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On Sunday, The New Yorker reported that a second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Deborah Ramirez, Kavanaugh’s classmate at Yale, joins his high school acquaintance, Christine Blasey Ford, in publicly accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct and demanding an investigation …

Rose McGowan, a leading voice in the #MeToo movement, has penned an open letter to Asia Argento, a beleaguered mouthpiece for the movement, following accusations that Argento paid off someone who’d accused her of sexual assault. Both women became some of the most prominent voices in the #MeToo movement in …

Tuesday night’s Major League All-Star Game is one Josh Hader will never forget. The Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher was on the mound for just a third of an inning, giving up a tie-breaking three-run homer that briefly put the American League in the lead. But enough about baseball! Hader’s disastrous …

Terry Crews discussed the importance of protecting survivors of sexual assault, his own experience as a survivor and the “cult of toxic masculinity that exists in our society” during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. The Judiciary Committee was holding hearings on the Sexual Assault Survivors’ “Bill of Rights,” …

Most people know Michael Pollan as a food writer. His 2006 book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is widely credited with helping spark the modern food movement, in which everyday Americans began asking questions about where their food comes from. But in his new book, How to Change Your Mind: What the …

When the line between “playful sex romp” and “violent assault” is thin enough to be the subject of dispute, something’s gone terribly wrong. In an article published yesterday in the The New Yorker, multiple women accused New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of monstrous emotional manipulation and physical abuse. Most …

On a cloudless spring day in Tampa, Florida, Aaron Judge is doing what he does best: hitting home runs. There’s a distinct thwap that fills the air every time he squares up on a fastball and sends it on a 400-foot journey over the wall – farther than anyone else …

Noor Zahi Salman has long claimed that she was unaware that her late husband, Omar Mateen, was plotting a shooting rampage at the gay nightclub Pulse in June 2016. That assertion will be put on trial starting Thursday. Salman, who lives in Fort Pierce, Florida, is the only person being …

Lupita Nyong’o felt compelled to share her own traumatic encounter with Harvey Weinstein last fall after a deluge of women came forward accusing the media mogul of sexual misconduct – but first, she had to tell her own mother. “I had to talk to her about it because it was …

The UFC 219 main event on December 30th serves as host to one of the most crucial women’s bouts in UFC history. Cris Cyborg, the UFC Women’s Featherweight champion, looks to continue her more than 12-year undefeated run, while Holly Holm attempts to capture UFC gold once more with another …