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Economy May 08

Column: Why you need to get financially naked with your partner

By Erin Lowry

The case for starting sex education in kindergarten

In the Netherlands, the approach, known as “comprehensive sex education,” starts as early as age 4. You'll never hear an explicit reference to sex in a kindergarten class. The goal is bigger than that. It’s about having open, honest conversations…

By Saskia de Melker

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Watch May 22 No smartphones allowed? That’s just how Dave Chappelle wants it
Watch May 22 Sen. John McCain wants us to see we are more alike than different
Watch May 22 The risks of the North Korea summit for U.S.-South Korea relations

Politics May 22

Texas liberal candidate bashed by national Democrats loses

By Paul J. Weber and Will Weissert, Associated Press

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp speaks with visitors to the state capitol about the "SEC primary" involving a group of southern states voting next month in Atlanta, Georgia February 24, 2016. Candidates have campaigned more in the South this election year in an effort to woo a group of states voting early on so-called Super Tuesday than Kemp can recall seeing in any contemporary primary. And the seven states holding contests in the region appear poised to play a pivotal role in selecting the Republican and Democratic nominees for the November 8 race. Picture taken February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Letitia Stein - GF10000327766

Politics May 22

Georgia’s GOP governor primary: 2 officials face runoff

By Associated Press

Amy McGrath, former U.S. Marine and Democratic congressional candidate from Kentucky, center, speaks as Patricia Schroeder, former U.S. Representative from Colorado, left, and Tim Armstrong, chief executive officer of Oath Inc., listen during the 2018 MAKERS Conference in Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The event gathers industry leading females for roundtable discussions to help inspire the women of tomorrow. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Politics May 22

Amy McGrath beats Lexington mayor in Democratic primary for House seat in Kentucky

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Stacey Abrams won the Democratic primary in Georgia's governor's race Tuesday. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry/File Photo

Politics May 22

Abrams wins Democratic primary in Georgia governor race

By Associated Press

Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) speaks at a news conference marking the fifth anniversary of the passing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics May 22

House OKs bill rolling back landmark Dodd-Frank banking rules

By Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the White House East Room in Washington, U.S. March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1854CDB900

Politics May 22

WATCH: Trump urges anti-abortion advocates to vote for Republicans

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Poetry May 22

This Ramadan poem celebrates the ‘unknowability of the divine’

By Jennifer Hijazi

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) leads Democratic members of Congress, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R), waving flags during their "Better Deal" platform rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Politics May 22

Democrats propose funding teacher pay raises by canceling tax cuts for the wealthy

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) (R), joins a group of fellow Democrats; including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM), Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); and supporters in introducing a new campaign to retake Congress during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. The campaign, called 'A Better Deal for Our Democracy,' aims at 'taking back the power from special interests and getting rid of the pay-to-play culture of corruption, cronyism and incompetence embodied by the Trump Administration.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Politics May 22

The Democrats’ latest plan to confront political corruption

By Jessica Yarvin

U.S. President Donald Trump looks at a photographer after a meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-In at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Politics May 22

WATCH: Trump won’t say if he has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein

By Desmond Butler, Chad Day, Associated Press

A boy stands inside a tent at a camp for people displaced by the war near Sanaa, Yemen, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi.

Nation May 22

5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Russia probe

By Hannah Grabenstein, Dan Cooney, Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry

File photo of former U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

World May 22

Book Review: How Zbigniew Brzezinski became a foreign policy sage and focus of controversy

By Michael D. Mosettig

A woman walks past a pro-choice mural on the side of a building ahead of a 25th May referendum on abortion law, in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

World May 22

Ireland has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. A vote this week could dial them back

By Emily Cameron, Jesselyn Cook, GlobalBeat

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, speaks with reporters as they tour construction of the viewing stands ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1235097B80

Politics May 22

Senate leaders say they’ve reached tentative deal on sexual harassment legislation

By Associated Press

Stacey Abrams won the Democratic primary in Georgia's governor's race Tuesday. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry/File Photo

Politics May 22

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Georgia and Texas

By Daniel Bush

ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 26: Aerial photo of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virgina on September 26, 2003. (Photo by Andy Dunaway/USAF via Getty Images)

Politics May 22

AP report: Pentagon adopts new restrictions on cell phones

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, leaves New York State Supreme Court with attorney Gloria Allred (R) after a hearing on the defamation case against U.S. President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC1D0346BE00Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, leaves New York State Supreme Court with attorney Gloria Allred (R) after a hearing on the defamation case against U.S. President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC1D0346BE00

Politics May 22

Trump appeals again to delay suit filed by ‘Apprentice’ contestant

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

File photo of White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Politics May 22

WATCH: White House says Russia probe briefing between Justice Department, lawmakers set for Thursday

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures as he welcomes South Korea's President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Politics May 22

Trump suggests North Korea summit could be delayed

By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Ask The Headhunter May 22

Ask the Headhunter: How to decide between 2 job offers

By Nick Corcodilos