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‘Invincible Fight Girl’ Creator Explains How This Original Series Survived Cartoon Network’s Internal Drama

Juston Gordon-Montgomery's action-packed series with a lot of big ideas will debut this weekend on Adult Swim and Max.




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What are ‘gate lice’ and how does American Airlines plan to control them?

Passengers who bug airline staff by breaking boarding protocol will be met with an alarm




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US bans flights to Haiti for a month after gunfire hit Spirit airliner

One flight attendant was injured when gang gunfire struck the Spirit Airlines flight to Port-au-Prince on Monday




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Man convicted of murdering teenage girls in Indiana

After the case went cold for years, Richard Allen is found guilty of killing two girls as they hiked.




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London's bagpipes 'girlband' announce split

They will be performing one final time at this year's Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Dagenham.




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The mysterious popularity of ginger ales on airlines

A recent article on Chow.com identifies a trend in American aviation catering: The surprisingly high demand for ginger ale on America’s planes. Why ginger ale, and not Coke, 7UP, or Bloody Mary mix? The most popular theory among flight attendants is that it relieves nausea. “If [passengers] have motion sickness, it settles their stomach,” says Elizabeth […]

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Upgraded: Stopovers in Istanbul, with free tours courtesy of Turkish Airlines

Sure, some airlines let you work in a free stopover. But Turkish Airlines goes one step further and offers up a free city tour on a stopover as short as six hours. Maybe getting into a shuttle bus and tooling around Istanbul after seven hours on an Airbus isn’t your cup of tea, but if […]

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Vietnam Airlines to request bids for 50 narrowbody jets next year




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Preserving fertility in girls and young women with cancer




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Spirit Airlines flight hit by bullets while flying over gang-war region of Haiti

A flight of Florida-based Spirit Airlines was hit by gunfire while attempting to land in Haiti with a crew member that sustained "minor injuries."




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Indiana jury finds Richard Allen guilty on all charges in murder of 2 teen girls

The Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls in a wooded area near Delphi was found guilty on Monday and faces a mid-December sentencing date.




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Cameron Crowe has a baby girl with girlfriend Anais Smith

Cameron Crowe, the writer and director behind "We Bought a Zoo," "Almost Famous" and "Jerry Maguire," has a new baby girl with girlfriend Anais Smith.




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Why Lady Vols reminded Nicky Anosike of her own Tennessee team at Girls Inc. basketball clinic

While the Lady Vols volunteered at the Girls Inc. basketball clinic, they reminded Nicky Anosike of her own Tennessee teammates




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Girls basketball: No. 1 Lady Pirates roll in opener

Nov. 11—Class 3A preseason No. 1 Greensburg opened the season Friday with an 81-23 victory over Jac-Cen-Del. The Lady Pirates opened the scoring with a steal and layup by Mylie Wilkison. After buckets by Clarie Larrison, Mary Harmon, Wilkison and Leah West, the Lady Pirates led 10-0. JCD got on the board with a 3-pointer by Brooklyn Simon. It was all Greensburg from there in the first quarter. ...




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New York Honors Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman in U.S. History, With New Statue

The firebrand politician once quipped that she would like to be remembered as a woman who ‘had guts’




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The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth

On April 2, 1931, 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell struck out the New York Yankees slugger.




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See Footage of a Thief Breaking Into a London Gallery and Stealing Banksy's Iconic 'Girl With Balloon'

Officials launched an investigation and recovered the $360,000 print less than a week after it vanished from Grove Gallery. Two men have been charged for the crime




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Seeing Vermeer’s 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' in Person Stimulates the Brain More Than Looking at Reprints, Study Suggests

Scientists used EEG headsets, MRI machines and eye trackers to study volunteers' responses to five paintings housed at the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands




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Questions continue to swirl in P.E.I. legislature around NHL tourism deal

Questions included whether the province plans to renew the NHL tourism partnership deal for a second year, how much that renewal would cost, and even the date on which a second year would begin. 



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Girl, 16, recovering in Ottawa hospital after vicious attack

A 16-year-old girl is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after suffering injuries in what her family describes as a brutal attack allegedly committed by her ex-boyfriend, who's now in custody and facing charges like attempted murder. 



