Ricardo Chavez, a 17-year-old activist from Oklahoma, says the one thing that will matter most to him any time as soon as he casts his first-ever vote in the November general election is immigration. He’s not alone, either, given that he says his parents derived their citizenship in 2019. “It'll be my first time voting this year, although it'll also be both of my parents' first ti..

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Trigger warning: This story contains language discussing consuming food disorders and disordered eating. Miss Americana, the new documentary centering Taylor Swift, is set to hit Netflix accounts next Friday (January 31). But in the lead-up to the film's debut, the pop star is beginning up about some of the issues she discusses on-screen, including her experiences with body image ..

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By Sarah Emily Baum As lawmakers and journalists flocked to the Senate chambers on Tuesday morning (January 22), protesters and activists gathered on the National Mall. They unfurled a banner in front of the Capitol Building; in the gallery, they stood in silent defiance of President Donald Trump’s alleged misconduct. Elementary school students stood in Senate office buildings with..

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In the fall of 2018, Morgan Simianer's main objective was to simply be the perfect cheerleader she can be — which included locking in one of the 20 obtainable spots on the mat whenever Navarro College, a community school in Corsicana, Texas, would compete at the National Cheerleading Association’s annual National Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida. As a second-year cheerlead..

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