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Parenting Divided? The Weight On Couples When One Didn’t Really Want Kids

When partners differ in their wish for children, research shows it often results in imbalanced responsibilities, hidden power struggles, and lasting strain.

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This Happened — June 23: Brexit Referendum

Updated June 23, 2024 at 12:10 p.m. The Brexit referendum was held on this day in 2016. The options in the referendum were “Remain” or “Leave,” giving voters the choice to either support the UK remaining in the European Union or to vote for the UK to leave the EU. What was the outcome of […]

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Extra! UK Game Of Thrones To Succeed Cameron

Metro, July 1 This Friday’s Metro front page features a parody of the hit TV series Game of Thrones with the faces of three Conservative Party pols, from left to right, Michael Gove, Boris Johnson and Theresa May, with the headline “The Real Game of Thrones.” After last week’s Brexit vote effectively ended the career […]

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Brexit Would Leave Germany Stranded Against Freeloading South

If the UK leaves the European Union, the members of the free market camp in the EU would be severely outnumbered.

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Modern Dads And The Career Risks Of Paternity Leave

A new study finds that fathers who take more than two months of parental leave for the birth of a child see a sharp decrease in promotion opportunities and are often asked to go part-time, a scenario all too familiar to women.

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Geopolitics

Portugal: 5 Stories Making Headlines At Home

This week, we shine the spotlight on Portugal: DOES RECOVERY SPELL REELECTION? After years in the doldrums, the Portuguese economy is showing signs of picking up, with the country’s GDP growing — albeit slowly — and unemployment figures reaching five-year lows, Diário Económico reports. According to official data from Portugal’s National Statistical Institute INE, private […]

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New Geolocation System To Track Paroled Prisoners In Real Time

MEDELLIN — Crimes being committed by some of Colombia’s 38,000 convicts on prison leave have become an almost “daily headache,” with some returning to a life of lawlessness despite wearing electronic tags or bracelets. The need to keep closer tabs on prisoners who have been granted leave has led two prison authority (INPEC) employees and […]

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