Victoria's Secret Hires Its First Transgender Model

    Women’s lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret has hired its first transgender model in Brazilian actress Valentina Sampaio, the film star’s agent confirmed to Entertainment Tonight. The 22-year-old actress, who previously made history as the first transgender model to appear on the front of Vogue magazine, will reportedly feature in Victoria’s Secret Pink campaign that will be released…

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      Why we don’t know if plastics are safe

      How can we determine conclusively whether a chemical is safe? That’s the question Jerry Heindel, a top health scientist in the United States government, wanted to answer. And what better chemical to ask this question about than bisphenol A — one of the most researched chemicals in the world, and one of the most controversial. BPA,…

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        Jean-Claude Juncker: It’s hell

        Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaking to the media during a press conference on Brexit in November 2018 | Sean Gallup via Getty Images Jean-Claude Juncker: It’s hell Commission president reacts to Donald Tusk’s comment on Brexiteers. By Paul Dallison 2/6/19, 4:49 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:19 AM CET European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker described his…

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          Time to break the Franco-German stranglehold

          PRAGUE — The European Union has failed Eastern and Central Europe. When eight former Soviet Bloc countries — including my own, the Czech Republic — joined the bloc on May 1, 2004, it was an occasion we had dreamed about for years. It was a turning point we believed would guarantee a future of freedom,…

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