65 h. ago Netflix's Adolescence criticised on incel forums where men warn women will 'pay'

The Netflix show has opened up ground breaking conversations about toxic masculinity.

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4 d. ago States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

A new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida enact policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them

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2 w. ago Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears

President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade warAs Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global trade war, provoking retaliation by major trading partners such as China, Canada and the European Union.The US president said on Monday he would be “very kind” to trading partners when he unveils further tariffs this week, potentially as early as Tuesday night. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arrested at gunpoint, charged as a felon: a midwife’s lot in anti

The state with the most radical abortion law is seeking to make an example of Maria Margarita RojasTexas is a fairly decent place to be an armadillo (they’re the official state small mammal) and an increasingly dire place to be a woman. In 2021, it implemented a near-total abortion ban: the most radical abortion law in the US. Now it’s going even further in its crusade to outlaw abortion. On Monday, the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, announced the first criminal charges under Texas’s abortion ban. Maria Margarita Rojas, a licensed midwife, was charged with the illegal performance of an abortion and with practicing medicine without a license, according to a press release from Paxton’s office. Her employee Jose Ley was also charged. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Voices: Is Labour’s welfare reform going too far – or is it necessary to balance the books? Join The Independent Debate

Labour’s reforms to benefits aim to reduce economic inactivity and encourage work, but critics warn they could push vulnerable people further into poverty

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last month Spotify is legitimising the mistreatment of women by allowing Andrew Tate to share content teaching men how to 'get a harem', critics warn

Tate, 38 - who faces charges in Romania for rape, human trafficking and sexually exploiting women - has previously been banned from social media channels

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