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[ad_1] Perhaps you might find some of our most recent content interesting. Feel free to use the search bar below to look for any other article on our website.Puppies found in a duffel bagThirteen puppies in 48 hours. This weekend, we experienced something extremely rare – 13 puppies came to us from three separate locations in Pierce County. All were abandoned, and you won’t believe the heartbreaking ways they were found. It started Saturday evening when Pierce County Control brought seven scared 7-week-old mixed-breed puppies to the Humane […] The votes are in: Zoo guests name muskox calf “Willow”TACOMA, Wash.—Meet…

[ad_1] By Nicholas YongBBC News, Singapore13 April 2023Image caption, Kauan Okamoto said he was sexually abused by Johnny Kitagawa from the age of 15Another former J-pop star has said he was the victim of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, a revered Japanese music producer who died in 2019.Kauan Okamoto said he was abused up to 20 times from 2012-2016, beginning when he was 15 and in a boy band.Mr Okamoto said he believed as many as 100 boys had been abused.Kitagawa denied all accusations during his life and never faced charges. A BBC documentary in March detailed allegations from several…

[ad_1] Fall may not be in full swing yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate autumnal hues and styles into your wardrobe. Just take it from Katie Holmes. The actress attended designer Ulla Johnson’s show at New York Fashion Week over the weekend and wore a long-sleeved gown in a rich wine color. She paired the dress with dark leather boots, a small chain bag, and understated jewelry, letting the statement-making fall dress speak for itself.  Getty Images If you’re looking to add a similarly elegant dress to your wardrobe ahead of the official start of the season, head…

[ad_1] Home Depot says Tyrese Gibson is lying about racism in his $1 million lawsuit against them … and they say there’s video evidence backing them up. Home Depot just responded to Tyrese’s lawsuit … pushing back against his claims of racial discrimination on the part of their cashiers. Play video content According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Home Depot claims Tyrese came into their store and brought a bunch of items to the cash register, where the cashier scanned everything. HD says Tyrese then went back for more shopping, leaving the register for 25 minutes and forcing…

Feedback on the recommendations from New Zealand’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva The governments of Iceland and Australia have recommended that New Zealand amend Section 21 of our Human Rights Act (HRA) 1993, by adding “gender identity” as a prohibited ground for discrimination. The concept of “gender identity” should not be introduced into the HRA. There are several reasons for this, and this submission will focus on two: The HRA needs to be clear and evidence-based, but the concept of “gender identity” is both vague and ideological. The concept of “gender identity” is…

[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will not seek to get his Georgia election interference case transferred to federal court, his attorneys said in a filing Thursday, three weeks after a judge rejected a similar attempt by the former president’s White House chief of staff. The notice filed in federal court in Atlanta follows a Sept. 8 decision from U.S. District Judge Steve Jones that chief of staff Mark Meadows “has not met even the ‘quite low’ threshold” to move his case to federal court, saying the actions outlined in the indictment were not taken as part of…

[ad_1] Shrinking civic space, crackdown on human rights and attack on peaceful dissent intensifies. Mnangagwa followed Mugabe’s steps in misusing laws as instrument of oppression. False hopes for a new Zimbabwe as former regime’s legacy of violence, oppression and impunity endures. The government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe has failed to live up to its promises for change and break with Robert Mugabe’s brutal human rights legacy, Amnesty International said in a briefing today. Following an election marred with human rights violations, president Mnangagwa was elected, and a new cabinet announced. The briefing outlines a human rights agenda for Mnangagwa’s…

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[ad_1] WEST HARTFORD — The University of Hartford will close its Entrepreneurial and Women’s Business Center at the end of September, a program that the university has featured for 38 years.The closure, which takes place Sept. 29, was confirmed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Connecticut District Office, which has been funding the program through grants since 1999, and the university. “While it will no longer be hosted by UHart after that date, the SBA has expressed to intend for a WBC-funded entity to continue the work in Hartford, so we expect resources and support will continue,” univeristy spokeswoman Susan…

Camila Ochoa Mendoza The Young Activist Network for Abortion Advocacy (YANAA) Committee Member Member of YouAct – European Youth Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights Global Studies Master’s Student at the University of Gothenburg   There’s something special about entering a space where everyone understands that you can never assume someone’s gender, sexuality or biology. A space where it is understood that trans people are not a homogenous group; that trans people can and do get pregnant, give birth, and have abortions; and that trans people’s reproductive capacities are controlled, restricted, and stigmatised in many ways.  In a room full…