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'Bodak Consent' spins Cardi B hit into teachable moment

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Created: Saturday, October 20, 2018
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A music video set to the tune of Cardi B’s breakout hit “Bodak Yellow” is amplifying young people’s voices in hopes of teaching an important lesson about consent.
The video, “Bodak Consent,” stars a cast of youth who explore how to respond to unwanted advances.
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Canadian cracks quarterfinals at League of Legends World Championships

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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Canadian Eric (Licorice) Ritchie bided his time before sharing his esports plans with his parents, waiting until he had earned a contract to play "League of Legends."
"I didn't tell them much about what I was trying to do until I had kind of like established myself more," he said.
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Model Karlie Kloss marries Jared Kushner's brother

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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LOS ANGELES -- Supermodel Karlie Kloss has married businessman Joshua Kushner.
Kloss posted a photo of her in a wedding dress and Kushner in a tuxedo -- both of them beaming -- on Instagram and Twitter Thursday night.
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Lenny feminist newsletter shutting down, co-founder Lena Dunham says

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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Lena Dunham is shutting down her online feminist newsletter, Lenny.
The author and creator of Girls announced Friday that the publication she co-founded three years ago had reached its "final chapter."
In a message to readers, Dunham wrote that there was "no one reason" for the decision, and said she was proud that Lenny had provided a forum for "new voices.
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Singer-songwriter k.d. lang receives Alberta Order of Excellence

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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EDMONTON -- One of Canada's most celebrated singer-songwriters, k.d. lang, has been awarded Alberta's highest honour.
Lang was one of eight recipients of the Alberta Order of Excellence during a ceremony at Government House.
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Kristen Bell faces backlash after talking Snow White and consent with her children

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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Actor Kristen Bell faced a lot of online criticism for talking to her children about Snow White and consent, namely whether it's odd the prince kisses her without her permission.
Bell, who voiced Princess Anna in Disney's Frozen, told Parents magazine recently that she reads every night to her daughters, Lincoln, 5, and Delta, 3, and that they discuss storylines.
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B.C. teen gives away tickets to Ellen show, plans O Canada welcome

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Created: Thursday, October 18, 2018
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VANCOUVER -- A 14-year-old girl's quest to give away two tickets to Ellen Degeneres's appearance in Vancouver has turned into an 82-ticket giveaway complete with all the "winners" singing O Canada before show time.
Capri Everitt had planned to award two tickets to the "best Canadian fans" based on their performance of the national anthem with her outside Rogers Arena on Friday night.
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Cardi B hands out free winter coats in New York

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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NEW YORK -- Hundreds of people have lined up in New York City as rapper Cardi B handed out free winter coats.
The Bronx-born rapper met with residents and fans on Thursday evening at the Marlboro Houses in Brooklyn during brisk fall weather.
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Todd Bol, founder of Little Free Library book sharing, dies

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Created: Thursday, October 18, 2018
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HUDSON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin man who founded Little Free Library, a project that now sets up boxes for sharing books around the world, has died. Todd Bol was 62.
A spokeswoman for Little Free Library says Bol died Thursday in a Minnesota hospice of complications from pancreatic cancer.
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Supermodel Karlie Kloss weds Jared Kushner's brother

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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Supermodel Karlie Kloss has married businessman Joshua Kushner.
Kloss posted a photo of her in a wedding dress and Kushner in a tuxedo — both of them beaming — on Instagram and Twitter on Thursday night.
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This opera house is making the art form more accessible to young people — very young people

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Created: Thursday, October 18, 2018
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Welcome to London's Royal Opera House, where Opera Dots, a workshop for toddlers, aims to build a future fan base, one hop at a time.
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You can now book the former London home of Madge and Guy Ritchie

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Created: Friday, October 19, 2018
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The London home that Madonna shared with ex-hubby Guy Ritchie has been listed as a vacation rental site, with rates starting at US$971 a night.
For a home that once housed Madge herself -- America's pop culture queen -- the redecorated two-bedroom, two-bathroom listing is surprisingly modest and unremarkable.
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Netflix's new horror series is making people vomit, pass out

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Created: Thursday, October 18, 2018
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Netflix’s new horror television series “The Haunting of Hill House” is so terrifying that audiences are sharing how they’re vomiting, passing out, and too afraid to fall asleep after watching it.
Oh, and Stephen King just gave the show his seal of approval so it has to be pretty creepy.
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