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Despite unusual diplomatic maneuvering involving President-elect Donald Trump, Israel, and Egypt on Thursday, the United Nations Security Council passed a historic resolution on Friday demanding an end to Israeli settlements. The United States abstained, effectively allowing the measure to be approved. Egypt withdrew the original resolution on Thursday afternoon, reportedly “under pressure” from Trump—who tweeted on […]

When was the last time you watched a car commercial and thought to yourself, “Wow, I’d really like to visit their website to learn more!” Or “Man, 0% APR? That’s a bargain!” Has a clip ever made you go, “Thank goodness for ergonomic interior design”? Or what about, “It’s time to check my credit ’cause […]

Needless to say, 2016 has been a tough one for social justice activists around the world. With the rise in xenophobia after Brexit, the presidential election of Trump and the looming threat of trade deals such as TTIP and CETA, we’ve been busy. But let’s also make sure we celebrate the fact that we have […]

Ashley Graham shows us once and for all the right way to impress. As the body confident star made her Lip Sync Battle debut one for the books, fans can catch a glimpse of the supermodel channeling her inner Shania Twain circa 1997 with a sexy rendition of “That Don’t Impress Me Much” in a preview video.  […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing to initiate a full investigation into potential war crimes in Afghanistan, including those committed by U.S. military personnel, Foreign Policy exclusively reported Tuesday. The magazine writes: Multiple sources have indicated that the chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, will seek to initiate an investigation in the coming weeks, likely after […]

Scully has spent the past two decades calling out Mulder on his nonsense, and now, Gillian Anderson is doing the same to her show. After news broke earlier this week that the upcoming 11th season of The X-Files had reportedly hired an all-male team of writers, fans criticized the move on social media. Now, Anderson […]

Idris Elba fans, prepare to lose whatever’s left of your hearts. The 44-year-old actor brought down the house Monday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon while promoting his latest film, The Dark Tower. In an epic round of Google Translate Songs, Elba graciously showed off his singing skills with a rendition of “Baby Got Back” by […]

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) has just published its annual report, which confirms that the Southern Cone of Latin America is the region of the world producing the largest quantity of GMOs and having the largest land area under a single monoculture (over 54 million hectares of GM soy in […]

It’s been a major week for Demi Lovato, and now the star wants to remind her fans that she’s feeling as sexy and as confident as ever. On Thursday, the singer and actress took to Instagram to post a bold shot of herself topless in front of the mirror. Shared without a caption or accompanying […]

As the March of Great Return continued in Gaza for the fifth straight Friday—and Israeli forces killed least four Palestinians and injured more than 800—human rights advocates demanded an immediate worldwide arms embargo in response to Israel’s “unlawful” use of force. International outrage has grown over the past five weeks, as snipers with the Israeli […]