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A pregnant woman in South Carolina was trying to lift a few things from a beauty supply store when one of the store's employees caught her red-handed. Rather than admit she was wrong and return the goods, Alexis Sade Hayes went on the attack. She hit the employee in the head with a can of hairspray she'd been intending to shoplift and then took off running, but not before dropping the purse that contained the stolen items. She was later caught and arrested—and also taken to the hospital for abdominal pain. She claims she was defending herself, but it's clear she was the aggressor. She could face assault charges. More »
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We all have dreams, but few of us are committed enough to write down a list of them and carry it around as a constant reminder of what we're aiming for in life. But Donna Fountain, a 38-year-old from Brooklyn, did just that. Sadly, police found Donna's list with her when she was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas morning. If that's not gut-wrenching enough for you, there's plenty more. Fountain was a single mom to her 8-year-old son Elijah, and her list, which she titled simply "My Dreams," will break your heart: More »
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In what has to be one of the most terrifying crimes of 2011, a man dressed like an exterminator walked into an apartment building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn yesterday afternoon and set a woman on fire. He appeared to have been waiting for her on the fifth floor when the doors to the elevator she was riding in opened. Then, according to the New York Times, he did the unthinkable: More »
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All the networks have passed on David E. Kelly's script for a Wonder Woman reboot, possibly because it would involve a hefty licensing fee. Though, the networks wouldn't have to shell out for the invisible plane... or pants. More »
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Even if you've never purchased the abortion pill Mifeprex, you've seen the logo. Everywhere from yoga studios to charity events, the silhouette of a dancing woman has become the marker of a product designed for women.  More »
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A meditation on becoming a man got us thinking about the girl/woman divide — and how we know when we've crossed it. More »
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Elisa Gonzalez and her kids were asked to clothe their Venus de Milo snow sculpture after New Jersey police received complaints. "I thought she looked more objectified and sexualized after you put the bikini on," said Gonzalez. [NJ.com via Newser] More »
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Following an awesome essay by Thera Pitts, some jackass named Josh Tyler says we don't need more female superheroes. "There’s a reason Wonder Woman is the only noteworthy solo female superhero anyone can name." More »
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Back in the 70s, Valerie Grove wrote a book called Compleat Woman, about 20 women who supposedly "had it all" — more than three children, blossoming careers, stable marriages. (Grove said she chose women with that number of kids because "the real test begins once the children outnumber their parents." ) Anyway, in today's Times of London Grove answers the question posed by the subtitle of her book: "Marriage, Motherhood, Career Can She Have It All?" The answer might surprise you. More »
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