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Harry and Meghan Officially Resign From Royal Duties

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not return as working members of the royal family, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.Last year, the couple decided to step back from their royal duties to focus on their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Now, Harry and Meghan, who are expecting their second child, have fully relinquished their official work. According to a statement published on Palace's official website earlier this morning, Queen Elizabeth II will redistribute their titles and appointm...

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Alexander Wang Faces New Allegations of Sexual Assault

Back in December 2020, a model named Owen Mooney took to TikTok to detail a predatory encounter with Alexander Wang, who allegedly groped him at a party. The video went viral, prompting others to anonymously share stories of abuse at the hands of the celebrated designer. Now, Wang's accusers are going on the record -- according to a new report by The New York Times, victims' rights lawyer Lisa Bloom is representing 10 men who have been on the receiving end of the designer's sexual misconduct.One...

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9 Initiatives Standing Up to Anti-Asian Violence

In addition to weathering the pandemic, Asian Americans are facing another crisis: a rise in xenophobic violence. Ever since the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. last spring, Asian Americans have experienced a frightening wave of racist attacks, fueled in part by former president Donald Trump's insistence on referring to COVID-19 as the "Chinese virus" and the "kung flu." In September 2020, the Queens Chronicle reviewed data from the New York Police Department and reported a 1,900 percent...

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How To Help Texas Residents Affected by the Winter Storm

Last weekend, a winter storm -- unofficially named Winter Storm Uri -- swept through Texas, ravaging the typically warm state with snow, ice and freezing temperatures. In the days following, the state's power grid failed, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents in single-digit weather without heat and running water. Adding insult to injury, a second storm, Winter Storm Viola, dumped even more snow on parts of northeast Texas.On Friday, Joe Biden announced plans to sign a major disaster declar...

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