Monthly Archives: November 2019

Why Brands Should Think Differently on Singles’ Day

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day, or 11.11, has never been so split. On one side, there’s the consumers’ insatiable  appetite for sought-after products with heavy discounts. For example, within 25 minutes, 410 thousand bottles of Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair eye cream were sold during Tmall’s Singles’ Day presale on October 21, breaking last year’s 11.11 entire […]

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With US Bombs Killing Kids in Yemen, Sanders Tells Pompeo 'Human Lives Worth Far More Than Defense Contractor Profits'

American-made bombs are being used to massacre large numbers of civilians in Yemen, and new reporting shows that the Trump administration is allowing this carnage to continue and escalate in order to protect the profits of defense contractors. “It is a shame that financial interests are worth more than the blood of innocent people.” —Radhya […]

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Sea of Tears: The Tragedy of Families Split by the Korean War

This past July marked the 65th anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War. In addition to leaving nearly 5 million dead, injured, or missing, this bloody conflict forcibly separated nearly 10 million Korean families on either side of the 38th parallel. Since the1980s, a mere 20 face-to-face reunions have been held under tightly controlled conditions, […]

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UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Trounces Theresa May's Failures After Boris Johnson Jumps Tory's Sinking Brexit Ship

In the wake of key resignations from the Tory government, leader of the UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn lit into Prime Minister Theresa May and her Tory government on the floor of the House of Commons on Monday as he castigated the failure of her leadership at a perilous time for the nation’s economic and […]

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Damning UN Report: Myanmar Generals Should Be Prosecuted for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Following a United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission on Myanmar, a damning U.N. report published Monday concludes that the nation’s military leaders, including its top commander, should be further investigated and prosecuted for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in the wake of a violent crackdown last August that […]

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EU Leaders Denounced for 'New Low' After 'Worst Mediterranean Tragedy' This Year Claims Lives of 150 Migrants

Human rights advocates on Friday reiterated their call for political leaders to ensure safe passage and end criminalization of rescue operations following reports that as many as 150 migrants drowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. “This high number represents a new low for European leaders,” said Massimo Moratti, research director for Europe at […]

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Margaret Atwood’s Purse Was the Breakout Star of the Emmys

Although 77-year-old author Margaret Atwood penned one of the most iconic novels in modern history, the spotlight isn’t really her thing. And in the time since her 1985 book The Handmaid’s Tale transitioned from a literary masterpiece to a critically acclaimed series starring Elisabeth Moss, the Canadian writer has had to adapt to the rigors […]

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Behati Prinsloo Flashes Her Bare Baby Bump in Low-Rise Sweats

Click:vanilla gift card Behati Prinsloo is a few months into her second pregnancy with husband Adam Levine, and she’s not letting a baby bump slow her down. While the Maroon 5 singer is hard at work on The Voice Season 13, his stunning wife is making the most of her pregnancy at home. Prinsloo was […]

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Beauty—The Forgotten Recipe For Happiness

George Leigh Mallory, who died on Mt. Everest in 1924, was asked why he wanted to climb the world’s tallest peak.  “Because it’s there,” he replied.  When I was young, I too loved to climb mountains. Most were peaks in California’s Sierra Nevada.  The highest, Mt Whitney, was only half as high as Everest and had a trail to […]

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Jennifer Garner Glows in a Rare Fresh-Faced Selfie from Her Bed

Jennifer Garner has always managed to look exceptionally put together, hitting red carpet events one night, shopping for groceries in cute casual looks the next. But Thursday seems to have been particularly trying for the 45-year-old star and mom of three with ex Ben Affleck. How do we know? On Friday, she took to Instagram […]

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