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'Help me, please': Six-year-old girl's tearful pleas during arrest




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EngineerGirl Announces 2018 Community Infrastructure Essay Contest Winners

The National Academy of Engineering today announced the winners of its 2018 EngineerGirl essay competition.






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More teen girls need HPV shot, says CDC

Despite the HPV vaccine being effective at preventing infections and cancers down the line, just one-third of teen girls complete the injection series.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Nuclear radiation influences boy-to-girl ratio

New study finds that nuclear radiation from bomb tests and power plant accidents leads to the birth of more boys than girls.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Artist inspired late in life creates swirling, meditative sand labyrinths

Denny Dyke turns his walking meditations into intricate sand labyrinths on the beach in Oregon.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Can we learn from the mean girls of yoga?

A yoga instructor offers some blunt words of wisdom for the holier-than-thou set of yoga 'mean girls.'



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How a lazy girl found her inner yogi

The appeal of quiet, contemplative time lured her to yoga and ultimately transformed her life.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Girl returns rock to national park and earns rangers' sweet shout-out

A young parkgoer returned a rock she took from Smoky Mountains National Park along with a drawing and a nice letter.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Girls' night in for Valentine's Day

Single? Welcome love into your life, and celebrate — don't shun — the holiday.



  • Arts & Culture

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The history of the Shirley Temple

How did the Shirley Temple, the grandmother of all non-alcoholic cocktails, come to be?




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Conceptual faucet turns ordinary tap water into magical, swirling vortex

The Swirl Faucet also saves water, so long as you aren't completely beguiled by its beauty.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Simple braid is so much more for young girl

A Utah bus driver boosts young girl's spirit with daily hair help. "That's what moms do," says driver Tracy Dean.




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Girl Scouts file lawsuit against Boy Scouts over name change

The Girl Scouts claim trademark infringement after boy scouts drop the word 'boy.'



  • Arts & Culture

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In the Green Room: Indigo Girls help Native Americans

Video: Chuck interviews the Indigo Girls about their nonprofit, Honor the Earth.



  • Arts & Culture

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In the Green Room: Indigo Girls on eco-friendly touring habits

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi



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8-year-old girl achieves goal of throwing her unique pitch at every MLB stadium

Hailey Dawson has a 3-D printed hand and team spirit for days.



  • Arts & Culture

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Meet the 'blue whirl,' the newest form of fire

Researchers say the beautiful new flame, inspired by fire tornadoes, may provide an eco-friendly way to clean up oil spills.



  • Research & Innovations

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Watch: What girls really think about body image and the media

Want to know what young girls really think about the media, girls' fashions, and teen idols like Nicki Minaj? Watch this video to find out.



  • Protection & Safety

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Whirlpool introduces the smart washer and dryer

These appliances are big energy hogs, so it makes sense to make them smart.




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Around the world, girls work while boys play

Girls spend 160 million more hours than boys doing household chores every day, UNICEF finds.




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How much do you know about the Girl Scouts?

Are you qualified to recite the Girl Scout promise? Prove it.




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It's official: Girl Scouts can sell their cookies online

The new Digital Cookie platform can teach the girls useful entrepreneurial skills, if their parents can step aside and let the girls be in charge.




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Can the Girl Scouts attract the next generation?

The organization has revamped everything from badges to cookie sales to try to be more relevant.




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Little girl feeds crows; in return, they bring her gifts

Eight-year-old Gabi Mann loves her corvid friends, and they reciprocate with small trinkets and treasures.




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Real-life cookie monsters steal Girl Scout cookies

A process intended to teach girls about business instead teaches one of life's hardest lessons.




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Girl helps rebuild family's home with lemonade stand

10-year-old Alyssa De La Sala set up a drink stand, and the response was overwhelming.




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Girl wins prestigious fellowship to build robots, all to make the streets of Paris 'happy again'

Her application inspires Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship selection officials to look beyond age and take a chance on a kid with passion.




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Jimmy Kimmel introduces Gordon Ramsay to Girl Scout cookies

Find out if the acerbic celebrity chef is impressed.




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Top 10 'Gilmore Girls' revival binge-watching snacks

Fill up on food that tastes like 'freedom and rebellion and independence' in honor of Lorelai, Rory and all your favorite Stars Hollow residents.




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Is the 'Gilmore Girls' revival perfect or a hot mess? Yes

Spoiler alert: Everyone's talking about 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, but for those who have remained unspoiled, this review lets some of its secrets out.



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Luke of 'Gilmore Girls' launches coffee brand

No, it won't be called Luke's coffee, but 'Gilmore Girls' Scott Patterson's new java seems to hint at the coffee served in the fictional diner.




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Autumn de Forest: 8-year-old girl dazzles art world

Video: Move over, Georgia O'Keeffe! Masterpieces by Autumn de Forest have fetched nearly $250,000. She tells Matt Lauer, 'I love to paint' and 'I do it every da



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Why an all-girl remake of 'Lord of the Flies' make sense

A new, all-girl 'Lord of the Flies' movie is in the works, making this the right time to ditch some of the gendered assumptions we have about kids.



  • Arts & Culture

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That coffee Chick-fil-A is giving away all February? Small farmers in Central America were paid fairly for it

The chicken chain is working with THRIVE to purchase coffee from farmers who can by-pass the middleman and get paid up to 10x more for their beans.




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Yes, girls can be passionate about coding, too

Vidcode is challenging stereotypes and turning more girls into techies.




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How to avoid major airline delays

It’s not possible to avoid all delays, but you can put the odds in your favor.




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10 airliners with creative paint jobs

Here are examples of creative design and artwork on commercial airliners.




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Flyover Country app lets airline passengers explore the terrain 36,000 feet below

Learn more about those weird-looking thingamabobs down there.



  • Research & Innovations

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Logging leftovers fuel Alaska Airlines' test flight

World's first tree-powered long-haul flies from Seattle to D.C.




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Covid-19: FCA calls on insurers to treat customers fairly during crisis

Regulator sets out expectations amid coronavirus for travel, motor and home insurance, product suspensions and renewals as it highlights the important role of the broker in helping vulnerable customers.




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How biofuels can help struggling airlines

Airlines are bracing for a fuel price increase and looking to biofuels as a short- and long-term solution to unpredictable oil markets.




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The sky's the limit for these 120 girls on an all-female flight to NASA

Delta all-female team flies female students to NASA in hopes of inspiring them to pursue STEM careers.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Swirling seals win top underwater photography honors

Underwater Photographer of the Year winners include a smiling dolphin and octopus with a soccer ball.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Brit girls go there to get ripped off

Ignoring their natural gifts is costing women more money than they save on car insurance.




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The Black Girl in Search of God and Some Lesser Tales

The title piece in this anthology is a parable on the nature of religious belief. When first published in 1932 it caused quite a stir and I wondered whether the intervening 75 years might have rendered it something less of a shocker.




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Alsco Teams Up with Boys and Girls Club to Help Teens Train for Tomorrow

Donation supports current efforts and future growth of the T3 program




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Thousands of Girls in Asia Saved From Possible 'Fate Worse Than Death'

Marking International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, mission agency GFA World spotlights 'crisis of abuse' facing girls in Asia




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The Power of Girls Preps for Year Two of Empowering Girls and Young Women Through Dynamic Experiences

Atlanta-based Nonprofit Hosts Enrollment Period for 2020 Cohort