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Blind date: I hadn't been on a date for some time

Blind date: I hadn’t been on a date for some time

David, 55, physiotherapist, meets Mary, 61, teaching assistant David on Mary What were you hoping for?To test myself out a bit. I hadnt been on a date for some time. First impressions?She had a funky pair of glasses that made me think, Shell be a personality. What did you talk about?Her illustrious career in education and our shared love of great music (I was very envious that shed seen the Dixie…

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With a French partner, Im scared for my familys future post-Brexit

With a French partner, Im scared for my familys future post-Brexit

Hilary Freemans life has been turned upside down by the EU referendum vote she and her family feel like pawns in a very political game Have you heard the one about the British woman who married an immigrant just so she could leave the country? Thats the joke that Ive been telling, ever since 24 June last year, when I woke up in some kind of parallel universe to find that my compatriots had voted…

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Rachel Dolezal: Im not going to stoop and apologise and grovel

Rachel Dolezal: Im not going to stoop and apologise and grovel

Two years ago, she was a respected black rights activist and teacher. Then she was exposed as a white woman who had deceived almost everyone she knew. Why did she do it? Spokane is a modest town of wide streets and snow-capped horizons in Washington state, 90 miles from the Canadian border. Its population is 91% white, and voted heavily for Donald Trump. The lunchtime crowd in a downtown hotel…

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'Are You The One?' Recap: A Two-For-One Deal

‘Are You The One?’ Recap: A Two-For-One Deal

Hello everyone. I would like to formally not apologize for missing last weeks recapthe episode was shit and we all know it. I think its our job, as viewers and over-confident recap writers, to hold MTV to a higher standard of television. Also I got drunk and forgot to send the email to the editors BUT THATS NOT IMPORTANT. Lucky for you I can make up for it in this hybrid recapwhere I will…

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The child abuse scandal of the British children sent abroad - BBC News

The child abuse scandal of the British children sent abroad – BBC News

Image caption Buildings at Bindoon were constructed by migrant children For several decades, the UK sent children across the world to new lives in institutions where many were abused and used as forced labour. It’s a scandal that is still having repercussions now. Imagine the 1950s, in the years before air travel became commonplace or the internet dominated our lives. Imagine being a child of…

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Couple with Asperger's syndrome: 'We're even more extraordinary together'

Couple with Asperger’s syndrome: ‘We’re even more extraordinary together’

Fort Lauderdale, FL (CNN)Like many couples, Nico Morales and Latoya Jolly met online. Nico sent the first message while on vacation in Guatemala with his family in December 2015. Latoya’s handle was pokejolly1993, a throwback to Pokemon and her birth year. Nico liked that they were both “children at heart.” Soon after, the couple went on their first date. Now, family and friends say, it’s hard to…

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Kate Upton Reveals Game-Day Sex Strategy With Fiance Justin Verlander Heres a sure way to strike out if youre dating Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander: Expect sex before or after a game.

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Finally, A Web Series That Navigates The Horrors Of Being A ‘Woman Online In 2017, calling a web series about womens experiences on the internet Woman Online is controversial, apparently.

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John Mayer loves 'The Bachelor'

John Mayer loves ‘The Bachelor’

(CNN)Of course one of Hollywood’s biggest bachelors is a fan of “The Bachelor.” John Mayer told Ellen DeGeneres on her show Thursday that he enjoys the reality dating competition, even if his doesn’t have the patience for it. “I love the show, but it’s too much time to ask of me,” he said. “Two hours is a lot of quiet time.” The “Love on the Weekend” singer said he would like a truncated version…

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Hawaii father fights deportation to the Philippines and almost certain death

Hawaii father fights deportation to the Philippines and almost certain death

Carino was granted asylum from the Philippines, amid Rodrigo Dutertes deadly war on drugs, but homeland security appealed against the decision A Hawaii resident and green card holder with a past drug conviction is fighting a deportation to the Philippines, saying it would mean almost certain death under Rodrigo Dutertes brutal anti-drug campaign. Last month, a federal judge granted 35-year-old…

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Bill Cosby sexual assault trial: only one accuser permitted to testify

Bill Cosby sexual assault trial: only one accuser permitted to testify

Pennsylvania judge rules that prosecutors cannot call 12 other women to try to show that the 79-year-old comedian has a history of bad acts A judge will let only one other accuser testify at Bill Cosbys sexual assault trial to bolster charges that the actor drugged and molested a woman at his estate near Philadelphia. The pivotal ruling on Friday by a Pennsylvania judge means prosecutors cannot…

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Should 'catfishing' be made illegal? - BBC News

Should ‘catfishing’ be made illegal? – BBC News

Image copyright Shutterstock Anna Rowe had a whirlwind romance with Antony Ray after meeting him through the dating app Tinder. But their 14-month relationship came crashing down when she discovered his profile was a fake. His name was not Antony and he was not single. In fact, he was a married dad who had initially used photos of a Bollywood actor on his profile and had lured in other women too.…

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Beloved Swimming Pigs Of The Bahamas Found Dead

Beloved Swimming Pigs Of The Bahamas Found Dead

Several of the famous swimming pigs that draw tourists to the Bahamas Big Major Cay were found dead over the weekend from an undetermined cause. Wayde Nixon, one of the pigs owners, told the Nassau Guardianthat seven of the pigs had died, and about 15 were still alive. EyesWideOpen via Getty Images One of the famous swimming pigs in 2012. The pigs were given the wrong food, Nixon told the news…

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The 6 Emoji You Should Never Use For Sexting & 6 That Will Get You Laid

The 6 Emoji You Should Never Use For Sexting & 6 That Will Get You Laid

When beginning a text relationship with a new potential bae, your choice of emojis can either make or break the interaction. A correctly placed winking cat face can make you look like a cute fun millennial who also may or may not be a cat, but just a few too many laughing-crying faces in a row and you look like a legit psycho who needs to stop LOLing and start getting your life in check. So which…

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Milo Yiannopoulos isn't the only bigot Republicans are cozy with | Jessica Valenti

Milo Yiannopoulos isn’t the only bigot Republicans are cozy with | Jessica Valenti

The sad fact is that, while the former Breitbart editor has been disinvited from CPAC, someone else who has repulsive views will likely take his place Its odd to watch conservatives distance themselves from the writer Milo Yiannopoulos because he condoned child sex abuse. After all, they just elected a president who has a history of making inappropriate sexual comments about children including…

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Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' infuses horror with biting social satire

Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ infuses horror with biting social satire

(CNN)With “Get Out,” writer-director-producer Jordan Peele — half of the “Key & Peele” comedy team — has delivered a bracing debut, a horror movie infused with biting social commentary and disarming humor. Owing a debt to several culturally significant horror touchstones, most notably “The Stepford Wives,” the film niftily probes how African Americans are treated by well-meaning whites, before…

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Avoid stress, be useful: 90-year-olds on how to have a long, happy life

Avoid stress, be useful: 90-year-olds on how to have a long, happy life

Importance of being active, tolerant and not worrying about internet dating, by ninetysomething women and men A study suggests that average life expectancy will soon exceed 90 for the first time. Women born in South Korea in 2030 are forecast to have a life expectancy of 90, with other developed countries not far behind. France is second in the league table for women, at 88.6 years, with British…