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2020 might symbolize the start of a new decade, but that doesn't necessarily mean a clean slate. From the acceleration of climate change to the spread of the #MeToo Movement, a handful of key issues that began before 2020 will likely define the year…

The 2018 elections made history with the highest midterm voter turnout in four decades. Voters elected the most women to Congress and also created the most diverse Congress in history. These "blue and rainbow waves" were attributed in part to…

In late 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began monitoring a new strain of coronavirus that seemed to originate from the city of Wuhan in the Hubei Province of China. This strain of coronavirus, now referred to as the 2019…

New measures have been introduced to support victims of stalking in England and Wales during ongoing investigations. But there are concerns that Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) may be used in place of prosecutions, allowing dangerous individuals…

Medical professionals who provide affirming health care to transgender minors would be charged with a felony under a bill South Dakota lawmakers introduced on Jan. 14. The bill is the state's latest attempt at regulating the lives of trans youth: in…

In the nation's highest court, the question of whether employers have the right to deny employees access to contraceptive care is about to be deliberated. On Jan. 17, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear the cases Trump v.…

Two people that probably couldn’t be more different, the president of the United States Donald Trump and youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, both found themselves at the same event today (Jan. 21) with the first day of the World Economic Forum…

In a whirlwind week for the royal family, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping down as senior members; the Queen released not one, but two, rare personal statements; and Harry opened up in a pretty…

Around the world, about 40.3 million people are victims of modern day slavery or human trafficking, according to the International Labour Organization's 2017 estimates. And while the National Human Trafficking Hotline reported that about 23,000…

In 2018, the Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index estimated that more than 400,000 people in the United States were living in modern slavery. In fact, the issue is so prevalent that in 2011, former President Barack Obama declared January as…

Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer have been involved in a legal battle over a wedding cake for seven years. When Rachel and her mother visited Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, Oregon, in January 2013, co-owner Aaron Klein refused to serve them. He…

The Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban discrimination on the basis of sex, was first proposed in 1923. Since then, 37 states have passed the amendment, or added a version to their state constitutions, but 38 are needed to enshrine it in the…

The royal family has had a busy start to 2020. Following Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's shock announcement to step down as senior members, the family have been deep in discussions over the couple's future. Further…

Actor, writer, and artist Alia Shawkat grew up reconciling her Iraqi and American identity during a time when the countries were almost continually at war. Now, as clashes between protesters and security forces rock Baghdad, and the U.S. and Iran…

The Australian bushfires continue to rage across hundreds of thousands of acres, destroying homes, killing up to a billion animals and risking the lives of thousands. It's a full-blown crisis, and one that climate change scientists have been…

After years of protests and campaigning, same-sex marriage is officially legal in Northern Ireland. As of Jan. 13, same-sex couples living in the region can register to marry. As the law states people must register 28 days before marrying, the first…

Monday, Jan. 13 is set to be a difficult day for the royal family. Several senior members of the monarchy, including the Queen, Prince Charles, and Prince William, will meet at Sandringham to discuss what the future looks like for Prince Harry, Duke…

National conversations about raising the minimum wage, with many advocates pushing for a $15 an hour minimum, have some led some jurisdictions to raise their minimum wage to double the federal rate. Now, research shows that this increase may be tied…

In April 2019, the Voyeurism (Offences) Act came into force in England and Wales. The result of a hard-fought campaign by Gina Martin, the act finally criminalised upskirting, defining it as an explicit photograph taken underneath a person's…