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4:08pm Jun 06, 2019

World News World News National Health & Safety

Helen Clark Can Do It All: Run A Country, Fight For Women's Rights ... And Snapchat

by Sonia Narang

The former prime minister of New Zealand and gender equality champion is at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver, where attendees treat her like a rock star.
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11:44am Jun 06, 2019

World News World News Books Arts

'Life With Picasso' Stands As An Invaluable Work Of Art History

by Lily Meyer

Newly reissued, the intellectual heft of Françoise Gilot's now classic memoir is in its art criticism, even as its emotional arc lies in Picasso and Gilot's unequal romance.
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8:07am Jun 04, 2019

Books Books Arts Music & Culture

In 'Soulless,' A Journalist Takes On R. Kelly And The Business That Made Him A Star

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

For nearly two decades, Jim DeRogatis has been searching for justice on behalf of the women who have accused the R&B singer of sexual and physical abuse. His new book is an account of those years.
9:53am Apr 26, 2019

Courts Courts

Wilkesboro Man Exits Real Estate Business In Sexual Harassment Settlement

by Paul Garber

A Wilkesboro man has been barred from the real estate business under an agreement with federal authorities.
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7:48pm Apr 02, 2019

Books Books Arts Politics & Government

Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Defends Biden, Talks 2020 In Conversation About Memoir

by Audie Cornish

The longtime Obama adviser told NPR's Audie Cornish that former Vice President Joe Biden "got it right" when he said "it's important that men listen" in a wide-ranging interview about her new book.

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11:20am Jan 17, 2019

National National

Backlash Erupts After Gillette Launches A New #MeToo-Inspired Ad Campaign

by Tovia Smith

Gillette's new ad campaign is trending on YouTube but has more than twice as many dislikes than likes. Some are threatening a boycott, offended by the company's call for a new kind of masculinity.
6:32pm Oct 16, 2018

World News World News

#MeToo Movement Gathers Force In India

A year after sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein catapulted #MeToo into a national movement in the U.S., women in India are using Facebook and Twitter to tell their stories.
8:28am Sep 26, 2018

Human Interest Human Interest News

Tarana Burke, Founder Of #MeToo Movement, On Supporting Survivors Of Sexual Violence

by Bethany Chafin

The founder of the #MeToo movement was in Winston-Salem Tuesday. Tarana Burke was a speaker at Wake Forest University, where she shared the story of "Me Too" before it went viral.
Jacquelyn Martin / AP

8:12pm Sep 17, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Kavanaugh Allegations Recall 1991's Supreme Court Scandal, With Key Differences

by Nina Totenberg

Allegations of sexual misconduct against a Supreme Court nominee are familiar. But there are some key differences between the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh and those against Clarence Thomas.

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5:31am Jun 21, 2018

Crime Crime Health & Safety Human Interest

'She Says': One Sexual Assault Survivor's Search For Justice

by Bethany Chafin

A North Carolina woman was sexually assaulted almost three years ago. After navigating through the courts, dealing with the hospital and the police department, she has yet to find justice.

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3:35pm Jun 10, 2018

National National Arts

SAG-AFTRA And TV Networks Move To Eliminate Casting Couch

by Shannon Van Sant

The new agreement will limit professional meetings in off-site locations, and aims to change industry culture as the #MeToo has transformed conversation around sexual harassment and assault.
4:14pm May 10, 2018

Arts Arts Human Interest National

#MuteRKelly Movement Wants Greensboro Concert Canceled Due To Sex Abuse Allegations

by Eddie Garcia

R&B singer R. Kelly is scheduled to play a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday, May 11.

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