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3 personal safety tips to help you protect yourself on a night out
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Perspective

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3 personal safety tips to help you protect yourself on a night out

Safety experts explain how to prevent harm in nightlife settings like bars and clubs. That includes how to project an air of confidence with your body language — and how to effectively say "no."

3 personal safety tips to help you protect yourself on a night out

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Tuesday

Stuck doing all the household chores? This practical guide can help
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Life Kit

Stuck doing all the household chores? This practical guide can help

In four steps, experts Eve Rodsky and Jacqueline Misla explain how to fairly split domestic work with a partner or roommate. Don't forget to print out the handy zine!

Stuck doing all the household chores? This practical guide can help

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Thursday

3 common thinking traps and how to avoid them, according to a Yale psychologist
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Life Kit

3 common thinking traps and how to avoid them, according to a Yale psychologist

Humans have a tendency to make snap judgments and assumptions due to our cognitive biases, says Woo-kyoung Ahn in her book 'Thinking 101.' So how do we fight them?

3 common thinking traps and how to avoid them, according to a Yale psychologist

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Tuesday

Bear Grylls on how to S-T-O-P fighting fear in everyday life

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Life Kit

Bear Grylls on how to S-T-O-P fighting fear in everyday life

Survivalist and adventurer Bear Grylls shares his advice on facing fear, preparing for the worst and the power of courage to get you through any situation.

Bear Grylls on how to S-T-O-P fighting fear in everyday life

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Tuesday

What you need to know about preparing financially for a baby
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Life Kit

What you need to know about preparing financially for a baby

Having a baby is one of the biggest and most expensive life changes a person can experience. Farnoosh Torabi, editor-at-large at CNET Money, shares what you need to know about budgeting for a baby.

What you need to know about preparing financially for a baby

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Thursday

If your spending is eating your savings, you might be experiencing 'lifestyle creep'
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Life Kit

If your spending is eating your savings, you might be experiencing 'lifestyle creep'

Making more money tends to lead to spending more money. It's a phenomenon known as "lifestyle creep." Paco de Leon, author of Finance for the People, shares advice on keeping your long-term financial goals in check and fending off the subconscious urge to automatically increase spending when your income increases.

If your spending is eating your savings, you might be experiencing 'lifestyle creep'

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Thursday

How to set boundaries and protect your energy
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Life Kit

How to set boundaries and protect your energy

Have you ever felt resentful or responded passive-aggressively to a request on your time or energy? That's a sign your boundaries are being crossed – and it might be because you haven't set them clearly. Therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab shares advice on how to set boundaries — and stick to them — in your daily life.

How to set boundaries and protect your energy

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Thursday

How to talk to kids about radicalization and the signs of it
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Life Kit

How to talk to kids about radicalization and the signs of it

It's a horror to think your kid could be a victim in a violent act of racism, sexism or other radicalization. It's a whole different kind of fear to think they could be the perpetrator of that act. Here's how to spot the signs of radicalization and how to talk to kids about what they're seeing online.

How to talk to kids about radicalization and the signs of it

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Thursday

4 elements to create "home:" discussing mental health in the Asian American community
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Life Kit

4 elements to create "home:" discussing mental health in the Asian American community

For a lot of people from Asian American backgrounds, discussing mental health - especially with loved ones - can be difficult. Psychologist and author Jenny T. Wang has advice on everything from working through guilt to defining home on your own terms.

4 elements to create "home:" discussing mental health in the Asian American community

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Tuesday

Raising kids is hard work. The way we think about it can shift how we value mothering
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Life Kit

Raising kids is hard work. The way we think about it can shift how we value mothering

Raising kids is among the most essential work humans do, and yet it's rarely valued as skilled labor. Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, guides us through a shift in mindset to help give mothering the value it deserves.

Raising kids is hard work. The way we think about it can shift how we value mothering

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Tuesday

Education

College students are forced to adapt after a return to virtual classes

As COVID-19 cases spike, many college students returning for spring semester have had to quickly switch from in-person learning to online classes again.

College students are forced to adapt after a return to virtual classes

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Thursday

National

Dallas welcomes refugees from Afghanistan with an authentic Afghan meal

An organization in Dallas started by refugees is helping to welcome new ones from Afghanistan, and helping newly arriving women find jobs.

Dallas welcomes refugees from Afghanistan with an authentic Afghan meal

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Saturday

Black Santas are helping to change holiday icons and add more representation

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Race

Black Santas are helping to change holiday icons and add more representation

African American communities say they appreciate a growing trend of Black Santa Claus representations at Christmas

Black Santas are helping to change holiday icons and add more representation

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Wednesday

Family

Loved ones from around the world are finally reuniting with U.S. restrictions lifted

Airports across the country have been the scenes of many emotional reunions since Monday, when the U.S. lifted COVID-related travel restrictions for many countries.

Loved ones from around the world are finally reuniting with U.S. restrictions lifted

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Tuesday

Make space, listen, offer hope: How to help a child at risk of suicide
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Shots - Health News

Make space, listen, offer hope: How to help a child at risk of suicide

If a young person says they want to end their life, how do you help? First, don't panic. Suicide is preventable. Here's advice for helping young people in crisis, from people who've lived through it.

Make space, listen, offer hope: How to help a child at risk of suicide

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