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Facebook facing housing discrimination charges from HUD

Facebook facing housing discrimination charges from HUD

HUD claims Facebook's ad platform is "encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination" because it allows advertisers to exclude people who they don't want to see their ads.
by The Associated Press

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Video: Head lice up close, and all too personal

Video: Head lice up close, and all too personal

Claws of the louse that afflicts human scalps fit neatly around a single human hair. Louse eggs stick to hair shafts with a sort of glue. Maybe the best remedy for you and the kids? Comb, baby, comb.
by Gabriela Quirós

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Newsrooms need to reflect the communities they cover

Four prominent journalists joined host Angela Davis in a conversation about how the media cover race and what happens when we don't get it right.
by Angela Davis

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Trump's national emergency stands as House fails to override veto

Trump's national emergency stands as House fails to override veto

The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.
by Deirdre Walsh

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Sparkle unicorns and fart ninjas: What parents can do about gendered toys

Sparkle unicorns and fart ninjas: What parents can do about gendered toys

Toys are more pink and blue than ever before, experts say. But before you ban the sparkle unicorns and foam-dart blasters, consider other ways to help kids expand their play possibilities.
by Cory Turner and Anya Kamenetz

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Suicides in Parkland leave community in shock

Suicides in Parkland leave community in shock

Two students who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have taken their own lives in recent days. The school was the site of a 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students.
by Greg Allen

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