A new study released this month in the American Journal of Public Health found that in the Democratic Republic of Congo, four women are raped every five minutes—26 times the rate previously reported by the United Nations.
We speak to Tia Palermo, a co-author on the study, and Jocelyn Kelly of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
When author Judy Blume published her “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” in 1972, she introduced the world to Fudge, a toddler who makes his older brother Peter’s life miserable. We look back on the book with Blume.
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Nik Wallenda is busy practicing for a tight rope walk across the Niagara Falls, the first attempt ever.
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For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.
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