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Donald Trump Reportedly Called Kamala Harris This Shocking Slur. It Doesn't Mean What He Thinks It Does.

"If we elect Trump as president once again, I fear we’ll return to this dark age of cruelty toward those who look and sound slightly different."
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At 44, I'm Starting To Become Invisible To Men. Here's What I Didn't Expect To Feel.

"Society is not kind to women who age," the author writes. "But aging has given me something that I didn’t even know I needed."
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When My Husband Survived Brain Cancer, His Doctor Made 1 Suggestion. It Ended Up Changing My Life Instead.

"Two weeks before Christmas, I found my husband, Ted, lying on the ground of our brand-new home ... unable to move."
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I Was Diagnosed With Aggressive, Invasive Breast Cancer. Here's Why I Feel So Lucky.

"For close to six months, I could not walk without a cane, or I had to be pushed in a wheelchair or hold on to a friend, sibling or son. I could not button clothes or use a pen to write."
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It Took Me 7 Years To Bury My Husband. Here's What I Learned About Grief During That Time.

"I have no real memory of the months after his passing. ... I’d 'wake' to find myself at the grocery store holding a box of his favorite cereal with no idea how I got there."
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My Dad Always Said The Mets Will Break Your Heart. I Never Thought It Would Happen Like This.

"I was in physical pain. I wanted my dad. How could he be missing this? How was it fair that he wasn’t there?"
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My School Bully Tortured Me For Years. Then He Died — And I Didn't Anticipate My Reaction.

"There were many torturers over the years, but Forest always held the top spot, if not for cruelty then for longevity."
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After 3 Decades Of Marriage, My Husband Chose To Move Overseas. What Happens To Us Now?

"Our marriage vows keep coming back to me: 'In sickness and in health.' How can I not be there to hold his hand?"
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I Had Followed All My Family's Rules. Then I Couldn't Fulfill Their Biggest Expectation — And It Nearly Broke Me.

"My grief consumed me. I was no longer the person I had been. I blamed myself, feeling the weight of every unfulfilled expectation and cultural pressure."
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I Traded My Smartphone For A Flip Phone For 100 Days. It Changed My Life.

"I wandered into a Verizon store. When I asked the salesperson which of the two in-store flip phones he’d recommend, he laughed and said, 'Um, neither?'"
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