Advice
OPEN LETTER TO THOSE WHO PUT THEMSELVES LAST
Once upon a time, there was a village of people who lived in handcrafted wood houses. And like other villages in this era, fires were a very real and…
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Advice
Charting a Postpandemic Path toward Good Jobs
As essential workers were rendered visible by the COVID-19 pandemic, so too was the unsettling fact that they are poorly paid and experience limited…
People
Columbia native participates in world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Sorensen, Navy Office of Community Outreach PEARL HARBOR – A 2012 Wild Lake High School graduate and…
Grants
Grant Information
As you may know, one of the primary things we do at the John Templeton Foundation is fund research and catalyze conversations that inspire people…
Psychology
5 Common Myths About Abuse
And how these myths enable abusers to continue their abuse Somewhere out there right now is an abuser who is abusing (quite a lot of them, actually)…
Theater, Arts and Entertainment
Events at the Library of Congress
Live! at the Library: Rocky (1976) Thursday, July 21, 8-10 p.m. ET Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of the…
Politics
Sisi and Biden Meet for First Time, Discuss Egypt’s Nile Dispute and Palestinian Cause
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with United States’ President Joe Biden for the first time on 16 July during Jeddah’s Security and…
Politics
‘Absolute Scarcity’: A Look Into Egypt’s
As the world struggles against a scarcity of resources, Egypt awaits the onset of a dangerous predicament: a complete lack of water security. For…
End This Crisis Now!
4 Ways a Narcissist Breaks Your Heart
And they will break it, guaranteed “I’m totally fine and feel great!” Said no one ever after separating from a narcissist. Why is it that some…
Psychology
FACES OF THE CRISIS STORIES
Click on the collage below to read stories of women who have had their children taken away and given to their controlling, abusive or self-serving
Advice
OPEN LETTER TO THOSE WHO PUT THEMSELVES LAST
Once upon a time, there was a village of people who lived in handcrafted wood houses. And like other villages in this era, fires were a very real and…
Psychology
Divorcing A Narcissist – 5 Steps To Navigating The Most Difficult Time In Your Life
Many of you have been talking about divorcing a narcissist at the moment so I really wanted to reach out with this article to help you with that…
Theater, Arts and Entertainment
The proud Iowans of River City wish you a safe and Happy Independence Day!
The proud Iowans of River City wish you a safe and Happy Independence Day! NOW UNTIL JULY 24, 2022 Performed in ASL and English with English…
Theater, Arts and Entertainment
ARTEMIS Making Charm City Debut with Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society, May 15
For Immediate Release Contact: Caryn Sagal caryn@sagalpr.com ARTEMIS Making Charm City Debut with Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society, May 15 All-female…
Security
FBI data: Americans have lost over $2B to romance cyber crime
Modern dating is now largely done online. Whilst dating apps do provide a great deal of convenience, users are at risk of falling victim to romance…
Psychology
Beware Of These 5 Narcissistic Triangulation Tactics
If you’re part of this community, by now you’ve probably experienced the destructive triangulation tactics narcissists use to gain dominance and…
Business
Vacation Guilt: America vs. Europe PTO
People are working hard to achieve the American Dream, but at what cost? Everyone wants their business to be as efficient as possible , but studies…
Psychology
Affirmations — 5 Practices for Building Internal Strength
Building new positive stories and beliefs about oneself takes practice. Frequent and consistent re-connection with core values, new healthy choices…
Theater, Arts and Entertainment
Library’s Packard Campus Theater Resumes Film Screenings
Library’s Packard Campus Theater Resumes Film Screenings Potpourri of Titles Welcomes Back Moviegoers Beginning July 15 in Culpeper The Library of…
Politics
The Oath Keepers Wanted a Coup
Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg As published in Homeland Security Today “The Oath Keepers were absolutely attempting a coup,” affirmed the group’s…
Other
Egyptian Woman Slaughtered at University ‘For Rejecting Man’
Nayera Ashraf was violently knifed to death by a man she refused to marry, A young woman named Nayera Ashraf was killed in the Egyptian city of…
Politics
G20 Ministers: Your Urgent Leadership Is Needed to Address Global Crises
An open letter from Global Citizens and civil society organizations. Add your name to join the call. Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors…
Politics
Why the G7 Must Increase Development Financing NOW
Ethiopian refugees cross the border into Hamdayet, Sudan. Since the violence began in early-November 2020, more than 14,500 children, women and men…
Politics
My Father Has Been in Prison for 11 Years for Defending Human Rights. I Won’t Stop Fighting for Our Freedoms.
Maryam Al-Khawaja shares how her father’s work shaped her own activism. Civic space in Bahrain is currently considered closed, according to the…
Politics
Egypt Loses $23 Billion from COVID-19, Ukraine Conflict
On 20 June, Egypt’s Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, informed the country’s parliament that the country had lost EGP 440 billion (USD 23.4…
Other
Former Al-Azhar Dean Condemned for Victim-Blaming Murdered Mansoura Student
Former Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Al-Azhar University, Mabrouk Attia, is facing strong condemnation for comments made about a recent…
Health
Blood and platelet donors needed around Fourth of July
National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region RedCross.org/ncgc Media Contact: Ashley Henyan Telephone: (843) 571-8945 Ashley.Henyan@redcross.org FOR…
Events
Photos of the 2022 International Women of Courage Award Ceremony
The First Lady Delivers Remarks at the 16th Annual International Women of Courage Ceremony First Lady Dr. Jill Biden delivers remarks at the 16th…
Events
Library to Celebrate Joy Harjo’s Three Terms as U.S. Poet Laureate
Closing Events for Harjo’s Laureateship Include a Reading, Dance Party and Historic Retreat for In-Na-Po – Indigenous Nations Poets The Library of…