Daniel Llao Calvet/Moment/Getty Images As an American, looking at other countries’ parental leave policies feels a little bit like pressing your nose against the window of Bergdorf Goodman, fogging up the glass with longing as you know there’s absolutely no way you can have anything inside. But while the U.S. remains one of just seven...
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Study: Over Half Of Trans Youth Consider Moving States Due To Politics
Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock As an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ+ laws pass in state legislatures across the United States, a new report from The Trevor Project and The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) has found that LGBTQ+ youth and their families are considering fleeing their home states to escape such discriminatory policies. The joint study found...
FDA Bans Red Dye 3 From Food
portishead1/E+/Getty Images On January 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that after nearly 100 years on the market, Red Dye 3 — also known as FD&C Red No. 3, Red 3, and erythrosine — will be banned in food and medicine in the United States. The move comes as the result of a...
New California Law Looks To Relieve Homework Stress For Students
Vilin Visuals/E+/Getty Images Maybe you’ve been boggled by the amount of homework your kindergartener has been assigned, or felt your high schooler’s pain as they trudge through an hour-long assignment for each of their 5 classes. Any parent who’s had to explain long division after 8 p.m. can attest to the fact that hours upon...