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Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire as gang violence shuts down Haiti's main airport




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Find My's Share Item Location will help airlines find your luggage

Apple's update for Find My in iOS 18.2 will let users share the location of AirTags with other people, which could help airlines track down your lost luggage faster.


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AirTags have been extremely useful for keeping track of important items, especially luggage. However, as they are linked to an account, you can't easily share the location of the item with others.

On Monday, Apple said it will be adding a feature called Share Item Location, usable with its Find My network. The feature, simply put, will let users share the position of an AirTag or a Find My network accessory with someone else.


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Climbing for the Jogini Girls in India

On 22 August, 150 people climbed in the inaugural OM Boonah Freedom Climb to raise awareness and funding for the Jogini girls of India.




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Girls' and Boys' Early Brains Respond Similarly to Math Tasks

Boys and girls start out on the same biological footing when it comes to math, finds the first neuroimaging study of math gender differences in children, published this month in the journal Science of Learning.




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Harrisburg campus library celebrates Shirley Chisholm with new exhibition

The Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg has launched a new exhibition, “Always Aim High! An Exhibition Celebrating Shirley Chisholm,” featuring rare materials from the Alice Marshall Women’s History Collection. The exhibition opened Oct. 22 and will be on display through Dec. 20 at the entrance to Archives and Special Collections on the library's third floor. Chisholm was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968 and the first Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972. 




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A young girl's struggle

A young girl in Bangladesh finds comfort in education in the midst of tragic circumstances.




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Wilful girl touched by God's love

Jennifer Lam from Hong Kong experiences the love of God transforming the lives of children during OM Chile's Intensive Mission Training.




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Two curious Muslim girls

Two Muslim girls from Central Asia hear the entire gospel story.




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Airlines Cancel Flights After Volcanic Eruptions. Why That's A Good Thing

At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia spewed a vast plume of volcanic ash into the air.




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The Summer I Turned Pretty Actor Gavin Casalegno Marries Girlfriend Cheyanne King: "Forever Captivated By You"

The couple's sudden wedding announcement took many by surprise, with fans expressing their shock over the actor's private relationship and quick wedding




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Couple Breaks Up After Girlfriend Denies Eating Leftovers At A Friend's BBQ Party

A woman was left shocked when she was offered food at a BBQ only after there were some leftovers.




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Airlines Cancel Flights After Volcanic Eruptions. Why That's A Good Thing

At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia spewed a vast plume of volcanic ash into the air.




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Cape Henlopen Reclaims Girls Lacrosse State Championship

The Cape Henlopen Vikings girls lacrosse team defeated Tatnall Hornets on Thursday, May 23, 2024, to reclaim the DIAA girls lacrosse state championship. Tatnall came into this year as the reigning state champs after beating Cape last year 10-9 at Delaware State University. 




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UP Girl's Hair Gets Entangled In Ferris Wheel's Rod; Scalp Ripped Off

In a horrifying incident at a fair in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, a teenage girl's hair became entangled in the roller of a swing, resulting in her entire scalp being ripped out.




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Apple will let you share location of lost items with airlines

Apple now lets you share location of lost items with third parties via Find My accessories and AirTags.




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Girl in LA, 14, shot dead shopping

Body-camera video released on Monday showed the chaotic, violent moments leading to the fatal Los Angeles police shooting of an assault suspect in a clothing store, and of a 14-year-old girl caught in




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NCAA stops pilots from working for multiple airlines

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has warned flight crew members, especially pilots against working for multiple airlines concurrently with their approved privileges simulators and proficiency checks endorsed on their licence. The authority stated that such action posed a serious threat to safety and would be treated as a serious violation of the NCAA Regulations. This


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NGO initiates Pan-African Girl Child Education campaign

In line with its core values of educational development, environmental sustainability, alternative conflict resolution among others, the Boss Friendship Club (BFC), a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) in conjunction with World Dynasty Pageant, has initiated the Pan-African Girl Child Education campaign. At the flag off of the campaign in Abuja recently, District Governor of Boss Friendship Club in Nigeria, Dr Edet Ekpenyong, in his welcome address said the club through the campaign aims to support, contribute and sponsor over 10,000 girl children in Nigeria and other African countries, to ensure they achieve their educational pursuits which would enable them build their […]




