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00:09:02

How video game characters can help trans people find...

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2025/11/19

In an episode of its "Hidden Levels" series, Endless Thread takes a look at the important role choosing video game characters can have in helping people define themselves, specifically transgender people, who can use the game space to try on different personas.

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00:07:11

Take it cheesy: Chef Tini breaks down her viral...

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2025/11/19

If you're looking for a mac and cheese recipe that will blow your family away, you may want to take a look at Tini's recipe.

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00:05:25

Abortion opponents target IVF, push alternative...

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2025/11/19

Doctors worry there will be fewer resources for making in vitro fertilization, or IVF, affordable for people who want to grow their families, as some fertility clinics push restorative reproductive medicine as an alternative.

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00:03:47

Federal court halts Texas' new voting map

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2025/11/19

The proposed Texas Congressional map that could give Republicans five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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00:06:14

How Epstein has 'ripped MAGA apart'

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2025/11/19

The divisions stem from the release of government files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was friends with rich and powerful men, including Trump, before he became a politician.

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00:03:27

Australia's social media ban for kids younger than 16...

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2025/11/19

One year after the law was approved, people still have questions about its implementation.

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Women's Pro Baseball League to hold inaugural draft

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2025/11/19

The new league features four teams — representing Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco — and will play all of the inaugural season's games in Springfield, Illinois.

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Unpacking the carbon pawprint of America’s pets

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2025/11/19

Is there a way to reduce your furry friend's greenhouse gas emissions, and is there a way to discuss this topic without alienating pet owners?

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'Twice Born' tells a tale of discovery through biography

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2025/11/19

Hester Kaplan felt as though she never knew her father, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning biographer Justin Kaplan.

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'The Mighty Nein' TV show is another 'Dungeons &...

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2025/11/19

"The Mighty Nein" is adapted from the "Critical Role" web series of the same name.

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Doral, Florida, has the largest U.S. Venezuelan...

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2025/11/19

President Trump says he isn’t ruling out sending U.S. troops to Venezuela, in what the administration says is an attempt to stop the flow of drugs.

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00:05:25

House votes to release all Epstein files

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2025/11/18

The vote means the Department of Justice must release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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00:09:30

Public health advocate and nutritionist Marion Nestle...

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2025/11/18

In 2006, Marion Nestle published the landmark book “What To Eat” to help guide readers through grocery stores that often were designed to sell high cost, high-calorie, and highly processed food. Now's she's out with an updated version.

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00:03:36

Kansas City voting map reopens racial divide

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2025/11/18

Missouri was the second Republican-led state to redraw its congressional map.

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00:05:30

'Don't let them grind you down': The legacy...

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2025/11/18

Disability activist and author Alice Wong died Friday at age 51 in California.

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00:05:55

As civil war rages on in Sudan, malnutrition crisis...

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2025/11/18

Aid groups in Sudan say the malnutrition crisis is the worst since the start of the civil war more than two years ago.

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00:05:46

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits White...

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2025/11/18

This marks Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's first visit to the White House after the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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00:10:54

In 'Rental Family,' Brendan Fraser plays an actor...

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2025/11/18

Brendan Fraser stars as Phillip, an actor trying to make a living in Japan, who's hired by a company that provides stand-in friends and loved ones.

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00:05:29

RFK Jr. wants Americans to eat more saturated fats....

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2025/11/18

Nutrition experts are warning that consuming more saturated fat could lead to higher rates of cardiovascular disease.

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00:09:33

'Thoughts & Prayers' documentary explores...

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2025/11/18

The shooter preparedness industry is worth $3 billion.

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