Inspiring

June 27, 2022

Powerful Signs Protesting the Overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that protected a woman's right to abortion on a federal level for nearly 50 years. As a result, abortion access has reverted back to the decision of individual states, placing abortion access at risk for millions of Americans. There are 13 states (Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming)

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June 22, 2022

One Inspiring Teen Is Accepted Into All Eight Ivy League Schools

For most people, getting into one, or even two, Ivy League schools would be the achievement of a lifetime. But one intelligent Florida teen managed to get into not one, not two, but all eight Ivy League colleges in the United States: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. Not to mention the seven other highly-rated universities she’s been accepted to and the $4 million worth of scholarship offers.

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June 17, 2022

Adorable Toddler and Cat Stop Everything to Watch Window Washers Every Time

Sometimes the most mundane jobs can also be the most entertaining. While some may look away or not even notice the work of window washers, 10-month-old Nagi and his black cat Guinness stop everything they’re doing to watch the men at work just outside their London flat. The pair sit in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, enamored with the swishes of the cleaners' squeegees.

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June 15, 2022

Fans Criticized Lizzo’s Song ‘Grrrls’ for Offensive Lyric, so She Changed It

Grammy-winning singer and rapper Lizzo is releasing new tracks in anticipation of her upcoming album, Special. Her single “About Damn Time” has become the song of the summer, and the latest release “Grrrls” was initially met with the same enthusiasm—until fans and disability advocates pointed out that a lyric in the song contained an ableist slur.

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