bcrodriguez.bsky.social at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3LwShK8
Immigrant women are overrepresented in jobs that have a higher exposure to chemicals that cause breast cancer, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, a research organization focused on uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer. https://bit.ly/4huUeTj
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Immigrant women are overrepresented in jobs that have a higher exposure to chemicals that cause breast cancer, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, a research organization focused on uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer. https://bit.ly/4huUeTj
People who reside in lower-income neighborhoods face a higher risk of contracting these foodborne infections compared to those in more affluent areas, with the residents in these neighborhoods being at a 60% higher risk of the infection. https://bit.ly/4hrrdYK
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
People who reside in lower-income neighborhoods face a higher risk of contracting these foodborne infections compared to those in more affluent areas, with the residents in these neighborhoods being at a 60% higher risk of the infection. https://bit.ly/4hrrdYK
Results from the study, published this week in the medical journal Pediatrics, showed a 36 percent drop in all food allergy diagnoses in young children in the United States, including a 43 percent decrease in peanut allergies. https://bit.ly/4o5tMlL
October 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Results from the study, published this week in the medical journal Pediatrics, showed a 36 percent drop in all food allergy diagnoses in young children in the United States, including a 43 percent decrease in peanut allergies. https://bit.ly/4o5tMlL
Copeland has been outspoken about her experience as a Black woman in ballet. In her 2014 memoir, “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina,” she wrote about how being “a little brown-skinned girl in a sea of whiteness” affected her confidence. https://bit.ly/4ovN6se
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Copeland has been outspoken about her experience as a Black woman in ballet. In her 2014 memoir, “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina,” she wrote about how being “a little brown-skinned girl in a sea of whiteness” affected her confidence. https://bit.ly/4ovN6se
If you are experiencing all the hormones in one house, we would love to hear from you: Tell us about the laughter, the tears and the weirdness of going through hormonal changes with your kid. We want to laugh, cry and revel in both the awkward and the awesome!
Comment below and we’ll be in touch.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you are experiencing all the hormones in one house, we would love to hear from you: Tell us about the laughter, the tears and the weirdness of going through hormonal changes with your kid. We want to laugh, cry and revel in both the awkward and the awesome!
Comment below and we’ll be in touch.
Comment below and we’ll be in touch.
The show opened with veteran Victoria’s Secret model Jasmine Tookes, who is nine months pregnant, in a netted one-piece dress that revealed her bump. https://bit.ly/4nc6Wrv
October 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The show opened with veteran Victoria’s Secret model Jasmine Tookes, who is nine months pregnant, in a netted one-piece dress that revealed her bump. https://bit.ly/4nc6Wrv
Despite an undramatic four-game sweep by the Las Vegas Aces, a near record number of people tuned in. https://bit.ly/4h8Z6gG
October 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Despite an undramatic four-game sweep by the Las Vegas Aces, a near record number of people tuned in. https://bit.ly/4h8Z6gG
Night sweats are a common symptom of perimenopause and menopause, something that happens to many of us as our estrogen levels drop. And for many of us, it’s also kind of miserable.
Do you have a great hack for dealing with it? Reply with your tips — all ideas big and small (and humorous) welcome.
Do you have a great hack for dealing with it? Reply with your tips — all ideas big and small (and humorous) welcome.
October 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Night sweats are a common symptom of perimenopause and menopause, something that happens to many of us as our estrogen levels drop. And for many of us, it’s also kind of miserable.
Do you have a great hack for dealing with it? Reply with your tips — all ideas big and small (and humorous) welcome.
Do you have a great hack for dealing with it? Reply with your tips — all ideas big and small (and humorous) welcome.
12/ Other lawsuits have resulted in the restoration of online resources and the recovery of suspended funds. National domestic violence groups are pushing back against proposed budget cuts and urging supporters to call Congress.
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
12/ Other lawsuits have resulted in the restoration of online resources and the recovery of suspended funds. National domestic violence groups are pushing back against proposed budget cuts and urging supporters to call Congress.
8/ More than half of all women homicide victims are killed by a current or former partner, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Meanwhile, the elimination of the CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention has gutted prevention efforts, and even more cuts have been proposed:
Meanwhile, the elimination of the CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention has gutted prevention efforts, and even more cuts have been proposed:
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
8/ More than half of all women homicide victims are killed by a current or former partner, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Meanwhile, the elimination of the CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention has gutted prevention efforts, and even more cuts have been proposed:
Meanwhile, the elimination of the CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention has gutted prevention efforts, and even more cuts have been proposed:
7/ The federal government has long recognized domestic violence and violence between romantic partners as a critical public health and safety issue and intimate partner violence can be deadly, particularly for women.
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
7/ The federal government has long recognized domestic violence and violence between romantic partners as a critical public health and safety issue and intimate partner violence can be deadly, particularly for women.
6/ New funding restrictions are impacting domestic violence services and groups have also had to agree not to use federal grant money for specific “unallowed activities:”
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
6/ New funding restrictions are impacting domestic violence services and groups have also had to agree not to use federal grant money for specific “unallowed activities:”