Life after conservative faith: the defectors who leave ultra-Orthodox communities

Followers of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum of the Satmar Hassidim pack the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar. Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersFollowers of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum of the Satmar Hassidim pack the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar. Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersJudaismA growing number of men and women are choosing to leave their overbearing religious sects behind – but they encounter new challenges in secular New York Shulem Deen swipes through photos of his eldest daughter’s wedding with a look of pride on his face.

Lionel Messi scores, reaches 10 league goals for PSG in 2-1 win vs. Toulouse

Lionel Messi scored as he reached 10 league goals for PSG in their 2-1 win vs. Toulouse. Messi was the big focal point in PSG’s attack as they were without Neymar and Kylian Mbappe up front. With PSG pressuring, the ball fell to the World Cup winner and he would curl a ball from outside of the penalty area and score to give PSG the 2-1 lead. That goal brings him to 10 league goals for the season while also having 10 assists.

'Black Sun' Offers A Fantasy Set In Ancient Pre-Columbian Americas

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Rebecca Roanhorse about her new book, Black Sun, which takes inspiration from ancient pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXN8jmpnaGlmZIZzgJVtb2tpYGSvra3CpGSsrZ5ivKeyxKuqZpldm66vwMCssGarlal6qrqMmqWcoZWjwW680Z5knKecqrqjtcCnZJqllae2pK3S

'Kissing Bug' Tells A Personal Story About Race, Sexuality And A Deadly Insect

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Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400K

Burger King cook and cashier Kevin Ford was happy to receive a small goody bag from management as a reward for never calling in sick. But people on the internet were less thrilled. They believed Ford deserved more — over $400,000 more. Last May, Ford was given a coffee cup, a movie ticket, some candy and few other small items for working over 20 years at Burger King without ever using a sick day, meaning he never took time off unexpectedly.

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Christmas Day storms bring blizzard conditions to Plains and Midwest

Flight cancellations started ticking up as a significant winter storm hit parts of the Northern and Central Plains regions and the Upper Midwest with freezing rain, heavy snow and powerful wind gusts. But as of late morning, the overall number of flights delayed and cancelled remained lower than last year, but the storm system is also creating dangerous travel conditions on the roads. Blizzard warnings are in effect for South Dakota and Nebraska, where heavy snow is expected throughout the day.

Ice Spice has just abandoned her Afro for butt-length curls See Photos

It’s hard to believe that it has been less than a year since Ice Spice dropped the track — “Munch (Feelin' U)” — that catapulted her career into the stratosphere. Since then, she has attended New York Fashion Week shows, been invited to the Met Gala, and even performed alongside Taylor Swift. Her latest gig was on 4th June, when the Bronx-raised rapper — real name, Isis Gaston — graced the Hot 97 Summer Jam stage with an extremely long mane of copper curls.

The 100 Best Songs Of 2022 (100-81)

It took 50 people to make this list of 2022's 100 best songs. Why put in that much effort, when algorithmically generated playlists can give a listener what they already know they want? Because there's more to a year than the insulated corners that, in the streaming era, can feel so cozy. That's especially true in a year like this one, whose thrills, even with hindsight, are tough to organize into neat categories or hierarchies.