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The article reports, “Words do matter, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, who published a study this month exploring the impact of the phrase ‘that’s so gay’ on college campuses.”

The article presents a slideshow with facts about poverty in America and the disproportionate impact on women. Poverty is one of the topics of the Huffington Posts’s Shadow Conventions, highlighting issues not likely to be addressed at the party conventions.

The article reports, “Reports from youth workers suggest that many young people are confused as to what constitutes rape. But recent events show that they are not the only ones.”

The article reports, “A rash of recent rape cases has sparked local criticism of the weakness of the justice system in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where inadequate resources and simple incompetence mean survivors of sexual violence hold little hope of obtaining justice.”

The article reports, “Ever since Shelbi Pearce was a little girl, she’s loved to plant seeds and watch them grow. Now, the New Albany High School senior is sharing her love of gardening with clients of the Center for Women and Families in southern Indiana.”

The article reports, “Today nearly 450 of the brightest minds in advertising are expected to come together in Sweden at Hyper Island. They have four days to address a neglected humanitarian crisis: domestic violence in developing countries.