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The Taliban’s Return Has Robbed Afghanistan’s Women and Girls of Their Future

The Taliban’s Return Has Robbed Afghanistan’s Women and Girls of Their Future The Taliban’s Return Has Robbed Afghanistan’s Women and Girls of Their Future
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FAA prohibits US airlines from flying to Haiti; UN suspends flights

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight. The United Nations also said it will suspend flights, "obviously limiting the flow of humanitarian aid and humanitarian personnel into the country."  The bullets hit the plane when it was about to land Monday in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, injuring a flight attendant. It was part of a wave of violence that erupted in Haiti as the country swore in its new prime minister after a politically tumultuous process.  Life in much of Haiti's capital was frozen after the wave of violence, which came to a head when gangs shot the Spirit Airlines airplane Monday, forcing the airport to shut down. Photos and videos obtained by The Associated Press show bullet holes dotting the interior of a plane. A number of airlines suspended flights to Haiti through Thursday, but it was unclear how long closures could drag on.  Neither the former interim prime minister, Garry Conille, nor the newly inaugurated Alix Didier Fils-Aime commented on the violence.  But Luis Abinader, who as president of the neighboring Dominican Republic has cracked down on Haitian migration, called firing on the airplane terrorism.  "This was a terrorist act; the countries that are following and helping Haiti should declare these armed gangs as terrorist groups," Abinader said in a news conference.  On Tuesday, heavily armed police in armored cars outside the airport checked trucks used for public transportation passing by.  Schools were closed, as were banks and government offices. The streets, where just a day before gangs and police were locked in a fierce firefight, were eerily empty.  The sound of heavy gunfire was heard in the streets in the afternoon — a reminder that despite political maneuvering by Haiti's elites and a strong push by the international community to restore peace, the country's toxic slate of gangs kept its firm hold on much of the Caribbean nation.  The United Nations estimates that gangs control 85% of the capital. A U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to quell gang violence struggles with a lack of funding and personnel, prompting calls for a U.N. peacekeeping mission.




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Girl Effect drives social change through innovative programmes for young girls in South Africa




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'Sextortion' in Naga: Man nabbed for trying to blackmail girl, 14

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A 37-year-old man was apprehended in an entrapment operation, after a 14-year-old girl lodged a complaint against him for sextortion on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at around 9:50 a.m. in a lodge in Purok Jaguar, Brgy. Panadtaran, San Fernando town in southern Cebu. The suspect is a construction worker from Brgy. South Poblacion in San Fernando town. Meanwhile, the victim was a 14-year-old grade 9 student from Naga City. READ MORE: Sextortion: The sinister side of online romance Taiwanese jailed for attacking a transwoman; claims he was blackmailed Married man from Talisay City accuses single mom […]...

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In Zimbabwe’s Rural Areas, Bicycles Keep Girls in School

Rejoice Muzamani is studying in preparation for her next paper during the end-of-term examinations at Mwenje Primary School in Chiredzi, southeast Zimbabwe. The 13-year-old girl, who is in Grade 7 or final year of primary school, is not worried about leaving school early to make the 7-kilometer journey back home before dusk, risking attacks from […]




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Afghan Girls Share Their Despair and Visions for the Future Under Taliban Rule

The 15 August 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan devastated the lives of millions of Afghans. But the rights and freedoms of women and girls in particular have been progressively trampled by a series of edicts that have created a virtual system of gender apartheid.




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‘We Continue Working to Make Sure Afghan Girls and Women Are Heard and Not Forgotten’

  CIVICUS discusses Afghanistan’s system of gender apartheid with Shaharzad Akbar, Executive Director of Rawadari, a human rights organisation founded by Afghans in exile. Since regaining power in August 2021, the Taliban have banned women from all education beyond primary school and most jobs. They don’t allow women to travel without a male guardian or […]




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Doughnut-shaped swirls of laser light can be used to transmit images

Ultra-fast pulses of laser light can be shaped into vortices similar to smoke rings – when chained together, they can carry enough information to transmit a simple image