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46+ min ago (326+ words) The family of a treasured former Disney star is navigating heartbreak again. The grandmother of Descendants star Cameron Boyce, Jo Ann Allen Boyce, has died at the age of 84. According to the Los Angeles Times on December 6, Jo Ann Boyce died on December 3 at her home in Wilshire Vista, California, surrounded by loved ones. Her death was attributed to pancreatic cancer. She was far more than the Disney star's grandmother, of course. In fact, she was a civil rights trailblazer. As the Los Angeles Times detailed, she was one of the "Clinton 12" in 1956. As she began ninth grade, Boyce and 11 other students faced violent protestors as they tried to attend Clinton High School in Tennessee. The students were the first Black students to attend a predominantly white Southern public school after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. In…...

58+ min ago (393+ words) The reporter receives both body shaming and suggestive comments about her appearance on air A Missouri news anchor has gone viral for her humorous responses to trolls' absurd comments about her curvy figure. Carissa Codel, 26, who anchors "Ozark's First" morning news on Fox 49, has gone viral on TikTok, sharing comical videos in which she reads the outrageous comments left by viewers about her body in a newscaster voice. "Dayumm Gurl, I want you to put a hurting on me like you do those midnight snacks," she intoned in one of the light-hearted videos. "She's like the only fat 9 I've ever seen," she adds, laughing while reading another person's unkind comment. "I bet she's thicccc and tired of reading these comments," she deadpans in a different video. Codel, who is 5'3" and 180 pounds, told The New York Post that she started making…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (554+ words) We think we are independent. We earn our own paychecks. We have our own credit cards. Yet, subtle habits can undermine our financial standing. Power isn't always taken by force. Sometimes, we give it away in small pieces. We prioritize peace over profit. We prioritize caregiving over earning. Here are ten ways you might lose financial power without realizing it. You pay more for razors and shampoo. It seems like pennies, but it adds up. Women's products cost significantly more than men's. Over a lifetime, this is thousands of dollars. Start buying gender-neutral brands. Buy the blue razor. Don't pay a premium for pink plastic. Keep that money in your pocket. You manage the daily budget. He manages the long-term portfolio. This is a classic mistake. You lose touch with your net worth. Investment knowledge is power. If he leaves…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago (235+ words) Published - December 08, 2025 12:19 am IST - Malappuram Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal on Sunday (December 8, 2025) issued a clarification regarding his daughter's recent remarks about women entering mosques. Mr. Thangal's 16-year-old daughter, Fatima Nargis, recently said at a public event that the practice of restricting women from entering mosques was cultural and should be changed. In a Facebook post, Mr. Thangal said he was issuing the clarification as a father, after she faced an unexpected question on a subject related to Islamic jurisprudence, which requires deep scholarly understanding. "We fully realise that the response she gave does not align with the mainstream Muslim belief system in Kerala or with the established conclusions of the scholarly community," he wrote. He said her reaction should be seen merely as an impulsive comment by a child who has not yet…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago (89+ words) The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has revealed the challenges faced in addressing gender-based violence, particularly the influence of family members, traditional leaders, and religious leaders. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You grant GhanaWeb the right to publish and use your content. - You allow GhanaWeb to communicate with you using the info you provide. - GhanaWeb reserves the right to reject/remove your content without explanation....

4+ hour, 23+ min ago (648+ words) The Government says it received draft advice in September " but outgoing EHRC chair says it was sent months before The Government has been accused of delaying the publication of crucial guidance on single-sex spaces, with conflicting accounts emerging regarding when draft advice was received from the equalities watchdog. Baroness Kishwer Falkner of Margravine, who recently concluded her tenure as chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), told The Times that the Government has possessed draft guidance since April. This contradicts Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden's assertion that the advice was only received in September. Baroness Falkner criticised the Government for its failure to publish statutory guidance following the Supreme Court's April ruling. That judgment clarified that the terms "woman" and "sex" within the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex. Mr McFadden has said…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago (275+ words) According to data from Guttmacher Institute, as of 2024, the abortion rate was at 15.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. And yet, within that data, a lot of those women's stories go unseen and unheard. Compelled by the sparse nuance of discourse in the often-tough decisions that people make to get abortions, writer-director Lauren Melinda decided to bring her own personal story to life." Below, Melinda speaks with Deadline about partnering with Planned Parenthood and navigating the vulnerabilities that come with telling a personal story. DEADLINE: Where did the idea for this story come from? DEADLINE: You have your production company, Simbelle Productions. Can you talk about the work you're doing in the film space and how you got connected with Planned Parenthood? DEADLINE: Before You has an interesting color palette and stylistic choices, in my opinion. What were your inspirations, and what…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago (131+ words) By almost all metrics, Black women endure a worse experience of pregnancy and maternity care in this country than other groups. Campaigners, mothers and politicians all agree that something needs to be done. Two filmmakers have set to highlight the issue based on harrowing true stories depicting what some Black women have gone through. The" Short film exposes inequalities at heart of NHS maternity care By almost all metrics, Black women endure a worse experience of pregnancy and maternity care in this country than other groups. Campaigners, mothers and politicians all agree that something needs to be done. Two filmmakers have set to highlight the issue based on harrowing true stories depicting what some Black women have gone through. The following report does deal with the distressing topic of baby loss....

4+ hour, 56+ min ago (630+ words) An author of 11 books, including an upcoming title on feminism, says the movement has evolved into a kind of secular "megachurch" with its own doctrines, rituals and moral code " one that she argues now serves as a substitute for faith, family and traditional Christian virtue. "Feminism actually is not a subset of Christianity. It's actually a rival to Christianity," Carrie Gress, a fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at Catholic University of America, told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. Gress is the author of the forthcoming book "Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can't Be Fused With Christianity," which she says examines how feminism has "quietly captured the minds and hearts of women by mimicking aspects of Christianity. Through its own "commandments,' "virtues,' "evangelization,' and even "a sacrament,' feminism has become an exceedingly powerful megachurch." "In many respects, it…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago (21+ words) Embracing the role of a leader, Lizzie Descalzi put a volleyball program on her shoulders, leaving her own legacy at Carmel...